Eggnog Truffles

One of the first Christmas’s I spent with Mr. Hubby we were sharing all of our favorite holiday foods. His all-time favorite dessert/candy was the Fannie May Eggnog Truffles. Growing up I had never had Fannie May near me, and had never even tried eggnog until I had met him, so this was something completely new and unheard of to me. We rushed to a Fannie May candy shop and found… no eggnog truffles. For many years since we have looked and have been unable to find this elusive treat from my husband’s childhood.

Fortunately, with some understanding of the concept and a little trial and error (and a candy maker for a mom to help me with the fine-tuning) I have been able to recreate this recipe from my husband’s childhood. Now I would love to share it for others to enjoy during the holiday season!

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Eggnog Truffles

A beginner friendly, Fannie May copycat candy recipe. Rich, delicious, and perfect for the holidays.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Chill Time 5 hours hrs

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 12 truffles

Ingredients

  

• 8 oz white baking chocolate separated
• 2 oz cream cheese softened
• 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
• ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg plus more for dusting (optional)
• ⅛ tsp rum extract

Instructions

 

• In a small mixing bowl combine softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, rum extract, and ⅛ tsp nutmeg. Mix until smooth.
• Melt 4 oz of white chocolate. (Use your preferred method of melting, or follow instructions on package) Mix melted chocolate into cream cheese mixture.
• Cover mixing bowl and chill in the fridge for 4 hours.
• Prepare a baking sheet by lining with parchment or wax paper and placing in the fridge to chill. After chilling, roll the chocolate mixture into 12 balls approximately ¾ inch in diameter and place on chilled baking tray. Chill until ready to dip. (Recommend at least 10 minutes of additional chilling for easiest dipping)
• Melt remaining chocolate. Dip the rolled truffle balls in chocolate until fully covered and return to the parchment lined baking tray. Lightly dust the tops of the truffles with nutmeg (optional).
• Chill on tray for one additional hour.

Notes

• If more than 12 at a time, it may be necessary to chill the truffles in batches during the dipping phase. If the truffles warm up too much they will making dipping more difficult.
• Due to cream cheese, it is recommended to store these in the fridge until serving.

Keyword candy, eggnog, truffle, white chocolate