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Had some white chocolate sitting in my pantry forever and strawberries from the farmers market when I first tried making these truffles. My daughter helped roll them and we got pink hands but wow what a treat. Now they're our Valentine's Day tradition and everyone who tries them asks for the recipe.
Sweet Little Bites
The strawberries give these truffles such a bright pop you won't believe it. My friend Sarah thought I bought them from a candy shop. Best part? Just three ingredients and no sugar overload. The pink center looks so pretty when you bite into one.
What You Need
- Get This:
- 6 oz white chocolate chopped up
- 1/2 cup heavy cream the good stuff
- 1/4 cup strawberry powder from those freeze dried ones
- Extra crushed strawberries to sprinkle on top if you want
Lets Make Em
- Start Here
- Heat up your cream till you see tiny bubbles. Take it off the heat dump it over your white chocolate and let it sit. Give it a good stir till its smooth as silk.
- Pink Magic
- Mix in that strawberry powder watch it turn the prettiest pink color. Pop it in a dish cover it up and stick it in the fridge till it firms up usually takes a few hours.
- Roll Em Up
- Scoop out little bits roll em into balls. Your hands might get messy but thats half the fun. Put em in the freezer for 15 minutes or the fridge for half an hour.
- Chocolate Time
- Melt more white chocolate real slow over some hot water or zap it in the microwave bit by bit.
- Dip and Decorate
- Dunk each ball in the melted chocolate put em on some parchment paper sprinkle with crushed strawberries before they set.
Switch It Up
My kids love when we use raspberries instead makes them super tangy. Added vanilla once tasted just like ice cream. For Christmas we colored the coating red and green looked so festive.
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Little Tricks
Make sure that cream is hot enough or your chocolate wont melt right. Cheap chocolate can get grainy trust me I learned that one the hard way. If your mix is too soft just melt in a bit more chocolate.
Keeping Fresh
Pop em in a container in the fridge theyll last about a week if you can keep everyone from sneaking them. Don't leave em out too long or they get melty. You can freeze the inside pink part for a month if you need to make ahead.
Mix It Up
Sometimes I coat them in dark chocolate instead tastes like chocolate covered strawberries. My sister sprinkles coconut on top her kids go nuts for it. For parties I add some sparkly sugar makes them look fancy.
Kitchen Stuff You Need
You'll want a little food chopper for the strawberries a pot for the cream and a cookie sheet with parchment paper. I use a tiny ice cream scoop to make mine all the same size but a spoon works too.
Pretty in Pink
These truffles never fail to make people smile. Made them for my sisters wedding shower everyone wanted the recipe. Something about pink and white chocolate just makes them special. Plus they're way easier than they look.
Frequently Asked Questions
- → Ganache too soft?
- Needs more chilling time. Should feel firm to touch before rolling. Temperature matters a lot.
- → Ganache splitting?
- Use immersion blender to smooth it out. Don't move blender much to avoid bubbles.
- → Rolling tips?
- If too hard, let warm slightly. If too soft, chill longer. Right texture makes rolling easy.
- → Coating tricks?
- Keep chocolate warm and fluid. Tap fork to remove excess. Work quickly before chocolate sets.
- → Why freeze-dried strawberries?
- Pure flavor without added moisture. Regular strawberries would make ganache too wet.