Strawberry Truffles - ah, fruit, this must be healthy!

Hi Melt-In-Your-Mouth-Chocolate-Lovers,

At first, chocolate and fruit sounds kind'a strange 'n gross right? (Gee, just imagine chocolate and vegetables... yuck!)

Strawberry Truffles

8 oz. cream cheese at room temperature 5 oz. white chocolate 4 cups confectioner's sugar 1 tsp. grated fresh ginger root 18 medium fresh strawberries 1/4 cup finely minced crystallized ginger (get it in a gourmet food store or well stocked supermarket) 1/2 cup toasted coconut 1/2 cup finely chopped pistachio nuts

Makes about 18 truffles

Melt white chocolate in the top of a double boiler, let cool.

Beat together the cream cheese, sugar and ginger root until smooth. Add melted white chocolate and mix well. Chill for at least 1 hour or until easy to handle.

Use a small melon baller (or small spoon) to scoop out the center of each strawberry, half way down each fruit. Pat strawberry dry.

Put a little crystallized ginger into each strawberry. Shape the cheese mixture around the fruit. Coat one end in the toasted coconut, the other in the pistachio nuts.

Place truffles in candy cups and chill until serving time.

I suppose you could just dip stawberries into melted chocolate... but that's kind'a boring. Imagine how delighted the women will be when they see what you've made just for them!

Bonus!

Oh yeah, maybe you could try dipping veggies into melted chocolate and tell me what you think. Good, bad, okay? Fabulous? Disgusting? Post a comment and tell the world what you think.

God Bless,
Yoon Ho Um

P.S. Are you sick of all these truffles recipes? Don't worry, we've saved possibly the best one for last(Chocolate Truffles) and then we move on to Fudge!