Homemade Chocolate Truffles

I didn't think it was possible.

For one thing, it didn't look possible.

on a bed of coconut

But these looked exactly like the French truffles sold at Costco - although obviously, they wouldn't taste the same.

Nevertheless, not bad - for a kid's book. Did I mention my new found craze for children's cookbooks? Not all of course, but some are nice and easy to follow with lots & lots of pictures - which I believe every cookbook should have. It really makes a difference. After all, how do you know what your finished product will look like? Step-by-step pictures are helpful but as long as there is one decent picture of the finished product, it has my seal of approval.  

Homemade Chocolate Truffles

by Angela Wilkes' Children's Quick & Easy Cook Book

¼ cup cream or curd cheese (I used cream cheese)
½ cup chopped nuts

½ cup confectioner’s sugar

¼ cup cocoa powder

[coating: cocoa powder, dried coconut, chocolate sprinkles]



Put the cream cheese, chopped nuts, confectioner’s sugar, and cocoa powder in a bowl and mix together. Put the cocoa, coconut, and sprinkles for the coating on three plates or shallow bowls. Roll the mixture into small balls. Roll the truffles in the cocoa powder, coconut, or sprinkles, to coat them. Put the truffles in paper candy liners (which I didn't bother with. They're fine in a zip lock bag)