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Lemon White Chocolate Truffles with Lavender

Published: Feb 12, 2021 Last Updated: Jan 17, 2022 by Marye 777 words. | About 4 minutes to read this article.

Lemon white chocolate truffles are decadently rich and creamy plus so easy to make! This recipe includes culinary lavender but you can omit it if you want to. Keep refrigerated.
Total time 1 hour 10 minutes
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Pecan pralines are another homemade candy that makes a great gift!

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  • ❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
  • 🧾 Ingredients
  • 🔪 Instructions
  • 🥫 Storage
  • 💭 Things to know
  • 👩🏻‍🍳 Frequently asked questions
  • 📚 Related recipes
  • 📞 The last word
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❤️ Why you'll love this recipe

Homemade lemon white chocolate truffles are rich, creamy bites infused with delicate lavender and tangy lemon zest.

With just 4 main ingredients this recipe goes together quickly and the results are always spectacular!

Perfect for special occasions like Valentine's Day, bridal showers, and Mother's Day.

🧾 Ingredients

For this recipe you'll need:

  • white chocolate
  • sweetened condensed milk (I use Eagle Brand)
  • lemon zest
  • culinary grade lavender
  • confectioner's sugar

🔪 Instructions

Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the green recipe card below.

  1. Add all of the ingredients to a microwave safe bowl.
  2. Microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, until the mixture is smooth and well blended.
  3. Chill until firm.
  4. Form into balls
  5. Chill.
  6. Roll in confectioner’s sugar.

🥫 Storage

Store tightly covered in an airtight container in the refrigerator with parchment or waxed paper between the layers.

This creamy, homemade candy will be good for at least a week.

Freeze up to three months.

Lemon white chocolate truffles on a plate with lavender buds spilled on the table.

💭 Things to know

Expert Tip: White chocolate truffles will get soft at room temperature so keep them in the refrigerator.

  • Chill the mixture completely before trying to roll into balls or you'll have a huge mess. This is an EASY project but there's no hurrying it!
  • Use a tiny cookie scoop or melon baller to get evenly sized truffles.
  • Because these are made with sweetened condensed milk they are very sweet but they hold up a little better. The lemon helps to balance the sweetness.
  • If it's hot in your kitchen work in batches and keep the majority of the truffle mixture in the refrigerator.
  • The yield from this recipe will depend a lot on what size you make them AND how much you lick the spoon and/or sample your creations.
  • Candied violets are a GORGEOUS garnish for these.
  • Substitute orange or lime zest for the lemon.

👩🏻‍🍳 Frequently asked questions

Here are the questions I am most frequently asked about this recipe.

What are chocolate truffles coated with?

You can roll them in confectioner's sugar or dip them in melted chocolate.

Can you freeze white chocolate truffles?

Yes, they freeze very well.

What goes good with white chocolate?

Almost any fruit or nut. I especially like citrus like these lemon lavender white chocolate truffles.

A stack of white chocolate truffles on an antique plate.

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📞 The last word

If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need. Don't forget that you can click on "add to collection" to save it to your own, private recipe box!

If you love this recipe please give it 5 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Lemon White Chocolate Truffles

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Lemon white chocolate truffles are decadently rich and creamy plus so easy to make! This recipe includes culinary lavender but you can omit it if you want to. Keep refrigerated.
Course Candy
Cuisine American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
chilling time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings:36
Calories:103
Author:Marye Audet-White
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Equipment Needed

  • small cookie scoop

Ingredients

  • 1 pound white chocolate, chopped
  • 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk, I use Eagle Brand
  • ½ tablespoon culinary lavender buds
  • 1 ½ teaspoons lemon zest, more as desired

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Instructions

  • Add all of the ingredients to a microwave safe bowl.
  • Microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, until the mixture is smooth and well blended.
  • Remove from microwave.
  • Chill until firm enough to form into balls.
  • Scoop out chilled white chocolate mixture and form into balls of desired size.
  • Chill again until firm.
  • Roll in confectioner’s sugar.
  • Store tightly covered, with waxed paper between the layers, in the refrigerator.

Notes

Expert Tip: These will get soft at room temperature so keep them in the refrigerator.
  • Chill the mixture completely before trying to roll into balls or you'll have a huge mess. This is an EASY project but there's no hurrying it!
  • Use a tiny cookie scoop or melon baller to get evenly sized truffles.
  • Because these are made with sweetened condensed milk they are very sweet but they hold up a little better. The lemon helps to balance the sweetness.
  • If it's hot in your kitchen work in batches and keep the majority of the truffle mixture in the refrigerator.
  • The yield from this recipe will depend a lot on what size you make them AND how much you lick the spoon and/or sample your creations.
  • Candied violets are a GORGEOUS garnish for these.
  • Substitute orange or lime zest for the lemon.

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 103kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 25mg | Potassium: 77mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 34IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 1mg

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    First published January 11, 2016. Last updated February 12, 2021 for better instructions and readability.

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    Comments

    1. Kelly Baker

      August 26, 2020 at 10:34 pm

      4 stars
      I'm not sure where I went wrong, but my truffles were balls that slowly flattened out. They eventually merged into one large patty. 🙁 I waited almost three hours to chill and the mixture was firm when I started.
      Taste wise the lavender didn't really stick out much, but it was my first time trying to use them so I just mixed them in since the directions didn't specify anything else. Love the lemon flavor, but I wish is was a tad stronger. Super sweet and I like sweet, but that was a bit much. Issue might have been my white chocolate since I used white chocolate chips instead of a white chocolate baking bar.
      Any suggestions for the chocolate brand?

      Reply
      • Marye

        August 30, 2020 at 1:00 pm

        Yikes! I use Ghiredelli?

    2. Gwen

      November 02, 2017 at 11:10 pm

      5 stars
      Hi Marye! This sounds like a BRILLIANT combination and initially I was, too, worried that the condensed milk might make it too sweet. Since you say it wouldn't, I shall give it a shot. Thank you for sharing your recipe. Just a quick question before I get to it however - do you leave the lavender buds in the mix and just roll them into the truffles too?

      Cheers!

      Reply
      • Marye Audet

        November 03, 2017 at 7:14 am

        Yes I do but you could strain them out or run the liquid through a blender to chop them up. It's really up to you.

    3. Barbara Morgan

      March 25, 2017 at 11:56 am

      I'd love for these truffles to have a slight lavender hue as well as lavender flavor. Dare I add some food color, such as a drop or two of blue with a drop or two of red? Please tell me what you think. Thank tou.

      Reply
      • Marye Audet

        March 25, 2017 at 2:26 pm

        I think that would be fine!

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