These white chocolate lemon truffles are full of rich and velvety white chocolate and bright lemon — delightfully delicious!
Our easy white chocolate lemon truffles are bursting with sweet white chocolate and tart lemon flavor covered in a dusting of powdered sugar. These delicious confections are like happy little balls of sunshine.
You will need:
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- ¼ cup butter
- zest of 1 lemon (roughly 1 tablespoon of zest)
- 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- ½ teaspoons lemon extract
- ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 to 3 drops yellow food coloring, optional
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
Pro Tip: You can use 3 to 4 drops of lemon oil if you do not have the lemon extract.
SUBSTITUTIONS AND ADDITIONS
Nuts: Instead of the powdered sugar, you could roll these in crushed walnuts or pistachios for an added crunch.
Filling: You could change up the flavor of the truffles entirely. Try orange or lime by replacing the zest and extract flavors. If you want to try these with white chocolate only, you can just skip the lemon extract and zest.
Alcohol: For a grown-up twist on these treats, add a bit of limoncello instead of the extract.
White Chocolate Lemon Truffles
These white chocolate lemon truffles are full of rich and velvety white chocolate and bright lemon — delightfully delicious!
PREP TIME : 10 minutes
COOK TIME : 5 minutes
TOTAL TIME : 2 hours 15 minutes
SERVINGS : 12
Ingredients
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 lemon zest roughly 1 tablespoon of zest
- 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- ½ teaspoons lemon extract
- ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 to 3 drops yellow food coloring optional
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Add the white chocolate chips to a medium mixing bowl. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter and add lemon zest. Stir in the heavy cream and let it come up to temperature until just before it is boiling.
- Pour the cream mixture through a fine-mesh sieve over the white chocolate chips. Add the lemon and vanilla extract. Add the food coloring, then stir until the mixture is smooth.
- Cover and refrigerate the chocolate chip mixture until it is firm enough to handle, about 30 minutes.
- Scoop 1 to 1 ½ tablespoons of the chocolate chip mixture and form into balls, then roll the balls in the powdered sugar.
- Refrigerate the truffles for at least 1 hour before enjoying them.
Nutrition
Calories: 138kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 49mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 178IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg
