The Perfect Holiday Treat - Homemade Eggnog Truffles

Name: Homemade Eggnog Truffles
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 630 min
Ingredients: 21 pieces Hollowed chocolate spheres; 280 g White Chocolate Couverture; 140 ml Eggnog (or homemade egg liqueur); Chocolate Sprinkles

Published: Sep 8, 2021 · Modified: Aug 3, 2022 by Nora · This post may contain affiliate links · 46 Comments

These eggnog truffles will sweeten your holiday season. The authentic eggnog flavor makes them a delicacy that no one can resist.

Eggnog truffles take time to make, but it's not complicated. If you want, you can use a homemade advocaat egg liqueur as a filling.

Another benefit of this simple recipe is that you only need three ingredients to make and that it's fructose- and gluten-free. Yey!

Since I also use these delicious chocolates as a small gift for my neighbors, friends, and relatives, or as a hostess gift, I create a triple quantity of these delicacies.

In this recipe, I use pre-made chocolate hollow spheres for simplicity.

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🥘 Ingredients
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🥘 Ingredients

21 Pre-made White Chocolate Hollow Spheres (One-Inch Balls)
9.9 oz (280 g) White Chocolate Coating (Couverture)
4.75 fl oz (140 ml) Eggnog (Homemade Egg Liqueur or Store bought Advocaat)
Chocolate Sprinkles for Decorating

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What's the BEST chocolate to use when making truffles?

Use pure chocolate, the kind sold in 4 ounce bars. Do not use chocolate chips. The higher the quality chocolate you use the better your truffles will taste.

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🍽 Equipment

Waterbath (for melting the couverture) or a Candy Melts Pot
Pot
Cooling Rack
Dipping Tools
Squeeze Bottle
Egg Whisk
Mixing Bowl

🔪 Instructions

Preparing the white chocolate eggnog ganache

Break half of the couverture (4.95 oz / 140 g) into small pieces and put them in a mixing bowl. If you didn't buy a white chocolate bar, but use white chocolate drops, you can put them into the bowl as they are. The important thing here is that the chocolate pieces are not too big.

Now heat the eggnog in a pot (do not boil!) and empty it over the chocolate pieces. Let it sit for two minutes, and then stir the mixture with a whisk until smooth.

Pour the white chocolate mixture into a squeeze bottle. Let it cool down for 15 minutes (or until it reaches 77 °F // 25 °C) in the fridge. This way, you can start filling the hollow spheres much easier than if you have to decant the already cooled-down white chocolate eggnog mixture beforehand.

Filling the chocolate hollows

Now fill the hollow spheres with the white chocolate eggnog ganache until just below the rim. Afterward, put them into the fridge for several hours (about 8 hours).

I try to schedule this so that I can do this before going to bed. That way, the ganache has all night to set. The following morning I continue with the sealing and later with the coating.

Sealing the chocolate hollows

Now it's time to seal the hollow spheres. Although there is a separate utensil, a so-called closure plate you can manage without it. I took a disposable syringe because I did not have such a sealing plate at that time. A dropper or small squeeze bottle works fine as well.

Now melt the remaining couverture in a water bath. Take the cooled hollow spheres out of the fridge and seal them with your chosen sealing tool.

Then place the sealed chocolates in the refrigerator for half an hour until firm.

Coating and decorating the truffles

Since there is enough melted chocolate leftover from closing, you can use it for the coating too.

Before starting the coating, prepare a cooling grid to place the chocolates to dry. If you don't have a cooling grid, place the truffles on wax paper after coating. Since I am using a cooling grid at home, I place parchment paper (or waxed paper) underneath the cooling grid to minimize the mess.

You'll get the best result when the chocolate coating has a temperature of 28-29 °C. Each type of chocolate has its melting, crystallization, and working temperature. You should pay attention to this if you do not want to be frustrated with the chocolate coating.

Now, one by one, take the chocolates, dip them into the tempered chocolate coating and then carefully lift them out.

I recommend using a chocolate lifter for this purpose. It makes the job very easy.

Let the excess chocolate drip off briefly and place them carefully on the cooling grid. Do so for each chocolate. While the chocolate coating is still soft and moist, you can decorate your eggnog pralines with holiday sprinkles according to your taste. Once the chocolate coating is solid, your pralines are ready.

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How should I store these truffles?

If you are making them in advance, we recommend placing them in an airtight container and refrigerating them until serving them.

I prefer them cold, but they are also delicious at room temperature.

They also freeze very well.

Depending on how far in advance you are making them, pull them out of the freezer 24 hours in advance, and place them in the fridge to thaw.

If you take them out of the freezer, then put them on the counter, they will get wet, and lose their crisp chocolate texture.

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Enjoy your eggnog white chocolate morsels

Enjoy those simple holiday treats with a delicious cup of your favorite holiday drink and some good Christmas music!

Fancy another delicious truffle recipe? Then check out my milk chocolate truffles, filled with homemade salted caramel! You'll love it!

Combine Good Flavors - Enjoy creating delicious food all year round!

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Homemade Eggnog Truffles

Nora

These eggnog truffles will sweeten your holiday season. This simple recipe only needs three ingredients and is fructose- and gluten-free. The significant taste makes them a delicacy that no one can resist.

5 from 92 votes

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Prep Time 1 hr

Cook Time 30 mins

Cooling Time 9 hrs

Total Time 10 hrs 30 mins

Course Cookies, Dessert

Cuisine Austrian

Servings Truffles

Calories 77 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

21 pieces Hollowed chocolate spheres
280 g White Chocolate Couverture
140 ml Eggnog or homemade egg liqueur

Decorating

Chocolate Sprinkles