Eggnog Truffles

Name: Eggnog Truffles
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 lb white chocolate, divided; 1/2 pkg cream cheese, room temperature (4 oz.); 1/4 c powdered sugar; 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg; 1/4 tsp rum extract; 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon; nutmeg for sprinkling on top

By Sheri Zarnick
@Shili

Eggnog, white chocolate truffles are super delicious and make for a perfect addition to your Christmas baking and candy making season.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Prep:

10 Min

Cook:

5 Min

Ingredients

1 lb

white chocolate, divided
1/2 pkg

cream cheese, room temperature (4 oz.)
1/4 c

powdered sugar
1/4 tsp

ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp

rum extract
1/8 tsp

ground cinnamon
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nutmeg for sprinkling on top
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How to Make Eggnog Truffles

Step-by-Step

Melt 8 oz. white chocolate in a microwave safe measuring cup. 1 minute. Stir until smooth. In a mixing bowl add cream cheese, powder sugar, 1/4tsp. nutmeg, cinnamon, and rum extract. Beat with a mixer, add melted chocolate beat until smooth. Cover and chill for 4 hours.
Shape into 1" balls, place on waxed paper, chill until ready to dip.
Melt 4 oz. white chocolate in microwave safe bowl for 1 minute, stir, nuke for 30 seconds more. Stir. Using a fork dip 1 truffle at a time into white chocolate. Place on wax paper. Use a toothpick to cover fork marks. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
Repeat with remaining truffles, one at a time.
*when dipping, do so in two separate batches the chocolate will harden up with the cold truffles. If this happens just reheat the chocolate and continue dipping.
After all truffles are dipped. Chill for 1 hour.