Best Good For You Berry Truffles Recipes

Mary Berry's Boozy Rum Truffles image

Provided by Great British Food

Yield 35 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

2-3 tbsps rum
100g seedless raisins, finely chopped
4 tbsps apricot jam, warmed
150g broken plain biscuits, crushed
200g Madeira or sponge cake, crumbled
100g dark chocolate, melted
2 x 55g pots chocolate strands or vermicelli

Steps:

You will need about 40 petit four cases on a baking sheet. Measure the rum, raisins, jam, biscuits and cake into a large bowl. Add the melted chocolate and mix together very thoroughly until all of the mixture is covered in chocolate.
Shape into about 40 little truffle balls and roll each one in the chocolate vermicelli strands. Place in the petit four cases.
Leave to chill in the fridge for about 1 hour before eating

Very Berry Good Truffles image

Provided by Sheri Zarnick

Categories Candies

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 9

20 vanilla wafers
2 c mixed dried fruit (blueberries,cranberries,cherries,& dates)
1 tsp freshly grated orange zest
1/2 c light brown sugar, packed
2 Tbsp orange juice, thawed concentrate
1 Tbsp butter, room temperature
1 Tbsp canola oil
1 Tbsp honey
3 Tbsp confectioners' sugar

Steps:

1. In a food processor, pulse wafers until finely crumbled. Transfer to bowl. then pulse fruit and zest until finely chopped.
2. In a heavy 2 qt. saucepan add brown sugar, orange juice, butter, oil, and honey; bring to a simmer, stirring over medium-low heat. Stir in mixed fruit and wafer crumbs. Let cool 5 minutes.
3. With damp hands, roll fruit mixture into 1" balls, placing on wax paper as you work.
4. Place confectioners' sugar in a small bowl. Roll each ball into sugar to coat. Makes about 4 dozen

'Good for You' Berry Truffles image

Provided by Yogi8

Categories Candy

Time 20m

Yield 24-36 truffles

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups walnuts, raw if possible
1 cup dates, less if you add sweeteners
1 cup frozen raspberries or 1 cup frozen blueberries
1/4 cup cocoa powder
crushed walnuts or coconut, to roll truffles in

Steps:

Blend all, except crushed walnut or coconut, in a food processor, scraping sides occasionally till the mixture is smooth.
Shape into small balls and roll in walnut or coconut.
Store in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 93.8, Fat 6.5, SaturatedFat 0.7, Sodium 0.6, Carbohydrate 9.2, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 6.4, Protein 1.9