Lemon White Chocolate Truffles
Try this easy Lemon White Chocolate Truffles recipe and enjoy better-than Lindt truffles that taste like lemon tart or pie and are the perfect simple bite-sized summer treat. They also make for a great edible gift and look so pretty on a Christmas cookie tray.
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 5 mins
Total time: 15 minutes
Servings: 15
– 1 cup white chocolate chips
– 1/4 cup butter
– 1 big pinch salt
– 2 tbsp lemon zest
– 3 tbsp. heavy whipping cream
– 1 tsp vanilla paste or extract
– 2-3 drops yellow food coloring
Optional
– 1/4 cup powdered sugar for rolling
Directions
- Place the white chocolate chips in a medium mixing bowl and set aside.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter and salt with the lemon zest. Stir in the heavy cream and heat the mixture until almost boiling. Pour the hot cream mixture through a fine-mesh sieve directly over the white chocolate chips. Add the vanilla paste or essence and optional food coloring, then stir until the mixture is smooth.
- Cover the truffle mixture and refrigerate until the mixture is firm enough to shape into balls, about 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Scoop heaping teaspoonfuls of the chocolate chip mixture and form into balls. Roll the balls in the powdered sugar. Refrigerate the truffles for at least 30 minutes before enjoying.
