Homemade Eggnog Truffles
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.
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Ingredients
- 21 pieces Hollowed chocolate spheres
- 1 ¾ cups White Chocolate Couverture
- ⅔ cup Eggnog or homemade egg liqueur
- 1 tbsp Glucose
Decorating
Instructions
White chocolate eggnog ganache
- Break half of the couverture (4.95 oz / 140 g) into small pieces and put them in a mixing bowl.1 ¾ cups White Chocolate Couverture
- Heat the eggnog in a pot (do not boil!) and empty it over the chocolate pieces⅔ cup Eggnog
- Let it sit for two minutes, and then stir the mixture with a whisk until smooth.
- Add the glucose and mix until dissolved.1 tbsp Glucose
- Pour the white chocolate mixture into a squeezing bottle. Let it cool down for 15 minutes (or until it reaches 77 °F // 25 °C) in the fridge.
Filling the chocolate hollows
- Fill the hollow spheres with the white chocolate eggnog ganache until just below the rim.21 pieces Hollowed chocolate spheres
- Afterward, put them into the fridge for several hours (about 8 hours).
Sealing the chocolate hollows
- 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 (squeeze bottle, syringe, or dropper).
- Place the sealed chocolates in the refrigerator for 30 minutes until firm.
Coating and decorating the truffles
- Use the already melted chocolate from the sealing for the coating.
- Prepare a cooling grid or parchment paper to place the chocolates to dry.
- Now, one by one, take the chocolates, dip them into the tempered chocolate coating and then carefully lift them out.
- Let the excess chocolate drip off briefly and place them carefully on the cooling grid or wax paper.
- While the chocolate coating is still soft and moist, you can decorate your eggnog pralines with holiday sprinkles according to your taste.Chocolate Sprinkles
- Once the chocolate coating is solid and your pralines are ready.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Truffle | Calories: 77kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 11mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg
Calories: 77kcal
Servings: 21 Truffles
Cost: $14
