White Chocolate Covered Pumpkin Truffles
- Ready In:
- 3hrs
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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30 truffles
ingredients
- 236.59 ml pumpkin puree
- 59.14 ml brown sugar
- 4.92 ml ground cinnamon
- 4.92 ml ground ginger
- 1.23 ml ground cloves
- 473.18 ml heavy cream
- 453.59 g dark chocolate, finely chopped
- 28.34 g butter, softened
- 59.14 ml Kahlua (optional) or 59.14 ml orange liqueur (optional)
- 170.09 g white chocolate, melted
- 85.04 g cocoa powder, for rolling
directions
- In a medium saucepan over low heat, combine the pumpkin, brown sugar, and spices; cook for 5-6 minutes, or until the mixture reduces by half and the pumpkin looks dry. Set aside.
- In another saucepan over high heat, add the cream; remove from heat when it boils.
- In a heatproof bowl, pour the hot cream over the dark chocolate; let mixture sit for 1 minute, then slowly begin to stir, starting from the center of the bowl and working outwards.
- Once the chocolate and cream are evenly mixed, add the pumpkin mixture and whisk to combine. Add the butter and liqueur, if using.
- Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 1 hour.
- On a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet, scoop the chilled mixture into small balls using a melon baller. Place in refrigerator for another 60 minutes, or until well chilled.
- Remove truffles from refrigerator and dip each in the melted white chocolate; roll in cocoa powder.
- Chill again until chocolate sets; bring to room temperature before serving.
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Reviews
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I'm not sure what I did, but the pumpkin mixture never reduced or looked dry. After about 15 minutes I finally just took it off the stove and used it as is. The result was that I could not scoop the filling into balls to dip - it was just too creamy (not necessarily a bad problem). Instead I had to use almond bark to coat some chocolate molds. I let the molds set up in the freezer for a couple of minutes then spooned the pumpkin filling inside and covered with a small layer of more almond bark. The result was a yummy truffle with a creamy center. Though they were tasty, I'm not sure I'd try them again just because with the creamy filling they became a very time consuming dessert.
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I REALLY liked these. Here's the thing---you have to be a rich, dark chocolate lover (which I am). Also, this says in the nutrition facts that it makes 30. I ended up with somewhere around 82 of these. I used the smallest Pampered Chef retracting scooper and it made a nice, two bite bon bon. REALLY GOOD! I adapted a recipe today for a Peanut Butter Truffle using this recipe as the base. WONDERFUL center there. I will have to post that one later. Thanks for this recipe. Sandi
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
JamesDeansGirl
Rockaway, NJ