White Chocolate Truffles

We love to make little sweet treats like these white chocolate truffles, whether for an edible gift or simply to serve to guests during the Christmas season. Simple to make, these are fun to get ready ahead of time to take the stress out of preparations for the holidays. Oh and they are super cute and customizable too!

If you didn't know already, we have a delicious selection of edible gifts like these Raspberry Truffles or our Strawberry Truffles. You can even go all out with our extra special gooey Biscoff Brownies. Whether you want to make them as gifts or not, we've definitely got you sorted for all your sweet treats for the holidays. Don't forget to match these up with our Easy Peppermint Hot Chocolate.

We know you'll love these white chocolate truffles. They're so moreish and easy to whip together. Don't forget to leave us a comment and rate the recipe below, you can follow these links to get to exactly where you need to be.

Here are some reasons why you need this white chocolate truffles recipe in your life:

Easy - with only 5 core ingredients needed to make these truffles, what could be easier? Simply melt, stir, chill and roll! You'll make these in no time.

Festive - we've given these chocolate truffles a festive edge by flavoring the centers with nutmeg. It makes them extra special but you don't have to use it if you prefer not to.

Edible gift - chocolate truffles make for the best edible gift, especially when on a budget. Share your love for others with these truffles this year.

Customizable - infinitely customizable with flavors or decorations, you can really mix things up and make these truffles your own.

Fun - making these is a great way to have a fun, connecting time with family and the kids. They don't have to be perfect, that's what makes them unique and special!

White chocolate - we recommend only using a white chocolate bar with a good percentage of cacao butter. White chocolate with a cacao butter content of 30-35% is ideal if you can get it, but don't worry if not. Chocolate chips will not be as successful for setting the ganache.

Heavy cream - you'll need heavy cream or double cream in the UK. This transforms your molten chocolate into the lovely ganache truffles you want.

Nutmeg - this is optional, but we love to add nutmeg when making festive chocolate truffles. It really is quite special in combination with the white chocolate.

Decorations - We decorated our truffles with white or dark chocolate, sprinkles and edible gold glitter spray to make them cute and special.

We know you love to mix things up with customizations and substitutions so here are some of our recommendations for this white chocolate truffles recipe:

Flavors - we love nutmeg for these festive chocolate truffles, but you can flavor them with any spice or extract you like - why not try pumpkin spice? Another simple but delicious option is to use the finely grated zest of your favorite citrus.

Dipping chocolate - coat the truffles in white, milk or dark chocolate, whichever you prefer. Or why not do a mixture and give them a marbled effect? Drizzle white chocolate over dark chocolate coated truffles and vice versa for a pretty look.

Crunch - instead of nutmeg, throw in some popping candy. Or go for a nutty coating, by rolling the truffle balls in chopped toasted hazelnuts or pistachios.

Cocoa powder - Dust them in cocoa powder to finish them simply instead of dipping in more chocolate.

Sprinkles - you can get really creative here, use whatever sprinkles take your fancy. Sprinkle a little on top, or go all out and roll them in sprinkles to fully coat them.

Make sure to read and follow these expert tips to ensure complete success with this white chocolate truffles recipe:

Ganache - white chocolate ganache sets softer than milk or dark chocolate. But you should still be able to easily roll the ganache once scooped. If not, follow the tips below.

Nutmeg - use only freshly grated nutmeg. If you use pre ground it will be too much, the volume of freshly grated looks a lot but it is far less than pre ground. Also the flavor is much better in fresh.

Dipping - once rolled, place them back in the fridge whilst you melt the dipping chocolate. You'll have more chocolate than you need, but it will help with properly coating the truffles.

Coating thickens - if your dipping chocolate thickens whilst your coating the truffles, just reheat it slightly to loosen it and continue dipping.

Decorating - you will need to decorate immediately once dipped as the outside will set quickly before anything can stick. If you're simply spraying them or drizzling them you can wait but sprinkles need to stick to the molten chocolate.