These white chocolate coconut truffles are creamy, smooth and indulgent, and only contain 5 ingredients. A surprisingly simple no-bake recipe which is so easy to make!
Add the chocolate, butter and vanilla extract to a medium sized bowl.
Pour the double cream into a small saucepan and gently simmer on the hob on a low heat. Stir often with a heatproof rubber spatula to prevent it sticking/burning.
Once the cream is just starting to bubble slightly around the edges, take it off the heat straight away. This should only take a few minutes.
Pour the warm double cream into the bowl of chocolate, butter and vanilla extract.
Wait around 30 seconds for the chocolate to melt a little and then stir the mixture with a spatula or wooden spoon until completely combined and smooth, with no chocolate lumps remaining.
To help the mixture firm up quicker in the fridge, I pour it into a shallow bowl. Cover the bowl in film and place in the fridge for 1-2 hours until much firmer.
Pour the desiccated coconut onto a small plate. Have another larger plate ready to place the finished truffles on to.
Scoop two level teaspoons of mixture per truffle, and place on your larger plate.
Once you have them all measured out, roll the two teaspoons of mixture gently in your hands to make a ball shape. Next, roll each ball in the coconut until it is completely covered, then place back on the larger plate.
I find that it can become more difficult after around the fourth truffle as my hands get quite sticky from the chocolate! So I like to wash my hands in cold water often in between to keep my hands cool and clean.
If you find the measured out mixture has become too soft to roll into balls, simply place the plate in the fridge for 5-10 minutes for it to firm up again and continue rolling.(How often you need to do this obviously depends on how warm your kitchen and hands are!)
Once they are all coated in coconut, I put them in the fridge for 5-10 minutes to firm up a little and then roll each ball a second time in coconut. I feel they have a rounder finish and fuller coverage with the second coat of coconut.
Place the finished truffles back in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to set. Keep stored in the fridge. Best eaten within 3 days (or sooner depending on the expiry of your double cream).
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