Strawberry heart truffles recipe

Ingredients

• 2 x 100g bags white chocolate chips
• 80g unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 120g icing sugar, sifted
• 3-4 drops pink gel food colour
• 9g freeze-dried strawberries, chopped

These gorgeous white chocolate hearts are filled with freeze-dried strawberries, perfect for a Valentine's Day sweet treat or a Mother’s Day gift. They also happen to be gluten-free, ideal for those with dietary requirements. You can make these ahead of time and they’ll store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. See method

• Makes 20
• 15 mins to prepare and 5 mins to cook, plus chilling
• 112 calories / serving
• Freezable

Method

1. Line an 18cm square, shallow cake tin with nonstick baking paper. Put the white chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water. Stir until the chocolate is completely melted and smooth.
2. In a mixing bowl, beat together the butter and icing sugar until smooth and creamy. Add enough pink food colour to get a shade you like. Fold through the melted white chocolate. Spread into the lined tin. Chill for 2 hrs until firm.
3. Remove from the fridge, lift out of the tin and put onto a board. Using a small heart-shaped cutter, stamp out approximately 20 hearts from the mixture. Transfer to a tray and scatter over the chopped freeze- dried strawberries, pressing into the hearts so that they are firmly attached.
4. Put the tray in the fridge to chill for a further 2 hrs and then put into pretty bags or boxes to gift. They will keep for up to 2 weeks.

See more Mother's Day edible gift ideas

Freezing and defrosting guidelines

In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.

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