eggnog truffles

Name: Eggnog Truffles
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) white chocolate, divided; 1/2 package(s) cream cheese, room temperature (4 oz.); 1/4 cup(s) powdered sugar; 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon(s) rum extract; 1/8 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon; - nutmeg for sprinkling on top

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Sheri Zarnick

Union Lake, MI

Updated on Jan 28, 2013

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

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 5 Min

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Ingredients

1 pound white chocolate, divided
1/2 package cream cheese, room temperature (4 oz.)
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon rum extract
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- nutmeg for sprinkling on top

How To Make eggnog truffles

Step 1

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.

Step 2

Shape into 1" balls, place on waxed paper, chill until ready to dip.
Step 3

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.
Step 4

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.
Step 5

After all truffles are dipped. Chill for 1 hour.
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