Description
Homemade sweet strawberry truffles blend creamy white chocolate with fresh strawberry essence for an irresistible dessert. Rich chocolate ganache and delicate berry notes create a perfect balance of flavor and texture.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (250 g) powdered sugar
- ½ cup (120 g) fresh strawberries, finely chopped
- ¼ cup (60 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups (170 g) white chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp coconut oil or shortening (optional, for smoother coating)
- Pink or red sanding sugar (optional)
Instructions
- Strawberry Preparation: Blend fresh strawberries into a velvety, smooth puree using a high-powered blender or food processor.
- Mixture Creation: In a large mixing bowl, combine the strawberry puree with softened butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract, whisking thoroughly until a uniform, silky mixture forms.
- Texture Refinement: Assess the dough’s consistency, gradually incorporating additional powdered sugar if needed to achieve an ideal, non-sticky texture that holds its shape easily.
- Dough Development: Continuously fold and blend the ingredients, ensuring a homogeneous sweet strawberry base with no unmixed sugar granules or ingredient separation.
- Flavor Harmonization: Allow the mixture to rest briefly, permitting the flavors to meld and intensify, creating a rich, cohesive strawberry truffle foundation ready for further processing.
Notes
- Choose Ripe Strawberries: Select deeply colored, fragrant strawberries at peak ripeness for maximum natural sweetness and intense flavor profile.
- Control Moisture Levels: Carefully monitor puree consistency; excess liquid can make truffles too soft, requiring additional powdered sugar to stabilize mixture.
- Chill for Perfect Texture: Refrigerate truffle mixture for 15-30 minutes before shaping to enhance firmness and make rolling easier, preventing sticky hands during preparation.
- Customize Coating Options: Roll finished truffles in crushed freeze-dried strawberries, cocoa powder, shredded coconut, or melted white chocolate for diverse flavor and aesthetic variations.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 169
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 18 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg