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    Home » Recipes » Christmas

    Gingerbread Man Truffles

    Published: Dec 13, '12 · Modified: May 20, '18 · By: Beth Klosterboer · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    This Christmas, delight your guests with cute little Gingerbread Man Truffles. They are sure to warm your heart and they taste just like gingerbread. Your kids can even decorate them with frosting or candy for a fun food craft day.

    The sun finally came out yesterday after a week of gray and dreary skies. My window filled home has been so dark that even though I made these gingerbread truffles quite a few days ago, I couldn't get a good picture of them until yesterday. I usually try to work on blog projects when it is sunny, so that I can use natural light to take my pictures. I've never been a fan of gloomy weather, but now that I am even more dependent on sunshine, my disdain for cloudy days had grown.

    I did go ahead and shoot all my step-by-step images and even with lots of editing, some of them look terrible. Sorry about that! These little gingerbread truffles not only look like gingerbread men, but they taste like gingerbread.

    I adapted this recipe from Peter's Chocolate and love how the spice and molasses flavor compliment the milk chocolate. If you don't have a gingerbread man silicone mold you can just scoop and roll these in some cocoa powder or even dip them in chocolate. Any way you make them they are really a nice Christmas treat.

    Gingerbread Truffles (makes 24)

    Gingerbread man truffles
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    Gingerbread Man Truffles - cute little treat for the holidays.
    Prep Time
    30 mins
    Cook Time
    4 mins
    Total Time
    34 mins
     
    Use a Gingerbread Man mold to make delicious Truffles this Christmas.
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: christmas desserts, gingerbread dessert, gingerbread truffles
    Servings: 24
    Author: Beth Jackson Klosterboer
    Ingredients
    • ⅔ cups heavy whipping cream
    • 2 tablespoons molasses
    • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon ginger
    • ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
    • ⅛ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
    • ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • 16 ounces good quality milk chocolate finely chopped
    Supplies Needed:
    • small saucepan
    • disposable icing bag or heavy duty zip top bag
    • Wilton Silicone 24 Cavity Gingerbread Mold
    Instructions
    1. Pour heavy whipping cream, molasses, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg into a small saucepan. Heat over medium heat, stirring often, until it just begins to boil.
    2. Remove it from the heat and allow it to sit for 30 minutes.
    3. Once again heat it over medium heat just until bubbles form around the edge of the pan.
    4. Remove it from the heat and add the finely chopped milk chocolate and vanilla.
    5. Stir it just until the chocolate is completely submerged in the cream, then let it sit for 2-3 minutes. Stir until smooth and creamy. If you still have any chunks of chocolate remaining, you can gently heat it over low heat until melted.
    6. NOTE: Do not over heat this ganache (the chocolate mixture) or the cocoa butter will rise to the surface and your truffles will be oily. If this happens, you can stir in a tablespoon of cold cream which will help bring the mixture back together, just be aware that your truffles will be softer.
    7. Fill a disposable pastry bag or a zip top bag with the gingerbread ganache.
    8. Pipe it into the gingerbread mold filling the cavities about ¾ of the way full.
    9. Refrigerate for one hour, then freeze for another hour.
    10. Un-mold the gingerbread men truffles. If they are sticking at all, freeze for a while longer.
    11. Allow truffles to come to room temperature before serving.
    12. If desired, decorate gingerbread men with frosting, melted chocolate, and candies.
    13. Keep them stored in an airtight container.
    14. If kept in a cool dry place they will keep up to two weeks.
    15. If you keep them refrigerated they will keep for about three weeks.

     

    Wilton Silicone 24 Cavity Gingerbread Mold

    Instructions:

    Pour heavy whipping cream, molasses, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg into a small saucepan. Heat over medium heat, stirring often, until it just begins to boil. Remove it from the heat and allow it to sit for 30 minutes.

    Once again heat it over medium heat just until bubbles form around the edge of the pan, remove it from the heat and add the finely chopped milk chocolate and vanilla. Stir it just until the chocolate is completely submerged in the cream, then let it sit for 2-3 minutes. Stir until smooth and creamy. If you still have any chunks of chocolate remaining, you can gently heat it over low heat until melted.

    NOTE: Do not over heat this ganache (the chocolate mixture) or the cocoa butter will rise to the surface and your truffles will be oily. If this happens, you can stir in a tablespoon of cold cream which will help bring the mixture back together, just be aware that your truffles will be softer.

