Christmas in the kitchen

Festive Chocolate Truffles

Make the festive season a little sweeter with our favourite Christmas truffle recipe. These delicious chocolate truffles make for a tasty handmade treat.

Before you begin

As they chill in the fridge, rather than cooking in the oven, these chocolate truffles are simple to make. Before you follow our chocolate truffle recipe, line a baking tray with greaseproof paper and measure out your ingredients.

Serving size

This Christmas truffle recipe makes 25-30 truffles, so there will be plenty to share with your family and friends. Make multiple batches to give as Christmas gifts – they will keep in the fridge for up to a week in an airtight container.

Ingredients

For the truffles:
200g double cream
25g light muscovado sugar
1 large cinnamon stick
½ vanilla pod, split
Finely grated zest of ½ orange
1 pinch salt
225g dark chocolate

To decorate:
75g dark chocolate, grated
60g white chocolate
Holly and berry sugar sprinkles

How to make chocolate truffles

Follow the six simple steps of our chocolate truffle recipe to make your own tasty festive treat.

Pour the cream into a small saucepan. Add the sugar, cinnamon stick, vanilla pod, orange zest and salt. Heat gently until the cream is hot but not boiling.

Remove from the heat and leave to infuse for an hour. Finely chop the dark chocolate and tip into a mixing bowl. Gently reheat the cream until boiling.

Strain the cream though a fine sieve onto the grated chocolate, being careful as the cream is hot.

Stir to combine the cream and grated chocolate into a smooth paste. Leave to cool, then cover and chill until firm.

Drop a truffle into the grated chocolate, and roll it gently into a ball, coating it in chocolate. Repeat with the remaining truffles and leave to set firm.