S'mores Truffles

I love s'mores!  I mean, for real, I love them.  I have tried to perfect a way to enjoy them without having to build a fire in the back yard for as long as I can remember.  I have tried to heat them over candle light and an oven burner.  My sister stacks chocolate and a marshmallow on a graham cracker and sticks it in the microwave.  It works for her and it's okay...  But it's not as good as a freshly roasted marshmallow -- golden brown and never burned -- and chocolate that isn't melted.

When I saw several S'mores Truffles recipes floating around, I got a little excited.  (I tried not to.)  The recipes sounded like they could be ok but could they really satisfy my cravings for the real thing?  My daughter and I started playing around and...

This was the result!  They were beyond good!!!  And so pretty!  They tasted just like a s'more from around the campfire.  I can't wait to make these for my sister to see what she thinks about them.

Here's how we made them --

I used a small circle fondant cutter and cut out graham cracker circles.  We crushed the left over cracker pieces up for the topping.

I did the same thing with Hershey's bars.  That is a requirement for me -- it must be Hershey's chocolate to taste like a proper s'mores treat.

Yum!

We started with Marshmallow Fluff as the base of our filling for the truffle.  We added in a little whipping cream, vanilla and powdered sugar.

Once it was mixed well and stiff, we rolled it into small balls.

Then we placed the filling between a piece of chocolate and a piece of cracker.  I think we could have eaten them just like this.  Instead, we refrigerated them for about half an hour.  Then, we melted the leftover chocolate pieces along with a few more Hershey's bars in a double boiler and dipped the beauties in.  We put them on wax paper to harden and topped them with the cracker crumbs.

After an hour or so in the frig, they were ready to eat.  Then I promptly packed them up to take to work the next day as I knew I could not be trusted in the same house as them much longer.

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S'mores Truffles

6 Hersheys bars, full size

3 graham crackers

1 c marshmallow fluff

1 tbsp heavy whipping cream

1 tsp double strength vanilla extract

2 1/2 c powdered sugar

Cut 3 Hersheys bars and the graham crackers into same size pieces -- I cut 4 small circles from each cracker and chocolate bar.  Save leftover bits of chocolate bar for chocolate coating.  Save leftover graham cracker bits for crumbling over top of the truffles. 

For the filling, mix marshmallow fluff, cream and vanilla with an electric mixer until well blended.  Start adding the sugar a little at a time.  Mix until combined and stiffened. 

Roll into balls and place between a piece of chocolate and a graham cracker*.  Chill these for at least a half hour.  Melt remaining chocolate in double boiler and dip truffles.  Place them on wax paper to harden and top with crushed graham crackers.  Allow the truffles to harden in the refrigerater for about an hour.

*If you have leftover filling, it can be rolled into balls to be chilled, dipped and topped just like the other truffles.

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