This Strawberry Truffles recipe makes the perfect Valentine’s Day treat. With their velvety strawberry center and festive finish, these truffles bring all the charm without any fuss, making them perfect for sharing, savoring, and spreading a little extra love.it’s no-bake.
I love making recipes featuring fresh strawberry flavor. Two favorites are my: Strawberry Freezer Jam Without Pectin and my Strawberry Bakery Scones.
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Why this Strawberry Truffle Recipe is a Keeper
This treat is perfect dessert to make for Valentine’s Day. They are so delicious, easy to make and are super customizable. These truffles are the perfect treat for gifting.
- Minimal Ingredients: Usually requires just 4–5 staples.
- Natural Flavor: By using freeze-dried strawberries, you get an intense, concentrated fruit flavor without the excess moisture that ruins chocolate.
- Texture: It strikes that perfect balance between a firm snap of the shell and a silk-soft center.
Why Is my Ganache Too Soft to Roll?
If your strawberry balls are too soft, your cream cheese may have gotten too warm. Refrigerate for a while and try again.
Pro Tip for Flavor
The “Cheesecake” Twist: Mix a Tablespoon of softened cream cheese into the melted white chocolate mixture.
Ingredient Notes to Make Strawberry Cake Truffles
This recipe uses only a few simple ingredients you may already have, or can grab with a quick trip to the store.
Get the full printable recipe with specific measurements and directions in the recipe card below.
- Strawberry Flavor Cake Mix: I prefer to use a strawberry cake mix for this recipe, but you could also use white or vanilla.
- Cream Cheese: Softened cream cheese is best for making a no-bake truffle dough.
- Melting Chocolate: You will need both vanilla melting wafers and bright pink candy melts.
Variations and Substitutions for Strawberry Cake Truffles
Truffle recipes are super customizable. Plus these truffles are easy and the truffles taste amazing. Take this one to the next level by adding different mix-ins and toppings.
- The Boozy Kick: Add 1 Tablespoon of Grand Marnier or strawberry liqueur to the ganache.
- Coating: Make these strawberry truffles a pink color by using different color melts. Mix up the types of chocolate. Try to use dark chocolate coating.
- Vegan Version: Use full-fat coconut cream (the solid part) and dairy-free white chocolate chips.
- Flavoring: You can replace the strawberries with raspberries instead.
- Nutty Crunch: Roll the finished truffles in crushed pistachios or toasted almond slivers.
- Topping: If you cant find pink candy melts, you can melt milk chocolate instead. You could also top with freeze dried strawberries or freeze dried raspberries. You could also make a powdered sugar glaze instead.
Special Equipment Needed for Making these Truffles
If you have the right tools to make a recipe, the process will go smoother. For this recipe, I recommend using a few different things.
- Food Processor: Essential for turning freeze-dried berries into a fine dust.
- Small Cookie Scoop (1 teaspoon size): This keeps your hands clean and ensures every truffle is uniform.
- Parchment Paper: Chocolate sticks to everything except this. Make sure to use a lined baking sheet.
How to Make Chocolate Strawberry Truffles
This is one of the easiest recipes ever. It comes together in just a few steps, and is perfect for treat boxes and get-togethers.
Get the full printable recipe with specific measurements and directions in the recipe card below.
- Heat Treat Cake Mix: Preheat the oven and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread the cake mix in an even layer on the baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 5 minutes. Allow pan to cool on a wire rack.
- Make Strawberry Filling: In a mixing bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese with a mixer until smooth. Fold the cake mix into the cream cheese before mixing it with the mixer. Fold in cream cheese chips, cover and chill.
- Shape Truffle Balls: When cold, scoop 1.5 Tablespoons of dough into your hands and roll each ball. Place dough balls on the baking sheet.
- Coat in Chocolate: Melt chocolate in a small bowl that is microwave-safe the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds. Coat each truffle ball in the melted chocolate and use a fork to help excess chocolate drip off before placing down.
- Add Toppings: Add sprinkles before chocolate sets. Melt the pink candy melts and transfer to a piping bag. Drizzle the pink chocolate onto the tops of all the truffles. Refrigerate until firm.
