Creating homemade truffles doesn't have to be complicated - and this Milk Chocolate Truffles Recipe proves it. With just a handful of ingredients and a few simple steps, you can whip up luxuriously smooth, rich, and totally irresistible truffles perfect for gifting or treating yourself.
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I recently shared my over-the-top, delicious truffle cake, and I had to share this delicious and easy truffle recipe too!
Why This Recipe Works
- Simple Ingredients: You only need milk chocolate, heavy whipping cream, and butter to create a velvety-smooth truffle base.
- Ultra Creamy Texture: Warm cream and butter melt the chocolate gently, producing a silky ganache that sets perfectly.
- Easily Customizable: Roll your truffles in cocoa powder, sprinkles, crushed candy canes, nuts, or anything festive.
- Perfect for Gifting: These look gourmet but take little effort, making them ideal for holiday boxes or party platters.
What This Recipe Needs
- Milk Chocolate: The star of the truffles - its mild sweetness and smooth melt create the perfect base.
- Heavy Cream: Adds richness and ensures the ganache sets with a creamy, scoopable consistency.
- Butter: Provides extra smoothness and helps stabilize the truffles.
- Coatings: Cocoa powder, sprinkles, crushed cookies, powdered sugar, or nuts add fun texture and festive flair.
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Substitutions
- Milk Chocolate → Dark or Semi-Sweet Chocolate: For a richer, deeper flavor.
- Butter → Coconut Oil: Works as a softer, dairy-light alternative.
- Heavy Cream → Full-Fat Coconut Milk: For a dairy-free version, but it will create slightly softer truffles.
- Toppings → Anything Crunchy or Sweet: Mini chocolate chips, toasted pecans, freeze-dried berries, cookie crumbs, etc.
How to Make Milk Chocolate Truffles Recipe?
- Step 1: Bring heavy cream to a simmer, then stir in chocolate, butter, and salt. Then, once everything is melted and smooth, remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
- Step 2: Pour into a small dish and allow to cool.
- Step 3: Scoop spoonfuls of the mixture and place on a parchment-lined sheet. Then roll into smooth balls.
- Step 4: Then roll truffles in sprinkles, dust with cocoa or powdered sugar, or leave plain.
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- Step 5: These are easily customizable. For Easter, I love to roll in pastel sprinkles.
- Step 6: For Christmas, I love rolling them Red, Green, and Gold sanding sugars!
Expert Tips
- Chocolate: Better chocolate = better truffles. Although I tend to make these with chocolate chips because that's what I have on hand, they taste even better if you use a few Ghirardelli baking bars!
- Work in Small Batches: If the ganache softens as you shape the truffles, pop it back in the fridge for 5-10 minutes.
- Beautiful Round Truffles: Rolling the truffles into perfect balls can get messy fast. I like to scoop out the truffles, only slightly form them into balls, place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet, then stick them in the refrigerator to reharden. Then once they've set up again, I do a final roll for a perfect sphere.
- Wipe your hands in between rolling every 2-3 truffles. This will help keep the mess down and make them roll into spheres more easily.
- Coat While Cold: Toppings stick best when the truffle surface is chilled and slightly tacky.
- Leftovers: Refrigerate leftover truffles for up to a week.
- Eat at Room Temperature: Take them out of the fridge 20-30 minutes before serving.
Variations
- Peppermint Truffles: Add peppermint extract and roll in crushed candy canes.
- Mocha Truffles: Mix in espresso powder for a bold coffee flavor.
- Orange Truffles: Add orange zest or orange extract for a bright holiday touch.
- Sea Salt Caramel Truffles: Use caramel chips and add flaky sea salt.
Frequently Asked Questions
Absolutely - dark or semi-sweet chocolate both work beautifully and give a deeper, less-sweet flavor.
It likely needs more chill time or a touch more chocolate. Refrigerate in 15-minute increments.
Yes! Freeze on a baking sheet, then transfer to a container. Add coatings after thawing for best texture.
Stored in the fridge, they keep for up to 1 week - if you don't eat them sooner!
Yes, because of the cream content, they stay freshest and safest chilled.
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Milk Chocolate Truffles Recipe
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup heavy cream
- 1 ¼ cups milk chocolate chips 7.5 oz of a baking chocolate bar
- 1 tbs butter
- Pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Sprinkles of choice
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan heat heavy cream until simmering. Then stir in chocolate, butter, and salt. Stir over medium heat until melted and smooth.⅔ cup heavy cream, 1 ¼ cups milk chocolate chips, Pinch salt, 1 tbs butter
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.1 teaspoon vanilla
- Pour truffle mixture into a bowl or shallow dish. * Refrigerate until set: 10-20 minutes.
- Scoop out a spoon full of the truffle mixture and roll into a ball. This part can get really messy because the chocolate likes to melts. I like to scoop out the truffles but only slightly form them into balls, place them onto a parchment lined baking sheet then stick them into the refrigerator to reharden. *
- Once they've set up again roll the chocolate into perfect round truffles. Then roll each truffle in any sprinkles you want! You can also dust with cocoa powder or powdered sugar.Sprinkles of choice
Notes
- *If you pour the truffle mixture into a large shallow dish, it will cool faster, but it really isn't a big deal.
- * The trick to getting perfect round truffles is to roll them when they are cold- which means keeping the mixture cold.
- I also like to wash or wipe my hands between every 2 or 3 truffles I roll -it seems to help with rolling.
Daniel Jay says
Looks yum and want to make but I'm not sure what vanilla to use is it essence or extract
Lisa Killian says
I use vanilla extract. Hope you enjoy!