**Crème de Menthe Truffles: A Refreshing and Boozy Treat**
Indulge in the delightful harmony of chocolate and mint with our collection of crème de menthe truffle recipes. These delectable treats are perfect for any occasion, whether you're looking to impress your guests at a party or simply satisfy your sweet tooth. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create these boozy bites of heaven that are sure to tantalize your taste buds. From classic dark chocolate truffles infused with crème de menthe to more adventurous variations like white chocolate truffles with a hint of peppermint, our recipes offer a range of options to suit every palate. So, put on your apron, gather your ingredients, and let's embark on a journey of minty chocolate bliss.
CRèME DE MENTHE TRUFFLES
Lovely and luscious, these gift-worthy candies can be made with only five ingredients.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 3h55m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In 2-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream over low heat 2 to 3 minutes or until cream is warm. Remove from heat. Add baking chips and chocolate chips; stir until melted and smooth. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
- Line cookie sheets with waxed paper. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls, dusting hands with powdered sugar or cocoa, if necessary; place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in deep 1-quart saucepan, melt candy coating over low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth. Remove for heat; cool 10 minutes. In small resealable freezer plastic bag, place 1/4 cup melted coating and the green food color; seal bag. Squeeze bag to mix until uniform color; set aside.
- Using fork, dip 1 truffle at a time into white candy coating to coat. Return to waxed paper-lined cookie sheets. Cut off tiny corner of bag containing green coating. Squeeze bag to drizzle coating over each truffle (if necessary, reheat green coating in microwave on High a few seconds to make coating drizzle). Let truffles stand until coating is set, about 10 minutes, before placing in foil candy cups. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 120, Carbohydrate 13 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 4 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Truffle, Sodium 10 mg, Sugar 12 g, TransFat 0 g
DUTCH CHOCOLATE-MINT TRUFFLES
Steps:
- Bring cream and mint leaves to boil in medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Cover; let steep 1 hour. Strain into large bowl, pressing on leaves to release cream. Return cream to saucepan. Simmer until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 5 minutes. Add 12 ounces chopped chocolate and butter to cream. Whisk over low heat until melted and smooth. Stir in liqueur and vanilla. Freeze until firm, about 20 minutes.
- Scoop up 1 tablespoon chocolate mixture. Roll between palms to form ball, then roll ball in grated chocolate. Place in candy cup. Repeat with remaining chocolate mixture and grated chocolate. Arrange truffles in airtight containers; chill. (Can be made ahead. Refrigerate up to 2 weeks, or freeze up to 1 month.) Let stand at room temperature 10 minutes before serving.
EASY CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES
For these five-ingredient truffles, it takes only a few minutes to whip up a batch of rich ganache from heavy cream and semisweet chocolate. After pouring the mixture into a pan and chilling, you can choose to take the easy route and simply cut them into bite-size squares, or roll up your sleeves and form them into beautiful bonbons.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Time 3h
Yield Makes about 5 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- 1. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment, with overhang on two sides. In a saucepan, bring heavy cream and salt to a simmer.
- Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl and pour hot cream mixture over top; let stand 5 minutes then stir until smooth. Pour mixture into baking pan and refrigerate until set, at least 2 hours.
- When mixture is firm, cut into 1-inch squares and toss in cocoa powder. (See variation section below for instructions on rolling the truffles into balls). To store, box up truffles and refrigerate them at least 15 minutes and up to 2 weeks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 51 g, Fat 4 g, Protein 1 g
CREME DE MENTHE TRUFFLES
This recipe is from a Pillsbury holiday cookbook. I have made these trufflesand am rewriting my intro to reflect that. Store in refrigerator.
Provided by Zaney1
Categories Candy
Time 4h45m
Yield 3 dozen, 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a 2 quart saucepan, heat whipping cream over low heat 2-3 minutes or until cream is warm.
- Remove from heat.
- Add creme de menthe baking chips and chocolate chips.
- Stir until melted and smooth.
- Pour into a wax paper lined 9x13 baking dish.
- Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or til firm.
- Line cookie sheets with waxed paper.
- Turn out onto wax paper lined cutting board.
- Cut into squares.
- Put squares 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
- Refrigerate 30 minutes.
- In deep 1 quart saucepan, melt candy coating (almond bark) over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth.
- Remove from heat.
- Cool 10 minutes.
- In a small ziptop bag, pour 1/4 cup melted coating and the 2 drops of green food coloring.
- Seal bag and mix until color is evenly mixed.
- Set aside.
- Using a fork, dip 1 truffle at a time into white candy coating to coat.
- Return to waxed paper lined cookie sheets.
