Raise your hand if you have ever enjoyed a lovely glass of glühwein at a Christmas Market. Sipping a warm glass of spiced hot mulled wine with good friends within the magical surroundings of a Christkindlemarkt is a bucket list item. When not in Europe, it’s one of the things I miss most this time of year. Since we are not traveling to Germany this season for the holidays, I make my own version of glühwein at home. I always have an extra portion hanging round, Consequently, I find it interesting to incorporate it into holiday recipes. The original recipe for these Mulled Wine Chocolate Truffles is on the Lindt website. I had to make my own version as soon as I saw it.
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Even though they had me at glühwein truffles, additionally, what hooked me is the adorable presentation of the truffles as little Christmas ornaments.
Like the Lindt recipe, I used a combination of two types of chocolate to create the truffles. This recipe calls for a mixture of semi-sweet and milk chocolate varieties. It only takes a few minutes to melt the mulled wine and the chocolate together. Add butter and rum, combine and you’re done.
I am posting this recipe today because it’s also easy to make with store-bought mulled wine. Consequently, this saves even more time. After a few hours in the fridge, it takes an additional 15-20 minutes to roll and coat the truffles. Perfect for any holiday dessert table. For a classic version, roll the truffles in cocoa powder or powdered sugar or a combination of both. I used sugar glitter, pearl dust, and disco dust. Because of my cute food obsession, I went for the Christmas ornament presentation.
Mulled Wine Chocolate Truffles
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mulled wine
- 8 oz semi-sweet chocolate chopped into small pieces.
- 8 oz milk chocolate chopped into small pieces.
- 3+1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 tablespoon dark rum
- cocoa powdered sugar, disco dust, pearl dust, glitter sugar for decorating.
Instructions
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Heat the mulled wine in a saucepan.
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When the liquid starts to boil add the chocolate. Stir until melted.
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Add the butter and rum. Stir or whisk to combine.
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Pour into a heatproof bowl, cover with plastic cling film and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.
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Spread out decorations on a flat plate or plates.
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Remove the bowl from the refrigerator.
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Use a teaspoon or melon baller to form small balls out of the mixture.
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Roll in decorations. Alternately, paint with luster, pearl or disco dust using clear drinking alcohol to coat the truffles.
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Transfer the finished truffles to a serving plate.
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Refrigerate until ready to serve them.
Like these Mulled Wine Chocolate Truffles? Also, try some of these other holiday treats:
GLÜHWEIN HAZELNUT LINZER COOKIES
MULLED WINE RED CABBAGE
CHOCOLATE RED WINE GUGELHUPF
