Chocolate Peppermint Truffles

Chocolate-peppermint desserts have a special place on any holiday menu, and these little truffles pack in plenty of peppermint crunch around a center of creamy, smooth chocolate ganache. Yes, making these truffles takes a little time, but if you set aside a few hours and get melting, chilling, shaping, and rolling, you’ll soon be deliciously […]

By Aimee Tucker

Dec 09 2013

Chocolate Peppermint Truffles

Photo Credit : Aimee Seavey

Chocolate-peppermint desserts have a special place on any holiday menu, and these little truffles pack in plenty of peppermint crunch around a center of creamy, smooth chocolate ganache.

Yes, making these truffles takes a little time, but if you set aside a few hours and get melting, chilling, shaping, and rolling, you’ll soon be deliciously rewarded.

peppermint truffles grid — Making peppermint truffles.
*Photo Credit : Aimee Seavey*

Rich and decadent, a small box of truffles makes a wonderful and tasty gift, or adds an elegant touch to any holiday dessert tray. If you can’t find any candy canes, circular peppermint candies may be substituted instead. Want the recipe? Chocolate Peppermint Truffles are just one of the 13 recipes featured in the new Holiday Cookies digital download from Yankee Magazine. Buy yours today!

Aimee Tucker

Aimee Tucker is Yankee Magazine’s Home Editor and the Senior Digital Editor of NewEngland.com. A lifelong New Englander and Yankee contributor since 2010, Aimee has written columns devoted to history, foliage, retro food, and architecture, and regularly shares her experiences in New England travel, home, and gardening. Her most memorable Yankee experiences to date include meeting Stephen King, singing along to a James Taylor Fourth of July concert at Tanglewood, and taking to the skies in the Hood blimp for an open-air tour of the Massachusetts coastline.

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