To begin, let’s all agree a holiday feast is incomplete without dessert. Good. Moving forward.
During this time of year, the standard dessert table may be overflowing with seasonal pies, apple crisps, cookies, and candied nuts (I loved maple roasted pecans… so maybe this is only on my *dream* dessert table), but, I’m always asking, “WHERE ARE THE TRUFFLES?”
The actual definition of a truffle calls it “a soft candy made of a chocolate mixture, typically flavored with rum and covered with cocoa.” So basically, I’m gathering a truffle needs two things to be a truffle: chocolate + liquor. Well, fah-la-la-la-la, that sounds like the makings of a good holiday party.
To make my Spiked Holiday Truffles even more festive, I chose to blend up my Gingersnap Cookies as the base. Instead of rum and candy, the combo of caramel-flavored bourbon and spicy ginger snaps had me literally rockin’ around the christmas tree. And if that flavor bomb wasn’t enough, the dark chocolate coating will definitely get your bells jingling. So go on and jazz up your holiday celebration with a plate full of these!
**While you can *obviously* opt for store-bought ginger snaps in place of my homemade version, just know your guests will totally taste the difference. (Kidding, kidding, do what you want!)
Spiked Holiday Truffles
Yields 20-25 truffles
INGREDIENTS:
- 12 oz gingersnap cookies (about 25 small cookies)
- 4 T bourbon (oh boy!)
- 3 T molasses
- 2 T coconut oil
- ½ t cinnamon
- ½ t ginger
- ¼ t nutmeg
- 1 bar of dark chocolate, for coating (or milk, or white, whatever you like!)
DIRECTIONS:
- 1. Pulse cookies in a food processor until a fine crumb forms.
- 2. Add all remaining ingredients EXCEPT the chocolate bar.
- 3. Scoop about 1 T of mixture and roll into balls, placing on a lined baking sheet.
- 4. Let chill for 30ish minutes in the fridge.
- 5. Meanwhile, melt your chocolate of choice over a double-broiler or microwave.
- 6. Plop your truffles, one by one, in the pool of melted chocolate, and roll around until completely coated.
- 7. Fish out with your fork and place back on the baking sheet.
- 8. Allow to set for 5-10 minutes, then nom nom nom!
the exhale 