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No Bake Nutella Balls (chocolate truffles)

Here’s a new favourite truffle I added to our Christmas cookie boxes this year. I’ll share with you how to make No Bake Nutella Balls covered in chocolate with a few sprinkles to make them look festive. These were so delicious. I had a hard time not eating all of them myself. You can crush the graham crackers yourself, but I just purchased a box of crumbs. No Bake Nutella Balls Makes about 50 balls Adapted from The Carefree Kitchen Ingredients For the filling 1/2 cup of butter, softened 1 1/4 cup Nutella 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 2 cups icing sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla For the coating 1 1/2 cups meting chocolate (I used milk) Directions Combine all filling ingredients until a dough forms. You can add more Nutella or graham crumbs  if you feel the dough is too soft or dry. The dough should hold its shape once rolled.  Roll teaspoon size balls and place in a single layer in the freezer for 30 minutes.  Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or bowl over a simmering pot of wa...
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Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Who doesn't love chocolate dipped strawberries? And you can decorate them for any occasion. The amount of chocolate you need will really depend on the size of your strawberries. Start with 2 cups - you can always melt more. You can also use chocolate coating in a variety of colours. No need to add oil to that, just melt it over a double boiler and dip.


This is so clever! You can do the same thing for cake pops if the holes are big enough to hold the sticks.


Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Ingredients
  • 20 large strawberries with leaves
  • 2 cups semi sweet or milk chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil/butter/shortening (whatever you like)
  • White chocolate chips, butterscotch chips or any colour of chocolate coating for decorating
  • Sprinkles and decorations (optional)
  • Toothpicks
Directions
  1. Wash and dry your strawberries. Drying is important. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP. The chocolate won't stick if the strawberries are wet.
  2. In a double boiler, melt your chocolate with oil until almost melted, then remove the pot from the heat. The rest will melt just from the heat already in the bowl. Stir it until all the chocolate is melted.
  3. Insert toothpicks in the leafy end of each strawberry.
  4. Dip the strawberries in the melted chocolate and plant in the strainer to dry. I don't remember where I saw this, but what a clever trick! If you don't have a strainer with big enough holes, you can just place your strawberries on a parchment lined baking sheet to dry. They'll have a flat bottom but it doesn't really matter. You can put them in the fridge to speed things up if you want to.
  5. Once the coating is dry, melt the coloured chocolate and drizzle it over the berries. Put some sprinkles on while the chocolate is still wet and let everything dry again.
  6. Use paper muffin liners to make your tin or plate look pretty and keep the berries separate.
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