    Fill a disposable pastry bag or a zip top bag with the gingerbread ganache. Pipe it into the gingerbread mold filling the cavities about ¾ of the way full.

    Refrigerate for one hour, then freeze for another hour.

    Un-mold the gingerbread men truffles. If they are sticking at all, freeze for a while longer. They should come out clean.

    Allow truffles to come to room temperature before serving. You can place them in a candy dish or on a serving tray for your Christmas celebration. If you have time and the inclination, you can even decorate these gingerbread men with frosting, melted chocolate, and candies. Have fun!

    This Christmas, delight your guests with cute little Gingerbread Man Truffles. They are sure to warm your heart and they taste just like gingerbread. Your kids can even decorate them with frosting or candy for a fun food craft day.

    Keep them stored in an airtight container. If kept in a cool dry place they will keep up to two weeks. If you keep them refrigerated they will keep for about three weeks.

    Be sure to check out all my fun Christmas Recipes!

    Find over 100 wonderful Christmas Recipes to make cute desserts, festive party food, and homemade gifts at HungryHappenings.com. See step-by-step and video tutorials so you can easily recreate all the fun food crafts, sweet treats, and savory appetizers at home.

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    1. Allison

      December 14, 2016 at 8:54 am

      Hi Beth, would this truffle mixture work as filling in your white chocolate Christmas mice? Or, do you think that the Oreo truffle would be a better choice since there is milk chocolate in the gingerbread? Also, should I "line" the white chocolate shell with some melted white chocolate to get the filling to adhere better - if that makes sense?

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      • Beth

        December 15, 2016 at 4:36 pm

        Either filling would work well. I do think the gingerbread filling might be a little sweet with the white chocolate shell, but I'm sure it would taste great. I don't think you need to bother to make the filling stick. It will be fine just pressed into the mold. Enjoy!

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    2. Elizabeth

      December 14, 2013 at 5:11 pm

      Um, so I know it is a year later, but I tried these and it was an epic failure!! They are soft and gooey. I even froze them overnight. Any advice? Maybe I didn't heat the mixture hot enough?

      Reply
      • beth

        December 15, 2013 at 12:28 am

        I'm so sorry this recipe didn't work out for you, Elizabeth. It was my fault and I apologize. I realized as I looked back at this recipe, that it should have had 16 ounces of milk chocolate not 12 ounces. I reduced the quantities in this recipe when I wrote it up and made a mathematical mistake. Oh, I really am very sorry. I wish I would have caught this last year. I did actually use the recipe with the 12 ounces, to make chocolate shells filled with the gingerbread truffles, but the filling is soft. I hope you found a use for the filling and it didn't go to waste.

        Reply
    3. Flash

      December 20, 2012 at 9:39 pm

      I'm drooling over these. I'm not a fan of chocolate so I get excited when I find a yummy new recipe like this.

      Reply
    4. CuteEverything.com

      December 19, 2012 at 4:34 am

      Totally cute! Love them, they'd also be really fun to decorate!

      Reply
    5. ec

      December 18, 2012 at 11:38 pm

      so cute.

      Reply
    6. Lisa

      December 17, 2012 at 4:20 am

      These are soooo cute! You could even make little buttons out of candy!

      Reply
    7. The Partiologist

      December 14, 2012 at 3:13 pm

      Wow Beth! These are as cute as they sound delicious and boy oh boy do they sound delicious! 🙂

      Reply
    8. Michelle | Creative Food

      December 14, 2012 at 3:03 am

      These seriously look and sound delicious! I love truffles so cute truffles make me super happy! 🙂

      Reply
    9. Pixel Pixie

      December 14, 2012 at 12:31 am

      These look great and I think I'll make a batch. Do they need to be stored in the fridge?

      Reply
      • Beth Jackson Klosterboer

        December 14, 2012 at 2:10 am

        Thanks. The truffles will keep at room temperature if stored in an airtight container for up to two weeks, but can be kept in the refrigerator even longer.

        Reply
      • Pixel Pixie

        December 14, 2012 at 10:37 pm

        Super. In my house, I doubt any truffles would be left in one week, let alone two.

        Reply
    10. Lori Stilger

      December 13, 2012 at 3:30 pm

      How cute, Beth! I think I'll add these to my to-do for my Christmas Open House next year! 🙂 MERRY CHRISTMAS!

      Reply

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