Remember the chocolate truffles recipe I promised to share with you in my Valentine’s DIY printables post? Well here it is! I need to make another batch asap as they were polished off very quickly. Have you ever made homemade truffles before? They are so simple, quick and easy to prepare. Growing up I always thought of this decadent little treat as the quintessential opulent dessert. These days you can find them everywhere in all kinds of unique flavor combinations.
Let’s make some truffles!
Here is a photo of these chocolates all dressed up for Valentine’s Day with my “Little Angels” freebie printables. Make some chocolate and get all crafty at the same time.
This time of year it seems like a lot of us crave citrus. And chocolate. We like to eat the flavors of the sun even in the peak of winter.
It makes sense to bring some sunny tastes into dark grey days.
At the markets you can find all sorts of vibrant citrus fruits. From little juicy Clementines to Tangelos, Tangerines and Mandarines. To their larger cousins – Navel, Valencia and way more. All varieties burst with bright flavor and pair very well with chocolate.
I add more citrusy flavor to these truffles with candied orange peel and orange extract. Three pure extract (meaning not artificial) flavors were used in this recipe coffee, vanilla and orange. I call for two teaspoons of each. Mix and match the ratios according to your taste preference. Nielsen-Massey has a wonderful selection of pure extracts for your enjoyment.
I will never forget the first time I ever tasted orange with chocolate. When we used to spend the summers on our home away from home in Devon, England one of the biggest treats was a fresh pack of McVite’s Jaffa Cakes. Have you ever had these? They have a huge cult following. These cakey-cookies even have their own webpage.
What is a Jaffa Cake? Picture soft & crumbly cake-shortbread type cookies with a layer of orange marmalade and a coating of dark chocolate. They are irresistible to say the least! As kids we referred to them as “biscuits” and not “cookies.” In the UK we acted as if. Naturally.
Come to think of it you could easily make your very own Jaffa Cakes. If you do, my good friend Lucy Lean from Ladles and Jellyspoons has a heavenly recipe for orange marmalade you could whip up. Not to mention she is British, so she probably understands a thing or two about my obsession with Jaffa Cakes.
A few of these truffles make the perfect dessert, snack or lunch box treat! We love little treats & goodies tucked inside our lunch boxes. Planned or as a surprise…
Aren’t these Marie Antoinette cupcake picks splendid! They are hand made by a gal called Luv Crystals on Etsy.
I have a very large addiction to Etsy. That is a whole other story that we can get into another time. Thankfully I spend more time pinning items then actually shelling out cash.
As you know I also have a very deep love for every single thing made by Pip Studio. My bedroom is a great reflection of this love.
So are those egg cups.
I only crave the deepest darkest chocolate I can find. In this recipe I use my Scharffen Berger unsweetened bars paired with almond milk. This keeps them dark and light at the same time.
The nice thing about this is you can swap out any of the ingredients to make them as decadent as you wish. Use heavy cream or coconut milk for a creamier truffle. The almond milk yields a more crumbly texture. Crumbly in the most chocolatey, fabulous kind of way.
I promise you this – no matter what milk or cream you use happiness prevails.
Have you ever made homemade truffles? What do you like to add to yours?
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Chocolate Truffles Recipe Links
- Chocolate Amaretto Crepe Cake with Truffles Sprinkle Bakes
- Chocolate and Roses Truffle Spoons An Edible Perspective
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- Classic Chocolate Truffles Chocolate and Carrots
- Ginger Truffles with Cacao Nibs and Smoked Sea Salt MarlaMeridith.com
Lovely combination, Marla. These look sooo good!
These look AMAZING. I can’t wait to give them a try!
Your photography just gets better and better. And I adore chocolate and orange, especially fresh oranges. We have a ton of tasty fresh citrus here. Love it.
Thanks Angie! I know it. The citrus in Florida is amazing! I think you guys are in FL??
Oh, I love those pretty cups…. I am a sucker for truffles and yours look wonderful!
Cheers,
Rosa
Rosa, I am really wanting to dive through my screen to have at your latest chocolate creation. We are both huge fans of the more chocolate the better.
I love your additions of candied orange peel and dried cranberry – they must add such a nice zing to the truffles! I normally make mine with a splash of liqueur but these look so delicious I might have to make a non-boozy version!
Kathryn, “zing” is the perfect word. Boozy additions to truffles are a great thing. The flavored extracts make up for the booze ~ maybe 😉
Simply gorgeous Marla. And orange is my favorite flavor with chocolate – very very yummy looking truffles!
Thanks for the link love!
Heather, now if I could just make a crepe cake like you!! That thing has made a huge imprint on my memory. I can only imagine how great it tastes.
