Making edible or homemade gifts for others is a rewarding way to express your love and gratitude. It is an experience that heightens the love and joy of giving this holiday season. Hope you give these simple Naughty Or Nice truffles to someone special on your list. Espresso and chocolate Brigadeiro truffles so decadent and rich in chocolate flavor and snowballs truffles made with honey and coconut
Espresso Chocolate Brigadeiro
Ingredients:
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup unsweetened good quality cocoa powder
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
A drop of coffee extract (optional)
1/2 tsp of instant espresso powder (optional)
Chocolate sprinkles for coating or unsweetened good quality coco powder
In a pan over a low heat, melt the butter, add the condensed milk, once warmed and loosened a bit add the cocoa powder and the espresso powder, stir until all combined and cocoa powder is dissolved. You know the mixture is ready when you use you spatula and slide it down the pans and separates easily. Turn off the heat and add the coffee extract and mix to combine.
Add the mixture to a glass container and chill for an hour
Using a small spoon or a mini cookie scoop. Scoop out the mixture and roll into balls in the palm of your hands.
Roll the balls in sprinkles, nuts or coco powder to finish
store in the fridge, they will last a week
No Bake Coconut and Honey Snowballs
Serving: 24 snowballs about 2 tsps each
2 cups desiccated unsweetened coconut + additional for rolling
1 cup raw cashews
3 Tbsp coconut oil
3 Tbsp Honey (adjust to your taste)
2-3 Tbsp coconut milk or coconut kefir honey flavored or plain
1/2 tsp coconut extract or vanilla
Directions
In a food processor, pulse cashews until you get a coarse crumble. Add coconut, and coconut oil in a food processor and pulse until very fine
Add honey and coconut milk/coconut kefir and blitz until well combined and starting to come together in a ball, you may need an extra tablespoon of coconut milk or coconut kefir
Refrigerate the mixture for approx. 15 mins, this makes it easier to roll into balls
using a mini cookie scoop or spoon, scoop out mixture and Roll into balls and then roll balls into desiccated coconut, or sprinkles.
Refrigerate for 1-2 hrs before serving
store in the fridge it will last a week
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