Easy Strawberry Truffles (2024)

These homemade strawberry truffles are made with just 7 simple ingredients and are packed full of strawberry flavor in each bite.

Why You’ll Love These Strawberry Truffles

1. A stunning but simple to make dessert.
2. Perfect for a special occasion like Valentine’s Day, an anniversary, any family/friend gathering, or for an edible gift for a friend.
3. Decadent and refreshing.
4. Simple ingredients make this an easy recipe that everyone will enjoy.

• White chocolate chips – creamy white chocolate chips
• Unsalted butter – no need for salted butter with these sweet treats
• Heavy whipping cream – creates the thickness and richness
• Strawberry extract – extract helps theintense strawberry flavour in these strawberry chocolate truffles
• Vanilla extract – smooths out the flavors
• Pink food coloring – makes these truffles the perfect pink color
• Powdered sugar – you’ll use powdered sugar to roll the truffles

Substitutions and Variations

• Substitute chopped white chocolate (bars or chunks) for the chocolate chips if needed.
• Use forks and additional melted white chocolate to dip them instead of rolling them in powdered sugar, similar to how we coat our golden Oreo truffles.
• To make a raspberry version, swap out the extracts and follow the same recipe.
• Drizzle or decorate the outside with dark or milk chocolate. Melt it, then transfer it to a piping bag. Snip the corner and start decorating!
• Adding in mini dark chocolate chips into the truffles will give it a nice rich bite too.

Step 1: Place the white chocolate chips in a medium bowl then set aside.

Step 2: Melt the butter in a small saucepan then stir in the heavy cream. Over medium heat, bring it to a simmer.

Step 3: As soon as the mixture begins to boil, pour it over the white chocolate. Let it soften for a couple of minutes.

Step 4:Into the melted chocolate, whisk in the strawberry and vanilla extracts and the pink food coloring until it’s smooth. (If the chocolate hasn’t completely melted, place the bowl in the microwave in 15-second intervals then stir.)

Step 5: Cover the chocolate mixture with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes to 1 hour in the refrigerator.

Step 6:Use a small cookie scoop (or spoon) to make the truffles. Form them into balls by rolling them in between your hands. Roll each truffle in powdered sugar and place single layeron a wax paper lined (or parchment paper) cookie sheet.

Recipe Tips for Strawberry Truffles

• After you have stirred all of the ingredients together, the melted butter may start to separate. Continue stirring so its fully incorporated.
• Chilling the dough for just 30 minutes will result in a batter that is easier to scoop and roll. However, you will need to refrigerate them longer at the end for them to harden.
• Use quality chocolate, my favorite is Ghirardelli.

Fun Fact

Traditionally, truffles were given the name because once they were made, they resembled the mushroom truffles. Which, by the way, is not the same as these cute chocolatey treats.

Can you use fresh strawberries to make this truffle recipe?

Some strawberry truffle recipes call for fresh berries, crushed strawberries, or a strawberry puree; however, this will lead to a gooey truffle, which is not what we want. Using the strawberry extract adds the perfect amount of flavor and is much easier to make.

How do you store truffles?

You can keep your strawberries and cream truffles in an airtight container for 5 days in the refrigerator. To freeze, place the truffles in a container or freezer-safe bag. Freeze up to 1 month. Let them thaw overnight in the refrigerator or allow them to come to room temperature before serving.

What makes a truffle a candy?

Most of the time, people refer to truffles when they are small desserts that contain chocolate and cream (ganache). The outside is usually rolled or covered in chocolate, sugar, cocoa powder, sprinkle, or something else.

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