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Homemade rum truffles on a pink plate

10 chocolate truffle recipes

Janine Ratcliffe

Published: June 3, 2024 at 4:21 PM

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Create your own pretty box of truffles and give as a gift, or keep for yourself. Try our chocolate truffle recipes with Baileys, peanut butter and more

Our homemade chocolate truffles look impressive but are all deceptively easy to make and can easily be customised. Stick with the classic rich chocolate truffles, flavoured with rum or orange for an extra kick of flavour, or try our boozy white chocolate bites laced with festive Baileys. Make a batch for an after-dinner treat that all your guests will love, or box up your sweet cocoa creations for a thoughtful homemade gift.

For more homemade treat inspiration, take a look at more of our homemade edible gifts and chocolate dessert recipes for indulgent crowd-pleasing ideas.

Easy homemade chocolate truffle recipes

Chocolate truffles

These tempting chocolate truffles look impressive but are deceptively easy to make. Experiment by adding other flavours such as dark rum or orange essence to make them even more special.

Chocolate Truffle Recipe

Nutella truffles

These Nutella truffles have a delicious surprise at their centre, in the form of a caramelised hazelnut. This recipe sure sounds impressive, but is actually really simple to achieve.

Nutella Truffles

Baileys chocolate truffles

Treat someone special with these melt-in-the-mouth chocolate truffles, with a boozy kick of Baileys. (Yes, that someone special can be yourself.)

Homemade Baileys Truffles with Chocolate

Rum truffles

These decadent, boozy homemade rum truffles are perfect for the festive season (and all year round). Decorated by hand, they make great last-minute gifts

Homemade rum truffles on a pink plate

Peanut butter pretzel truffles

There's so much nutty, crunchy, chocolatey goodness rolled into one bite-sized truffle here – not to mention plenty of moreish sweet-salty flavours. The perfect edible gift.

Chocolate truffles with pretzel coating in decorative boxes

White chocolate Bailey aux merveilleux

Aux merveilleux are a French treat – a simple affair of meringue discs sandwiched with a flavoured cream and rolled in chocolate shavings. These boozy truffles make a fantastic homemade gift.

Milk chocolate and pistachio truffles

These chocolate and pistachio truffles make stylish and thoughtful edible gifts for friends and family, or are great to serve with coffee at dinner parties.

Milk chocolate and pistachio truffles

Peanut butter truffles

Ditch the classic plated pudding and opt for some truffles with cheesecake vibes. These make great dessert canapés if you’re serving lots of guests and can be pulled from the fridge whenever they’re needed.

A small black bowl filled with chocolate truffles coated in a biscuit crumb

Chocolate and chestnut truffles

Forget roasting your chestnuts on an open fire – try getting them involved with these delicious chocolate truffles instead. They're really easy to make and are a lovely edible gift, especially over the festive season.

Chestnut Christmas Truffles Recipein a turquoise tin

Black forest cheesecake truffles

These black forest cheesecake bombes are a real showstopper. Make ahead and stash these in the freezer – they’ll keep nicely for a month or so.

Black Forest Cheesecake Recipe

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