Easy Chocolate Peppermint Truffles
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 4:00AM 
By Katie Barreira
For Cooking Newbie, a blog for beginner cooks
Cookies, cookies and more cookies…even St. Nick could get sick of them over the holidays. This Christmas, break out of the baking rut and leave Santa a treat that’s full of sweet surprises.
How long it took to make them, for one. These decorative confections may look like they require a workshop of merry elves, but really, all it takes is a zap in the microwave and some time to chill out (the truffles, not you – you will be stocking up on last-minute stuffers, wrapping presents, watering the tree or scolding the dog for giving the tree a watering of his own design.) Then it’s a quick roll in the seasonal candy and you’ve got truffles fit for a Klaus.
And shhhh…don’t tell Santa that these chocolates have half the fat and calories of a traditional truffle. He’ll never know the difference and neither will you! In fact, replacing heavy cream with almond milk amplifies the chocolate flavor.