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White Chocolate and Dried Fruit Truffles

White Chocolate and Dried Fruit Truffles

Name: White Chocolate and Dried Fruit Truffles
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: 42
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Dried apricots 1 cup; Dates 1 cup; Golden raisins 1 cup; Walnuts 2 cups; Butter 5 tbsp; White chocolate 5 oz; Rum essence ¼ tsp; Cocoa powder 2-3 tbsp; Coconut flakes 2-3 tbsp

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2h 35m
Serves 42
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Ingredients

	1 cup Dried apricots
	1 cup Dates pitted
	1 cup Golden raisins
	2 cups Walnuts ground
	5 tbsp Butter
	5 oz White chocolate
	¼ tsp Rum essence
	To coat:
	2-3 tbsp Cocoa powder
	2-3 tbsp Coconut flakes

Nutritional information

Calories

Fat

8.9g

Carbohydrates

1.9g

Protein

4mg

Cholesterol

13mg

Sodium

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ingredients

1 cup Dried apricots
1 cup Dates
pitted
1 cup Golden raisins
2 cups Walnuts
ground
5 tbsp Butter
5 oz White chocolate
¼ tsp Rum essence
To coat:
2-3 tbsp Cocoa powder
2-3 tbsp Coconut flakes

White Chocolate and Dried Fruit Truffles

This recipe for White Chocolate and Dried Fruit Truffles is really easy to make and tastes like homemade candy! I love to make batches of these when I visit friends. A jar of these truffles always goes down a treat. They couldn’t be easier to make either.

To make this recipe, I soak apricots, dates, raisins, and rum essence in a bowl. I then process these with butter until a paste forms. Melt chocolate over a bain marie. Combine the melted chocolate and walnuts with the fruit paste. Shape the mixture into balls and roll each one in coconut or cocoa.

To make White Chocolate and Dried Fruit Truffles, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make White Chocolate and Dried Fruit Truffles

1	Soak apricots, dates, raisins, and rum essence	1h
Place 1 cup each of apricots, dates, raisins in a large bowl with ¼ teaspoon of rum essence and a little water. Soak for about 1 hour.
2	Drain and blend to a paste	3
Drain any liquid from the fruit and transfer to a food processor. Add 5 tablespoons of butter. Blend until you have a smooth paste and transfer to a large bowl.
3	Melt chocolate	1
Place 5 ounces of white chocolate in a bowl over boiling water and melt.
4	Add chocolate to fruit paste	1h
Add 2 cups of ground walnuts and the melted chocolate to the fruit paste. Stir well to combine. Transfer to a refrigerator and chill for about an hour.
5	Shape the truffles	20
Use a teaspoon to scoop out the mixture and shape into balls.
6	Dust with cocoa	10
Roll each truffle in coconut or cocoa powder to coat.
7	Serve
Store these truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator and enjoy whenever you feel like a sweet treat.

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Dasha Vakulova

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