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Mint Chocolate Truffles































This is my entry for Taste & Create which is now is now 1 year old.

I've been teamed up with Grace, a southern girl who lives in New York and has a tasty little blog called Southern Grace. It is always lovely to make a new friend and it doesn't hurt when your new friend has tempting delicacies like this on her blog.






also try Scottish Rum Chocolate Truffles or White Chocolate Peppermint Truffles
































Magnificent Mint Truffles

8oz/ 200g cream cheese, softened
3 cups icing sugar (extra for rolling)
3 cups/525g semisweet chocolate chips, melted (I used dark chocolate)
1 teaspoon mint extract


In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Gradually mix in the icing sugar until well blended. Stir in melted chocolate and mint extract. Refrigerate for about 1 hour. Shape into balls, roll in icing sugar or cocoa and place back in the fridge.

These truffles are rich and gorgeous. A real chocolate hit! If you are using dark chocolate like me, then you may need to add a little more mint. Taste the chocolate as you are adding the mint.

26 comments

  1. It's only 8:13 AM here and now I want chocolate for breakfast! You're killing me here. . . ;)

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  2. I did see these on Grace's blog. They are certainly very tempting:D

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  3. YUM. Those look delicious. In fact, I want some right now.

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  4. oh my - chocolate truffles. sigh. absolutely gorgeous.

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  5. Holler, I have never tried mint truffles and these look so delicious!

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  6. Thank you Jules, they are tempting little devils!

    Hi Ricki, all I can say is that a little of what you fancy, does you good :)

    Hi Val, not too many at once though.

    Hi Elizabeth, the post has done the trick then!

    Thank you Arundathi

    Hi Patricia, Thank you :)

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  7. excellent choice, holler! and rolling them in dark chocolate was a brilliant idea--they're beautiful! :)

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  8. Thank you Grace, Graham agrees, he has been tucking into them!

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  9. I've never made truffles, don't know why because they are so easy. These look fantastic

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  10. Holler Wow these are great truffles! Fantastic...and now..:-P I'm so hungry!
    :-D a kiss
    Silvia

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  11. Absolutely to die for. Must have.

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  12. Hi Beth, this is actually an usually way to make them for me, as I would usually use double cream and not cream cheese, but they are really good!

    Hi Silvia, thank you sweetie :)

    You are so right Nikki

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  13. Those look good and I like the sound of the mint!

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  14. gorgeous photos - I have been wanting to try some truffles with cream cheese

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  15. How very decadent! Lovely choice of recipe to try. Like you, I would use use dark chocolate. Savory girl that I am, I could not resist popping a few of these into my mouth in rapid succession.

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  16. Hi MPG Thank you.

    Hey Lisa, I used green & black's cocoa powder to dust them with. Lovely, dark and slightly bitter. The best chocolate :P

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  17. What a lovely idea to use cream cheese. I have to try it!

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  18. ooh, I'm typing quickly so that my droll doesn't hit the keyboard!!!

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  19. Oh yes that looks perfect! I'll take those 3 please.

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  20. You truffles look fantastic! Yummy! BTW, thanks for popping by my blog, I appreciate it. :)

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  21. Those look really fabulous. I've only ever tried to make truffles once (and it was somewhat of a disaster, because I was rushing to get to a friend's party and I was nervous), but I really like the idea of adding mint extract. Kind of like After Eights, no?

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  22. Do, Valentina!

    No, no! No Drool Please CC!

    Hi Ashley, now I would, but I know you are moving! Hope it goes well!

    Hi Jeanine, that's ok! I am glad you like them :)

    Thank you Haley, I will think about it. I have blueberries in the fridge.

    Hi Neen, they would have been like after eights if I had put more mint in. This is actually how I described them to Graham. I do love after eights :P

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  23. That looks yummy. I also remember seeing these over on Grace's blog. Mmmmmm!

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  24. Love the truffs! Make them all the time. The cream cheese sounds delicious!

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