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Cordial Cherry Orange Truffles
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
55 mins
 
A simple treat that is great for gifting!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: christmas truffles, holiday truffles
Servings: 12
Author: Jackie
Ingredients
  • 1 box of brownie mix prepared
  • 4 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • 1 tablespoon of orange juice
  • 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips or 8 oz of semi-sweet chocolate bars broken into chunks
  • 12 cordial cherries
  • Holiday Sprinkles
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl with the prepared brownie mix, add in the zest of an orange and the orange juice.
  3. Bake for directed amount of time.
  4. Once brownies have baked and are removed from the oven, cool completely.
  5. Once cooled, remove the brownies from pan and place in a food processor or blended with cream cheese; pulse until combined.
  6. Take two tablespoons of chocolate mixture and roll gently around the cordial cherries. Continue process until all the brownie mixture is used. Place balls on a lined pan and refrigerate for an hour.
  7. Once balls have cooled, melt chocolate in a microwave at 10 second increments, stirring between increments, until chocolate is melted. Dip balls, one at a time, into chocolate and lift out gently with a fork and allow excess chocolate to slip out. Place chocolate
  8. covered truffles back onto the pan and repeat the process. Garnish with holiday sprinkles. Store in fridge, and allow to come to room temperature before serving.