Prep Ahead Suggestions
Help your future self out and prep these chocolate covered homemade strawberry cake balls ahead of time.
- Prep Ahead: You can make the dough 2–3 days in advance. Just keep it in the fridge.
Alternate Cooking Methods to Melt the Chocolate
Alternatively, you can prepare the chocolate in the crock pot.
- Slow Cooker: Melt the chocolate in the slow cooker. Fill it halfway with water and place on Low to slowly melt the chocolate for the chocolate shell.
How to Store, Reheat and Use Leftovers
- Store: Store truffles in an airtight container. Be sure to keep truffles in the fridge.
- Freeze: The strawberry chocolate truffles freeze beautifully! Flash-freeze them on a tray first, then toss them into a freezer bag for up to 3 months.
- Using Leftovers: If you have extra filling, melt it down and use it as a decadent dip for pretzels or a topping for vanilla ice cream.
Common Questions About This Recipe
It’s recommended that you heat treat flour if you’re not planning on cooking it otherwise. This is because sometimes raw flour can contain bacteria such as E.coli.
A truffle is a small, bite-sized treat that typically has a soft ganache middle and a crisp coating chocolate candy.
Expert Tips for Making Cake Truffles
- Don’t Overheat the Chocolate: White chocolate burns at a lower temperature than dark chocolate. Use a double boiler or microwave in short 15-second bursts.
- Cold Hands are Key: If your hands are warm, the truffles will melt while you roll them. Rinse your hands in cold water and dry them thoroughly before starting.
- Sift the Powder: Sift strawberry powder after pulsing it to remove those tiny yellow seeds for a smoother powder.
- The “Double Dip”: For a professional look, dip the truffles in melted chocolate once, let them set, and drizzle a second pattern over the top.
- Serve With: Serve with Strawberry Angel Food Cake Dessert, Oreo Cookie Balls or Strawberry Crunch Cake.
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Strawberry Truffles
Equipment
- Baking Tray
- Small Cookie Scoop
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Ingredients
- 15.25 ounces Strawberry cake mix , 1 box
- 8 ounces Cream cheese, 1 brick, softened
- ⅓ cup Cream cheese chips, roughly chopped
- 20 ounces Vanilla melting wafers, 2 bags
- ½ cup Pink candy melts
- ½ cup Bright pink candy melts
- Sprinkles, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and use parchment paper to line a baking sheet.
- Spread the cake mix in an evenly layer onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes to kill an bacteria. Remove from the oven and allow pan to cool on a wire rack.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with a hand mixer or stand mixer until it has a creamy and smooth consistency.
- Now add in the prepared cake mix, fold into the cream cheese with a rubber spatula. Before using a hand mixer to prevent it flying everywhere.
- Then fold in the cream cheese chips until incorporated.
- Refrigerate covered with plastic wrap for 2 hours.
- Now that the dough had chill and is easier to work with, scoop 1 ½ Tablespoons and roll into an ball with your hands, then place of the baking sheet.
- Melt the chocolate either in using a double boiler or in the microwave for 30 second intervals until melted.
- Now coat each truffle one at a time in the melted chocolate, the use a fork to allow the excess chocolate drip off before place back on baking sheet. Then sprinkle over your sprinkles of choice.
- Next melt the pink candy melts and transfer to piping bags once melted.
- Then drizzle the pink chocolate on top of the truffles.
Christina’s Notes
- Baking Cake Mix: Don’t skip this step, as cake mix contains raw flour it can contain harmful bacteria. Baking in the oven on a sheet pan will kill all of the bacteria for this no bake dessert.
- Double Boiler: To melt the chocolate it is best to use a double boiler so that all of it melt evenly and there is not risk of burning. Watch this video tutorial on how to use a double boiler to melt chocolate.
- Microwave: You can also heat treat the cake mix in the microwave instead of oven. Heat in a microwave safe bowl for 3 minutes, stirring the cake mix every 30 seconds to ensure it is evenly heated and to avoid any hot spots.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
Wonderful recipe
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