Truffles for Santa
I used to shy away from making truffles as part of my holiday gift-giving candy because they tend to be difficult. However, a few years ago I was looking for something different to spice up my usual gift boxes. I found this recipe for Chocolate Raspberry Truffles that is really easy and is REALLY good. It has become another favorite of the recipients of my candy packages.
Chocolate Raspberry Truffles
1 C semisweet chocolate chips
1 8-oz pkg softened cream cheese
3/4 C crushed vanilla waffers
1/2 C raspberry jam (preferrably seedless)
Finely chopped almonds or walnuts
Melt the chocolate chips in a heavy saucepan or microwave. Stir until completely smooth. Allow to cool slightly.
Beat the cream cheese and chocolate until the mixture is smooth. Stir in the vanilla wafers and jam. The mixture should be fairly stiff. Refrigerate for several hours until the truffle mixture is firm.
Roll into small balls, about 1 or 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Roll the truffles in the finely chopped nuts. Store your truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerators. These can be kept in the refrigerator for several weeks so this is a good item to make ahead of time for gift-giving.
Tips: You can use any type of jam you prefer to flavor your truffles such as apricot or orange marmalade. I have even used a hot pepper jam (yummy and adds a bit of spice). But my favorite is still rasberry. You can also substitue cocoa or powdered sugar for the nuts. I use cocoa many times because some people are allergic to nuts.
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