- Cut off a tiny piece of the corner of the ziptop bag containing green mixture.
- Squeeze bag to drizzle each dipped truffle with green mixture.
- Let truffles stand 10 minutes.
- Store in the refrigerator.
- You can put each truffle in an individual mini foil muffin cup if you want.
CREME DE MENTHE TRUFFLES
Make and share this Creme De Menthe Truffles recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Courtly
Categories Candy
Time 5h
Yield 48 truffles
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine whipping cream and butter in 2 quart saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until butter is melted [4 to 5 minutes]. Add creme de menthe baking chips. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours or freeze 1 hour until firm.
- Dust hands with powdered sugar or cocoa. Working quickly, shape mixture into 1 inch balls. Place balls onto waxed paper-lined baking sheet; refrigerate at least 2 hours.
- Meanwhile, melt candy coating in deep 1 quart saucepan over low heat; stir until smooth. Stir in food color until well mixed. Remove from heat; cool 10 minutes.
- Remove truffles from refrigerator. Place 1 truffle in candy coating mixture. Use small spoon to coat truffle; immediately remove and place onto waxed paper. Repeat with remaining truffles. Refrigerate until coating is set.
- Drizzle each truffle with melted chocolate. Refrigerate until set. Place truffles in paper or foil candy cups. Store refrigerated in container with tight-fitting lid up to 2 weeks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 18.4, Fat 1.8, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 4.8, Sodium 7.5, Carbohydrate 0.6, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.5, Protein 0.1
GRASSHOPPER TRIFLE
A delicious trifle of Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ milk chocolate cake, crème de menthe-marshmallow crème filling and minty crushed candies.
Provided by By Bree Hester
Categories Dessert
Time 3h25m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan with shortening or spray with cooking spray. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan, using water, oil and eggs. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, pour water into 1-quart saucepan. Sprinkle gelatin over water; let stand 1 minute to soften. Heat over low heat, stirring gently, until gelatin is completely dissolved.
- In medium bowl, beat marshmallow creme, crème de menthe and gelatin mixture with whisk until well combined. Refrigerate 10 to 15 minutes.
- In another medium bowl, beat whipping cream and sugar with electric mixer on medium-high speed until soft peaks form. Reserve 1 cup whipped cream; set aside.
- Gently fold chilled mint mixture into whipped cream.
- Cut cooled cake into 1-inch cubes. In 10-cup glass trifle bowl, line bottom with cake cubes. Add half of the mint mixture; spread evenly. Top with chopped candies. Add another layer of cake cubes and mint mixture. Top with crushed cookies and reserved whipped cream. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
- Just before serving, garnish with additional candies and mint. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Serving
CREME DE MENTHE SQUARES
This layered bar hits all the sweet spots: It's airy, creamy, crunchy and the perfect mix of cool mint and rich chocolate. It has a vintage dessert appeal that no one in our family can resist. -Marilyn Blankschien, Clintonville, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 30m
Yield 9 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a small bowl, mix crushed cookies and melted butter. Reserve 3 tablespoons for topping. Press remaining mixture onto bottom of a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Refrigerate 30 minutes., In a large microwave-safe bowl, sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup cold milk; let stand 1 minute. Microwave on high for 30-40 seconds. Stir until gelatin is completely dissolved. Add marshmallows; cook 1-2 minutes longer or until marshmallows are puffed; stir until smooth. Stir in creme de menthe. Refrigerate 15-20 minutes or until cold but not set, stirring often., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, gradually beat cream cheese until smooth. In another bowl, whisk pudding mix and remaining cold milk. Gradually beat into cream cheese., In a large bowl, beat cream until soft peaks form; fold into marshmallow mixture. Spoon half of the mixture over prepared crust; refrigerate 10 minutes. Layer with pudding mixture and remaining marshmallow mixture; top with reserved crumbs. Refrigerate 2 hours or until set.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 371 calories, Fat 21g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 58mg cholesterol, Sodium 232mg sodium, Carbohydrate 43g carbohydrate (27g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
Tips:
- Use high-quality chocolate for the best flavor.
- Make sure the heavy cream is very cold before whipping it.
- Add the crème de menthe gradually to the chocolate mixture, until you reach the desired flavor.
- Don't overwork the chocolate mixture, or the truffles will be tough.
- Chill the truffles for at least 30 minutes before dipping them in chocolate.
- Use a candy thermometer to make sure the chocolate is tempered properly.
- Store the truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Conclusion:
Crème de menthe truffles are a delicious and elegant treat that are perfect for any occasion. They are easy to make and can be customized to your own taste. With a little planning and effort, you can create these delightful truffles that will surely impress your friends and family.
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