Orange Creamsicle Truffles

5 from 1 vote

Our orange creamsicle truffles are delicious bites of sweet orange and vanilla flavor wrapped up in a tiny decadent package.

Prep Time20

Cook Time5

Chill Time1

Total Time1 25

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Orange Creamsicle Truffles Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 138kcal

Add the white chocolate chips to a medium bowl and set aside.
In a small saucepan, melt the butter and orange zest together. Stir in the heavy cream and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
As soon as the mixture comes to a simmer, pour through a sieve into the white chocolate chips to strain out the orange zest. Allow the mixture to sit for 1 to 2 minutes to soften the chocolate.
Add the extracts and food coloring and whisk the mixture until smooth and all ingredients are fully incorporated. The mixture may initially separate from the butter, but continue whisking/stirring and it will incorporate.
If needed, heat the mixture for 15 seconds at a time in the microwave if the chocolate has not melted all the way.
Cover the mixture with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Scoop 1 to 1½ tablespoons of the truffle mixture and form into balls, then roll the balls in the powdered sugar.
Refrigerate the truffles for another 30 minutes to 1 hour before serving.

You need just a small drop of orange food coloring. We like using gel food coloring since a tiny drop will go a long way, especially when we want these to be a nice pale orange.
The melted chocolate mixture may initially separate from the butter, but continue whisking/stirring and it will incorporate.
Refrigerating for 30 minutes will yield a softer “dough” that is easier to scoop and roll but will need to be refrigerated longer for the formed truffles to harden. If you refrigerate the mixture for about an hour, it will be thicker and harder to scoop but a metal cookie scoop (a metal spoon or melon baller) will work fine. Once you have rolled these scoops into balls and coated them in powdered sugar, they will likely still be nice and well formed and ready to eat immediately.