Has anyone ever made Truffles?

I've made them and they're easy peasy! Made about 30 for Christmas but it shouldn't take much more effort to make more... As long as you can follow a recipe you'll be fine

My SIL made some one Xmas and she made loads in a matter of an hour or so, they look easy enough to do but then again I have never made them and they did taste rather yummy.

Ingredients

125g plain chocolate

50g unsalted butter

125g trifle sponge cakes, crumbled

50g icing sugar

25ml dark rum, brandy, or liqueur of your choice, - go to chocolate martini recipe page for some more chocolate liqueur combination ideas.

50g cocoa powder, icing sugar or chocolate vermicelli - for your choice of chocolate truffle covering.

Melt the chocolate with the butter. Stir in the cake crumbs, icing sugar and spirit or liqueur of your choice.

Cover and refrigerate for about 30 minutes or until the mixture is firm enough to handle.

Dust your fingers with icing sugar and roll the truffle mixture into 24 small balls, then roll each one in the cocoa powder, icing sugar or chocolate vermicelli to coat completely.

Arrange the truffles in petit four cases, and then chill in the refrigerator until required.

Remove from the fridge 30 minutes before serving.

EASY PEASY

I used a Jamie Oliver recipe, which used cream... and instead of adding alcohol I bought Baileys cream... Yum Yum!

Really easy, I make the for xmas pressies and stuff all the time and would be loads cheaper than buying them I usually use this recipe /recipes/chocolate/amazing-diy-chocolate-truffles/ but actually construct them and coat them in crushed toasted almonds and they are lovely!! but you can use the basic recipe and do different flavours as well, I do a chili chocolate on by throwing some dried crushed chili into the cold cream and heating slowly so it infuses then pour over the chocolate (add the salt still as brings out the flavour but nothing else) and once shaped dust with cocoa powder, yummy!!

well missus, youd best make some of these jamie truffles for em to try to see which is the best recipie!!!

They are very easy - I made them last Christmas, added Baileys to some of them and dusted them with cocoa powder and coconut.

Just remember not to handle them too much else they melt and make a right mess!

Oh also - you can freeze them!

Brill! I make them loads but have never tried freezing them and got conflicting replies when i googled it so have never tried but would def make sorting my xmas hampers easier

Naboo, they're the ones I make!! But wouldn't like chilli cause I'm a wimp! But defo recommend this recipe!

Flowmojo, Shall we have a truffle bake-off?! Lol

xx

they are lush arent they! and taste so much more complicated then they actually are Im backing Nursebride2b in your truffle off if she is making these! ?

? Not sure why but "truffle off" made me giggle!

its on!! il enjoy consuming the ware!!

If you need an impartial judge I may at a push be able to take time out of my busy schedule to help hehe

Thanks everyone! Think I'll have a trial run next weekend. I'm wanting to use them as favours, but most of the recipes say remove from fridge 30 mins before serving...hmmm?

What I'd do for a truffle right now. Having eaten just 4 slices of toast in 3 days, I think my body has forgotten what it's like to have chocoate inside!

I like doing cookingy bits for people at Christmas who say they don't want anything, might give truffles a go, never tried them! I made mousse last year, it was so rich that even I couldn't have more than a tidgy bit off a teaspoon and my cat heaved at it when he sniffed it!!

I may do these for Xmas presents aswell then! We have a miniscule amount of money for gifts this year!

Should be OK as long as they are not somewhere too warm as they will melt easily, Someone said they freeze OK so might be worth popping in freezer for a bit in the morning, not to freeze them completely but make them really cold so they take longer to melt!! I havent tried this myself tho so would be best to test it out b4 the big day!

I put mine in the freezer and just got them out on the morning i wanted to give them to people. Didn't affect the taste or how they looked at all and meant I could make them in advance as they don't last very long just in the fridge.

Yum!

I plan to make champagne truffles for our favours ?

OMG that cracked me up. I was going to make truffles last year for Christmas (what else do you get your boss when she has everything??) but I didn't end up doing it in the end. One day...