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Cinnamon Truffles

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 21, 2005
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Try something surprisingly easy. With just a few ingredients you can have homemade truffles!

Cinnamon Truffles

  • Prep Time 35 min
  • Total 3 hr 10 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 7
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Ingredients

  • 1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
  • 1/4 cup whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Powdered sugar, if desired
  • Unsweetened baking cocoa, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Line cookie sheet with foil or parchment paper. In heavy 2-quart saucepan, melt chocolate chips and butter over low heat, stirring constantly; remove from heat.
  • Step 
    2
    Stir in whipping cream, vanilla and cinnamon. Refrigerate 30 to 60 minutes, stirring frequently, just until firm enough to roll into balls.
  • Step 
    3
    Drop mixture by tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Shape into balls. (If mixture is too sticky, refrigerate until firm enough to shape.) Refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.
  • Step 
    4
    Sprinkle half of the truffles with powdered sugar and half with cocoa. Store in airtight container in refrigerator up to 1 week. Remove truffles from refrigerator about 30 minutes before serving; serve at room temperature.

Nutrition

90 Calories
6g Total Fat
0g Protein
9g Total Carbohydrate
8g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Truffle
Calories
90
Calories from Fat
50
Total Fat
6g
8%
Saturated Fat
3g
16%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
5mg
0%
Potassium
55mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
9g
3%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
8g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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