One more candy bar truffle recipe. Hm. This one is my very own, as well. I could not help but make another one, since I survived my first examination in class 12 today.
It is also my brother’s birthday tomorrow – and he loves Snickers. So I made him some mini mini snickers.
In fact, these are really easy to make and do not take much time until they’re done. Maybe your Valentine will love some, too? Do not miss the chance to impress them with a homemade treat.
(makes about 30 truffles)
30 chocolate hollow spheres
3 heaped tbsp marshmallow fluff (fluff is usually so sticky that you can only use heaped tbsp)
3 tbsp creamy peanut butter
60 g (2 oz.) caramelized condensed milk
200 g (5 oz.) chocolate coating
1 cup peanuts (not salted)
Mix peanut butter and marshmallow fluff with a spoon. You will receive a chewy mass which can be formed by hand. Fill it in the hollow spheres until about 2/3 full. Use your fingers for this – you might rinse them with cold water every now and then.
Place 1 or two peanuts in the chocolate spheres. Fill in the caramellized condensed milk until full.
Freeze for about 2 hours.
Melt the chocolate coating in the microwave, not heating it for longer than 30 seconds at a time, or over a water bath. Dip the truffles in the chocolate and place them on a baking sheet until the coating has hardened. You can put half a peanut on top for decoration.
I hope you like bounty, because if you do, you will love this bite-sized version of the coconut and chocolate bar. In fact, it is very easy to make your own bars at home and they are made in no time.
These truffles area more elegant mini version of bounty bars and might be the perfect treat for your Valentine. Just imagine to get a bunch of mini candy bars in a box, wouldn’t that be lovely?
The coconut mass is made in no time, what is more tricky is filling the chocolate hollow spheres. From this recipe, you get about 25-30 truffles, depending on how much filling you put in. Now grab your 4 ingredients and impress your Valentine.
Bounty Truffles:
160 g (5 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
80 g (3 oz.) ground coconut
30 chocolate hollow spheres
200 g (6 oz.) chocolate coating
Mix condensed milk and coconut flakes in a bowl until they form a thick mass. You might use your hands to make it more even. Now it’s time to fill the hollow spheres, which is the tricky part about those truffles. It works best if you dip your hands in cold water first, then gently press the filling into the spheres.
Melt the chocolate coating in the microwave, not heating it for longer than 30 seconds at a time, or over a water bath. Dip the truffles in the chocolate and place them on a baking sheet until the coating has hardened. You can sprinkle some coconut flakes on top for decoration.
They taste best when cold.
These tiny treats may have not the fanciest look, but believe me, they are addictive. This is how they disappear.
I found the recipe while looking for an Auntie Anne’s copycat and was not disappointed by the result. You can find the source I used as a basic here.
But I changed the style of a normal sweet pretzel slightly: First, as a tiny-things-lover I made small bite-sized dough buns which make you take one after the other until the bowl is empty. Second, I soaked these little babies with a mixture of milk, and sugar. This made them heavenly moist and sweet.
Don’t believe me? Try a bunch of them yourself.
Sweet Pretzel Bites
pretzel dough:
500 ml (2 cups) milk
1 1/2 tablespoons (2 packets) active dry yeast
6 tbsp brown sugar
4 tbsp butter, melted
540 g (4 1/2 cups) flour + some more if the dough is still sticky and for dusting the surface
2 tsp fine salt
5 tbsp baking soda
500 ml (2 cups) warm water
for the milk sauce:
2 tablespoons butter, melted
5 tbsp powdered sugar
150 ml (2/3 cups) milk
Heat the milk in a small pan until it reaches about 45°C (110°F). Stir in the yeast and let it sit for about 3 minutes. Add the butter and sugar. Add the flour about 1 cup at a time and the add the salt. This works best if you use the kneading hooks of a handheld or stand mixer. If the dough is still sticky afted adding all the flour, you should use some more, but only until it stops sticking to your handy while you knead it.
Let the dough sit in a warm, moist place for about one hour.
Preheat the oven to 220°C (430°F). Knead the dough with your hands on a floured surface and divide it into 4 pieces. Roll a kind of sausage out of each quarter and cut it into bite sized pieces (about 2,5 cm/1´´ length).
Place one baking sheet on your pans. Mix the baking soda and water in a bowl. In another shallow dish, combine milk, sugar and butter for the sauce.
Dip each little bun in the soda mixture, then set it on the baking sheet and bake for about 6-7 minutes until golden brown.
After taking them out of the oven, dip each pretzel bite into the milk sauce and then let them cool on the counter (if you can resist eating them). You might have some sauce leftover, which should be used for soaking.
Enjoy the goodness with your friends and family!