Candied orange peel and dried cranberries in a truffle? Oh my yumminess. Love all your pretty props; especially the bowls!
Marla they are gorgeous, the recipe, the photography, I’ll take a dozen!
And those PIP bowls…omg, I want the whole collection, asap! 🙂
Oh..that’s lovely…citrus combined with cranberries and transformed into these delicious Truffles!
it is such a perfect combination of flavours and I love your pictures
I’ve never made truffles before, but you may have convinced me to try. These look easy and oh so yummy. I love your photography. I’m learning and having a lot of problems with lighting.
Chocolate and orange – the best combo ever! As always gorgeous photos!
These look amazing! I love the flavors you combined! I have not been able to find unsweetened cranberries at Whole foods market, do you have any online source for them?
Hi! Thanks for asking. Let me clarify (and I just made the change to the recipe) The cranberries I use are free of refined sugars ~ they are however sweetened with apple juice. The flavor is much less cloying then the ones filled with sugar. If they had no sweetener at all they would probably be way too tart. Not a bad thing in my book, but probably not so well received by most. Eden Organic makes some great ones.
Yay truffles! These look most excellent! I love the added citrus flavor. I bet that just takes them to a whole different level. 🙂 Thanks for linking back to my truffles, Marla!
I am loving all of your adorable props in this post. I need to spend some time on Etsy! These truffles are so pretty and would be a very welcome gift for my sweetheart.
Oh wow I cannot get out to the kitchen fast enough to make these. I love chocolate and I love orange so…….. Diane
Georgeous post, Marla- I love your bowls!
In always feel like I am blubbering or using way too many exclamation points, but you just amaze me. Your photos, your props, topped off by an amazing recipe! Wow!
You truffles look so good, and those beautiful bowls just make them look even better! 🙂
What a wonderful recipe. I love the combination of orange and chocolate, they go so perfect together. These little truffles are perfect for Valentin’es Day. I plan on making a bunch of little truffles to give to my hubby this year, I think it’s a nicer touch making them then buying them. Hope he likes them!! I never seen candied orange peels, but then again I never looked for them. Where did you buy them?
These are just lovely. The perfect little treat for your Valentine! I just adore the combination of ingredients in these. I bet they taste fabulous!
What a nice combination flavors in this naturally sweet Valentine treat. Beautiful photos as usual!
Chocolate and orange is such a delicious combo! Love the look of these truffles. Your photos are beautiful as ever Marla!
Love the combination and the pics!! Most of all, I love truffles and wish I could have a handful. Great post Marla! Chocolate and citrus is always a winner in my house.
Votre bon bons est formidable, donc doux et fruité. C’est parfait! Sorry I couldn’t resist, le petit crock made me do it. GREG
Oh la la! Greg, such a turn on when you speak francais! Glad you like my Chocolat Menier bowl. It likes being in the limelight!
Homemade truffles are the best! I love the flavors you’ve used here.
I’m so excited that you put almond milk in these to lighten them up! That’s certainly what I’ll be doing. And then I won’t feel quite SO guilty when I can’t stop popping them in my mouth!
Love your truffles – and thank you for the shout out for my marmalade – I think a Jaffa cake pop is in my future – inspired by this post. FYI – Jaffa cake has a little layer of slightly stale cake – not shortbread – and the deal is you can never just eat one!
Lucy, great did bit of info about those Jaffa Cakes! xo
I agree. I am always craving citrus this time of year. It seems to lift my spirits, ya know?
I have never made truffles before, and I cannot wait to use this recipe as a spring-board. Thanks Marla!
What a beautiful idea for a valentines treat! these are beautiful. SO are those egg cups by the way- I have to check that site out!
Such cute propping, Marla!
This recipe looks wonderful. I love your attention to detail. I can’t wait to try it out. Thanks so much
Thanks Alby! Quite often my attention to detail keeps me from getting more done 😉
Ohhh! Truffles are my weakness 🙂
A beautiful combination. I have a feeling, this could become a favorite, very quickly.
These sound fabulous, I love making truffles and my favorite is….
Oh it’s to hard to pick a favorite!!! 🙂
these look great. i love chocolate with citrus
I love truffles but I’ve never made them by myself. I’m going to prepare this recipe – I hope it works well.
I am sure it will ~ I hope so!
Yes, they turned pretty good – these truffles are delicious. Thanks!
These remind me of my favorite flavor of scones and the relish during the holidays! What a great way to ass it to a dessert!
these truffles look and sound amazing! what camera lens do you use to photograph them? thanks, and awesome blog 🙂
Thanks Julia! In that post I probably used my 50mm 1.2 lens. My favorite for food ~ maybe my 100 macro as well. OK, another favorite!