Sometimes I get in weird moods and make things with lemon.
This is weird because I am soooo not a lemon girl. I’m an I-want-cheesecake, give-me-treats-so-rich-they-make-my-teeth-hurt and I-don’t-even-trust-you-if-you-attempt-to-feed-me-fruit-for-dessert type of girl.
It’s just who I am. And it’s not going anywhere.
And fruit isn’t dessert. Don’t even start.
There’s been a few of those instances though where I end up craving something with lemon for one reason or another – it just tastes FRESH. And what’s even stranger is that white chocolate is never my drug of choice, yet here… it seemed perfect.
Necessary.
Mandatory.
And then I went and covered everything in these sparkly sugar crystals and well, heck. Do these have my name on it or what? It’s like candy with glitter. !!!!
Could it BE any more perfect?
Sparkly White Chocolate Lemon Truffles
Yield: males about 30 truffles
Total Time: 2.5 hours
Ingredients:
10 ounces high-quality white chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
6 tablespoons heavy cream
1 teaspoon corn syrup
1 drop lemon extract or pure lemon oil
the zest of half a lemon
white sanding sugar for coating
Directions:
Add white chocolate and butter to a bowl, then microwave on medium power for 30 seconds. Stir a few times, then microwave for 20 more seconds.
Add heavy cream and corn syrup to a small saucepan and heat over medium heat just until bubbles appear on the edges. This will happen quickly! Immediately pour the cream over the melted chocolate and butter, stirring well for a few minutes until combined. Stir in the drop of lemon oil and lemon zest, mixing to combine. Place in the fridge (or even the freezer) for 1-2 hours.
Remove from fridge and scoop out teaspoon-size balls of chocolate with a melon scooper or small spoon. Roll them into balls and dip in the sanding sugar, coating completely. These hold up great at room temperature but I tend to store them in the fridge.
[adapted from alton brown's chocolate truffles]
I think I’m going to start covering all of my food in sparkles.
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Really pretty candy. Reminds me of some white chocolate bark I’ve made with lemon drops. Thanks for the recipe-I’ll try it to take over to my mother’s on Christmas eve.
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Love when food has a little bling!!
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After a bunch of chocolate and mint and other rich desserts, a citrus flavored recipe is refreshing! They are adorable!
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this is the most beautiful dessert i’ve ever seen!
merry xmas1
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Your lemon truffles are beautiful and so girly!!! Not to mention creative!!! Have a great weekend!!
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These are so beautiful!!! They look like the snow we got last night. I really enjoy your recipes and incredible photos. My MIL loved lemon and white chocolate ,so I am going to make these in her honor for a gymnastic’s party tonight.(She’s been gone 7 weeks) Thank you
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these look awesome! Though I’m a chocoholic, I recently decided that if a dessert isn’t chocolate, it should be lemon. And I also love those white chocolate Lindt truffles. This is like the best of both worlds!!
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I love white chocolate!! These are definitely beautiful…love it, Jess!!
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I’m usually not a lemon girl either, but I’d be into those snowball-looking truffles. YUM!
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These are so cute! Let’s be real here – you need something to clean all that Christmas chocolate out of your teeth, right? Happy weekend Jess!!
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I’m glad to know white chocolate truffles can be made! I’ve been trying, unsuccessfully, to make white chocolate coconut truffles. After two failed attempts where the ganache doesn’t set, I think it’s the cream to chocolate ratio that’s off.
Yours look fantastic! I love the sparkles!
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I love lemon any time of year! These look gorgeous!
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I think white chocolate and lemon would completely compliment each other…and since you’re just using the zest, I think we can still say this isn’t really a fruit dessert.
So beautiful!
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They are so pretty!!!
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These are so pretty! I really love lemon anything, but definitely agree that fruit is not dessert! My mother-in-law put together a small party for us around our wedding and asked what kind of cake I wanted. I, of course, requested chocolate. What did she get? Half banana and half carrot! That’s not cake! That’s a healthy breakfast! I love her, but that is just plain weird. And wrong.
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Lemon and white chocolate is a nice change of pace! Love refreshing flavor combos like that.
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These look fabulous! And so fresh!
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I made something very similar last year and they are SO GOOD! Lemon and white chocolate are a great pairing.
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These are so beautiful!!!
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These look DELISH!! Can’t wait to try this recipe over the holidays.
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These are not only pretty but the look so tasty too!!!
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YES PLEASE – - these are like sparkle snow balls … I need them in my life & tummy
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These look beyond! And the lemon zest must cut through the white chocolate sweetness. Definitely a win in my book :).
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I understand the I just not in the mood for chocolate thoughts that we all get sometimes. At the moment I am hooked on lime; drinks, cookies, adding it to all my tacos, and using it instead of salad dressing.
These look amazing! They remind me of snow :)
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It’s okay, they still include chocolate…and they look delicious!
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Beautiful! White Chocolate Truffles are amaziiing. I could do without the lemon though :)
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Um, yes please!
xo Jennifer
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These…make me salivate. – and make my teeth hurt when I look at them. But I want them so badly. I’m sending you my work address. I’ll do whatever it takes to have these delivered. WHATEVER. IT. TAKES.
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hmmm, wonder how these would be if sprinkled with sea salt?
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These are so pretty!
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girl, you are a woman after my own sparkly heart!
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These look amazing! What kind of white chocolate do you use? Do you consider ghiradelli good quality? Thanks and merry christmas!
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oh wow! Im going to a Christmas party this weekend and was just sitting here trying to figure out what to bring…these are perfect!
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Goodness those truffles are ADORABLE!!! I am not a lemon-dessert kinda gal either but made a lemon bundt cake last night and it was perfect for breakfast :) Yep, I am to the point in December where I eat cake for breakfast!
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I’m looking for something to make for my cookie exchange but I think I might make these instead because they look beautiful!! I think I have some edible glitter left from my cupcake class! Must taste yummy!!! =)
Ergo – Blog
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These are gorgeous, almost too pretty to eat…almost. :)
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LOVE lemon in dessert. I need to send you the recipe for 7-up cake. Basically like a lemon pound cake made in a bundt pan that forms a thick crust as it bakes. Favorite dessert ever.
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Love it…Glitter on!
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White chocolate, lemon, and cream…with all that sugar on the outside! now THESE are a great looking truffle and a welcome addition from sea of peppermint and molasses everywhere!
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I’m not typically a huge lemon dessert person, but I think I could love these. Anything paired with white chocolate (and sparkles!) makes me happy! :)
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These are so pretty! I’m a HUGE fan of lemon desserts!
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You make me laugh! My grandmother loves to remind me that when we were kids, we’d ask for dessert and tell her we got it every night at home. She’d respond with disbelief and ask us what we’d have, and we’d say “apples, or bananas, or grapes…” we thought fruit WAS dessert- all on its own, not even in a tart or a muffin or anything!
These are beautiful little truffles. :)
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So beautiful! The truffles and your little granite dish/mortar! It doesn’t get more festive than sparkly desserts.
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I love the sparkly “snow” on the outside! Love your mortar…I need one like that!
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Mmmm…I love lemon, not so much white chocolate, but these look delicious!
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i want to try these, but have a great fear of candies that must be boiled!!
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I love sparkles and I love lemon! perfect.
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Oh My Goodness.
I love you! :)
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These are gorgeous- and so cute for Christmas:)
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I want sparkly sugar!!!!
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