White Chocolate Coconut Truffles – super easy truffles that melt in your mouth! Perfect for holiday desserts, cookie exchanges, or just because!
After being gone for a week, this week is crazy! Trying to get work done on top of getting the house ready for Christmas, and doing some baking. I have a cookie exchange this weekend that I need to figure out what I am making! I love doing cookie exchanges. My family is kind of picky about what cookies they will eat, but just getting to hang out with friends and share food together is so much fun. Stay tuned, because I am sure whatever I make will show up here later this month. I can’t make something I have shared with them before!
A couple weeks ago a friend and I were talking about holiday cookies, and what were our favorites. She said she loved these white chocolate coconut truffles, but could never get the recipe to turn out. She said more often than not, the truffles never firmed up, so they just ended up eating them with a spoon. I asked her to send me her recipe later, and I would see if I could figure out why it wasn’t working. It only has 4 ingredients, so it is super easy. Perfect since everything is so crazy this time of year!
The recipe my friend sent had a ton of chocolate to the amount of cream. So I played with the ratios a little, and came up with these. They set up perfectly in the fridge, and were easy to roll in the coconut. Great for any cookie exchange or holiday tray. I made about 18 white chocolate coconut truffles out of this recipe, it could easily be doubled or tripled if you were cooking for a crowd. Packaging up a few of these in a little box or cellophane bag with a pretty ribbon would make a great hostess gift or even teacher gift this holiday season. Plus they freeze well for later, so you can make them ahead!
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 2 Tbls butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- In a sauce pan, bring heavy cream to a simmer, over medium heat. Stir in chocolate chips. Remove from heat, and stir until smooth. Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Add butter and vanilla, mixing until smooth.
- Pour into a shallow bowl. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
- Once set, use a small cookie scoop to scoop balls of white chocolate, and roll through shredded coconut.
- Store in the fridge until ready to serve.
Erin S
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Cookin Canuck says
December 3, 2014 at 8:27 amI can never resist coconut, so I’m pretty sure I could plow through 10 of these in no time. Great treat for the holidays!
Linsey says
December 3, 2014 at 10:38 amPerfect for unexpected guests, great taste and quick to make.
Sharon @ What The Fork Food Blog says
December 3, 2014 at 10:57 amYum! I love everything and anything with coconut!
Dorothy+at+Shockingly+Delicious says
December 3, 2014 at 12:18 pmThose look super dangerous for me to have in the house alone. They are already calling my name. 🙂
Sweet and Simple by April says
December 3, 2014 at 12:38 pmThis is perfect for my mom. She loves coconut treats.
cristina says
December 3, 2014 at 1:15 pmYour recipe adjustments proved a success! These cute truffles are like sweet little snowballs. Amazing only 5 ingredients!
Meagan+@+A+Zesty+Bite says
December 3, 2014 at 6:16 pmI could definitely go for a couple of these.
Carolyn says
December 3, 2014 at 9:52 pmThese look amazing, Erin! Pinning for sure. 🙂
Katrina+@+In+Katrina's+Kitchen says
December 8, 2014 at 2:35 amThis is SO me! I love coconut truffles!!!
Jennifer says
April 7, 2015 at 12:13 pmMaybe it’s because I did a double batch but these didn’t turn out for me at all. =( Mixed in the coconut & used it as a filling for cupcakes instead.
Erin S says
April 7, 2015 at 1:16 pmI am sorry they didn’t work out Jennifer. Different brands of white chocolate can act very differently. It may because of the double batch, I have only made them one batch at a time.
Talia says
February 12, 2016 at 5:47 amCan I use normal full cream milk instead of heavy cream?
Erin S says
February 12, 2016 at 7:47 amI think that will work Talia. It just needs to have a high fat content and be thick so it sets up properly. I haven’t tested it though, so I can’t be 100% sure. Try it and let me know how it works!