Description
Sweet coconut and caramel merge in these samoa truffles, creating a heavenly bite-sized dessert inspired by classic Girl Scout cookies. Rich chocolate and toasted coconut deliver irresistible tropical flavors you cannot resist sampling.
Ingredients
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Truffle Base:
- 2 cups chocolate wafer cookies, crushed
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup caramel sauce
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Coating and Topping:
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup toasted coconut flakes
- 1/4 cup caramel sauce (for drizzling)
Garnish:
- 2 tbsp toasted coconut flakes
- 1 tbsp chocolate sprinkles
Instructions
- Pulverize chocolate wafer cookies into fine crumbs using a food processor or rolling pin.
- In a mixing bowl, cream softened butter until smooth and fluffy.
- Incorporate powdered sugar and caramel sauce into the butter, blending until a cohesive mixture forms.
- Fold crushed cookie crumbs into the butter mixture, creating a dense, moldable base.
- Refrigerate the mixture for 15-20 minutes to firm up and enhance handling.
- Roll the chilled mixture into uniform bite-sized spheres, placing them on a parchment-lined tray.
- Freeze the truffles for 10 minutes to maintain their shape during coating.
- Melt semisweet chocolate chips in a double boiler or microwave, stirring until completely smooth.
- Carefully dip each truffle into melted chocolate, ensuring full coverage, and gently tap off excess.
- Immediately sprinkle toasted coconut flakes over the chocolate-coated truffles.
- Drizzle additional caramel sauce in delicate zigzag patterns across the truffles.
- Garnish with extra toasted coconut flakes and chocolate sprinkles for visual appeal.
- Refrigerate truffles for 15 minutes to set the chocolate and caramel coating.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.
Notes
- Use a food processor for consistently fine cookie crumbs, ensuring a smooth truffle texture without lumps.
- Chill the mixture before rolling to prevent sticky hands and create perfectly uniform truffles.
- Toast coconut flakes in a dry skillet for enhanced nutty flavor and extra crunch before sprinkling.
- Opt for high-quality chocolate and caramel sauce to elevate the overall taste and richness of the truffles.
- Prep Time: 35 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Rolling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg