White Chocolate Truffles with Condensed Milk

No need to run to the candy shop or grocery store for these decadently creamy balls of ganache when you can easily make them at home.

Table of Contents

• ❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
• 🧾 Ingredients
• 🔪 Instructions
• 🥫 Storage
• 📖 Variations
• 💭 Things to know
• 👩🏻‍🍳 Frequently asked questions
• 📚 Related recipes
• 🥄 Restless Chipotle recommends
• 📞 The last word
• 📖 Recipe
• 💬 Comments

❤️ Why you'll love this recipe

• There's nothing quite as decadent as a homemade chocolate truffle.
• They're made with simple ingredients.
• Creamy homemade truffles make welcome gifts during the holiday season.
• Perfect for other special occasions like Valentine's Day, bridal showers, and Mother's Day.

Homemade lemon white chocolate truffles are rich, creamy bites infused tangy lemon zest. You can add the optional lavender for extra delicious flavor.

With just 3 main ingredients this recipe goes together quickly and the results are always spectacular!

Pecan pralines are another homemade candy that makes a great gift!

🧾 Ingredients

For this recipe you'll need:

• white chocolate
• sweetened condensed milk (I use Eagle Brand)
• confectioner's sugar

Optional -

• culinary grade lavender
• lemon zest

🔪 Instructions

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

1. Add all of the ingredients (including lavender if you're using it) to a microwave safe bowl.
2. Microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, until the mixture is smooth and well blended.
3. Cover with plastic wrap. 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 paper or waxed paper between the layers.

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

Freeze in an airtight container up to three months.

📖 Variations

If you'd like to change these up you can add any (or a combination of any) of the following flavor variations:

• ½ tablespoon culinary lavender buds that have been ground to a powder in a grinder. You can also add them whole but this bothers some people.
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup coconut ( I run mine through a blender quickly before adding)
• ¼ cup ground almonds
• 1-½ teaspoons orange zest, lime zest, or grapefruit zest
• roll the finished white chocolate truffle in chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs

💭 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!
• The heat of your hands will cause the ganache to get melty. If you are bothered by textures and sticky hands wear gloves.
• Use a tiny cookie scoop or melon baller to get evenly sized truffles.
• Roll truffles into balls in small batches, keeping the remainder of the white chocolate ganache in the refrigerator.
• 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.
• 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.
• Sprinkle finished truffles with sea salt crystals.
• For best flavor it's a good idea to refrigerate them overnight before serving.

👩🏻‍🍳 Frequently asked questions

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

📚 Related recipes

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• White Chocolate Peach Muffins are perfect for brunch!
• White Wedding Cupcakes with Whipped Cream Cheese Icing have that delicious wedding cake flavor - perfect for all kinds of celebrations!
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You'll need the following items to make this recipe successfully.

• microwave-safe bowl
• a small cookie scoop
• parchment paper
• paper candy cups are nice to have

📞 The last word

Rich chocolate of any sort holds a special place in my heart. I just can't turn it down. I have tons of truffle recipes and I love to make this super easy sweet treat as often as possible.

I prefer to use the microwave rather than a double boiler because there's less chance of causing the chocolate to seize from water getting in it. Plus, I just think it's easier.

This easy white chocolate truffles recipe is one of my favorites. It has very few ingredients, it goes together fast, and it always works.

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! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📖 Recipe

First published January 11, 2016. Last updated February 8, 2023 for better instructions and readability. The original recipe has been updated to be more user friendly.