Eggnog Truffles

Elegant creamy eggnog truffles featuring smooth white chocolate ganache filling flavored with eggnog, vanilla, and warm nutmeg, refrigerated until firm, then rolled into balls, frozen solid, dipped in melted dark chocolate coating, and decorated with white chocolate drizzle and freshly grated nutmeg. This no-bake holiday candy requires 30 minutes active time plus chilling and freezing, creating beautiful truffles perfect for Christmas parties, holiday gift giving, cookie exchanges, and celebrating the festive season with homemade chocolate confections.

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Servings: 24 truffles

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Calories: 145

Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients

For Filling

12 oz white chocolate chips Quality
0.5 cup heavy cream
0.33 cup eggnog
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 pinch salt

For Coating

12 oz dark chocolate Chopped
1 tablespoon coconut oil Optional

For Decoration

2 oz white chocolate For drizzle
ground nutmeg For sprinkling

Equipment

Small saucepan For cream
Heat proof bowl For chocolate
Cookie scoop Small
Baking sheet With parchment
Baking sheet With parchment
Fork For dipping
Piping bag For drizzle

Method

Heat cream until simmering pour over white chocolate chips let sit 2 minutes
Stir until smooth add eggnog vanilla nutmeg salt mix well
Cover press plastic wrap on surface refrigerate 3 hours until firm
Scoop ganache roll into balls place on parchment lined sheet
Freeze balls at least 1 hour until solid
Melt dark chocolate with coconut oil until smooth
Dip frozen balls in chocolate using fork tap off excess
Place on parchment let set slightly
Melt white chocolate drizzle over truffles
Sprinkle with nutmeg before chocolate sets completely

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.