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Peppermint Crunch Truffles

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Recipe Summary Peppermint Crunch Truffles

An excellent addition to any Christmas baking list, plus the oven stays free for other goodies!

Ingredients | Peppermint Nougat Recipe

11 ounces chocolate, chopped

½ cup heavy whipping cream

1 ½ cups chopped peppermint crunch thin mints (such as Andes®)

Directions

Heat chocolate and cream in the top of a double boiler over simmering water without stirring for 3 minutes. Whisk chocolate and cream together until smooth. Remove from heat and let mixture cool until thick, 20 to 30 minutes.

Pour chocolate mixture into a flat baking dish, cover with plastic wrap, and chill until fully set, about 3 hours.

Place chopped peppermint candies into a shallow bowl. Use a melon baller to scoop about 1 1/2 teaspoon of chocolate mixture; form into a ball-shaped truffle and set aside on a piece of parchment paper on a work surface. Roll truffles in peppermint candy and lightly roll truffles between your hands to press candy pieces into truffles.

Use dark chocolate for a more minty truffle, semisweet for a sweeter one, but I wouldn't recommend white chocolate, as the crushed candies are white chocolate and peppermint. Said candies can be found at Target or online.

Andes(R) Peppermint Crunch mints are available seasonally (around Christmas).

Info | Peppermint Nougat Recipe

prep: 30 mins additional: 3 hrs 20 mins total: 3 hrs 50 mins Servings: 24 Yield: 2 dozen truffles

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