Chocolate Raspberry Truffles for Valentine’s Day

by Lora Wiley-Lennartz

Since my last post was something so different, I thought it would be best to go with something more traditional for my second Valentine’s Day post of 2015.

These raspberry truffles are a no brainer for Valentine’s Day. I just added some raspberry flavor oil to my favorite chocolate truffle recipe.

To decorate the truffles, I pulled out every sprinkle, colored sugar, nonpareils that I had in Valentine’s colors or theme (lips and XOs!) and mixed them together in a small bowl.

Once these truffles are rolled in Valentine’s themed edible decorations and placed in a little paper cup, they are the perfect way to say “I Love You” choco-raspberry style.

Chocolate Raspberry Truffles

Ingredients:

  • 8 ounces of semi sweet good quality chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 3-4 drops raspberry flavor oil
  • 1/3 cup sprinkles, non pareils, quinns ,etc.

Directions:

  • Place the chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl.
  • In a small saucepan, heat the butter and heavy cream over medium heat until just boiling.
  • Remove the pan from the stove and slowly pour the mixture over the chocolate chips.
  • Let stand a minutes, then whisk to combine the liquid with the melted chocolate chips.
  • Whisk in the raspberry flavor oil.
  • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least 3 hours or until mixture become firm.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the edible decorations.
  • Remove the truffle mixture from the refrigerator and use a teaspoon or melon baller to portion out the truffles.
  • Roll each truffle between your hands to make it round and place in the bowl with the edible decoration mix.
  • Roll the truffle in the mixture, place in a decorative paper cup and set aside on a separate plate.
  • Repeat until you have used up all the raspberry chocolate truffle mixture.
  • Place the plate with the finished truffles in the refrigerator until ready to serve or box them up and give to someone you love or want to impress.

You may also like

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.