Description
Luxurious cranberry pistachio white chocolate truffles blend sweet and tangy flavors in a delightful confection. Holiday gatherings become memorable when you share these elegant, handcrafted treats with loved ones.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 oz (454 g) white chocolate, melted
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup (150 g) dried cranberries, chopped
- 1 cup (125 g) shelled pistachios, chopped
- 3 cups (360 g) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp almond extract
- chopped pistachios (garnish)
- chopped cranberries (garnish)
Instructions
- Cream Preparation: Whip cream cheese until velvety and smooth, creating a uniform base for the truffles.
- Flavor Infusion: Blend powdered sugar, vanilla, and almond extracts into the cream cheese mixture, ensuring a harmonious and well-integrated flavor profile.
- Textural Enhancement: Gently fold chopped cranberries and pistachios throughout the cream cheese mixture, distributing the nutty and fruity elements evenly.
- Truffle Formation: Using a small cookie scoop, portion and roll the cream cheese mixture into delicate, consistent spheres. Arrange on a parchment-lined tray and refrigerate for one hour to firm up and stabilize.
- Chocolate Coating: Create a double boiler to melt white chocolate smoothly. Carefully dip each chilled truffle, ensuring complete and elegant coverage using a fork or specialized dipping tool.
- Final Embellishment: Immediately sprinkle freshly dipped truffles with additional finely chopped pistachios and cranberries for visual and textural appeal. Return to the refrigerator for 30 minutes to set the chocolate coating completely.
- Serving: Present the truffles directly from the refrigerator to maintain optimal texture and flavor integrity.
Notes
- Chill Before Coating: Refrigerate cream cheese mixture for at least one hour to ensure firm, easy-to-handle truffles that maintain shape during chocolate dipping.
- Melt Chocolate Carefully: Use double boiler method to prevent chocolate from burning, stirring constantly for smooth, glossy coating without seizing.
- Enhance Texture Contrast: Sprinkle chopped pistachios and cranberries immediately after dipping for added crunch and visual interest.
- Storage Tip: Keep truffles refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 5 days to maintain optimal flavor and consistency.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 21
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 27 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg