Christmas Pudding Truffles
I love making Christmas treats to give as gifts. These truffles are dark chocolate, cranberry and orange with a touch of rum. The white chocolate and glacé cherries make them look festive and add a nice bite and touch of sweetness. This recipe makes about 40. Ingredients 150g dried cranberries Grated zest and juice of 1 orange 1/4 cup rum (dark or white rum) (use more orange juice if you don't want to use alcohol) 5 cups chocolate cake crumbs (I use a store bought chocolate trifle sponge) 250g good quality dark chocolate 150g white chocolate melts 1 tsp oil Red and green glacé cherries Method Chop cranberries and place in a sieve. Pour boiling water through the cranberries. Place in a bowl with the rum, zest and juice. Leave to stand while you crumb the cake and melt the chocolate Stir melted chocolate, cake crumbs and cranberry mixture together. Roll into walnut size balls and place on a paper lined tray or into paper confectionery cup