You’re Only 4 Ingredients Away from Chocolate Peppermint Truffles

If you’re looking for an easy recipe for chocolate truffles with a crunchy peppermint coating, these are the truffles for you!

My six-year-old whipped up a batch for a holiday teachers’ gift this week. Almost entirely by herself.

Yep, these chocolate truffles are that simple.

And what are truffles doing on a site like Foodlets anyway? One of my goals is helping my kids fall in love with food. Making it, serving it to people they love, feeding themselves well for a lifetime. And desserts are a delicious part of life.

With that said, this chocolate truffle recipe is a confidence builder. Using only a few simple ingredients, even kids can create something gorgeous.

There’s nothing like the pride of a job well-done to make a tiny cook swoon. Just like that, another positive association with cooking has been made, one that just might pave the way for a lifetime of cooking.

What you need to make Easy Chocolate Peppermint Truffles

• 2 cups chocolate chips or coarsely chopped chocolate
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 6 candy canes, crushed*

*The best way to crush candy canes is putting them in a zip-top bag, then smacking with the flat end of a meat tenderizer (which happens to be the only thing I’ve ever used ours for.)

How to make Easy Chocolate Peppermint Truffles

1. Pour chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate) into a medium bowl, leaving plenty of room to add the cream once it’s hot.
2. Bring your cream to a light boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Once you start to see bubbles, take it off the heat immediately.
3. Pour the hot cream over your chocolate and let it sit for a 3-4 minutes while the chocolate melts.
4. Once the chocolate has melted, add butter and whisk everything together.
5. Put the whole mixture in the refrigerator to set for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
6. Use a small spoon or scoop to put the chocolate into your palms and roll until you have a ball. Work quickly because the mixture will start melting.
7. Pour your crushed candy canes into a small dish and roll each ball until completely covered. We also sprinkled a little extra candy in any bald spots.
8. Set on a platter lined with parchment and serve right away.
9. If you’re making truffles for later or as a gift, wait until the last second to add the peppermint coating. (It’ll melt into the truffles after a while!)
10. Store truffles in the fridge or freezer in an airtight container.

You’re Only 4 Ingredients Away from Chocolate Peppermint Truffles

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2 cups chocolate chips or coarsely chopped chocolate 1 cup heavy cream 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature 6 candy canes, crushed

• Author: Charity

Ingredients

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• 2 cups chocolate chips or coarsely chopped chocolate
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 6 candy canes, crushed

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Instructions

1. Pour chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate) into a medium bowl, leaving plenty of room to add the cream once it’s hot.
2. Bring your cream to a light boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Once you start to see bubbles, take it off the heat immediately.
3. Pour the hot cream over your chocolate and let it sit for a 3-4 minutes while the chocolate melts.
4. Once the chocolate has melted, add butter and whisk everything together.
5. Put the whole mixture in the refrigerator to set for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
6. Use a small spoon or scoop to put the chocolate into your palms and roll until you have a ball. Work quickly because the mixture will start melting.
7. Pour your crushed candy canes into a small dish and roll each ball until completely covered. We also sprinkled a little extra candy in any bald spots.
8. Set on a platter lined with parchment and serve right away.
9. If you’re making truffles for later or as a gift, wait until the last second to add the peppermint coating. (It’ll melt into the truffles after a while!)
10. Store truffles in the fridge or freezer in an airtight container.