I’ve recently become somewhat obsessed with making truffles. Right before Easter my friend came over to hang out and was interested in learning how to make truffles.  I had been dying to try out this new truffle recipe and decided it was the perfect time.  I told her we had to document the process as this was a recipe I had been planning to blog about.  So …. we collected all the ingredients, got the camera ready and the truffle making began!

Although I do really enjoy cooking by myself, having someone to chit chat with and lend that extra hand makes the process that much more fun!  I’ve been trying to think of a clever/fun name for these truffles, but haven’t come up with anything good yet.  I was considering PB&R, but that reminded me too much of the beer PBR … pout.  Any good name suggestions out there?

If you decide to go for the larger portion of peanut butter these truffles kind of become a fancier and more decedent version of Reese’s Peanut Butter cups with a hint of Raspberry.  Either way the feedback on this little dessert was very positive so it will definitely be staying in the make again (and again hahaha) pile of recipes.

Here we go … it’s truffle yummilious time!!

Raspberry Peanut Butter Truffles Recipe | Life's Tidbits

Ingredients
10 oz semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon raspberry extract
1/4 cup peanut butter (if you are peanut butter LOVER do 1/2 a cup)
10 oz of chocolate for coating like melting chocolate

Raspberry Peanut Butter Truffles Recipe | Life's Tidbits

Directions
Chop the chocolate and put in a heatproof bowl.

Raspberry Peanut Butter Truffles Recipe | Life's Tidbits

Bring the heavy cream and butter to a simmer in a saucepan over medium heat.

Raspberry Peanut Butter Truffles Recipe | Life's Tidbits

Pour cream/butter mixture over the chocolate and let sit until melted, about 10 minutes. Stir with a rubber spatula or whisk until smooth. (If necessary, microwave in 20-second intervals until the chocolate melts.)

Raspberry Peanut Butter Truffles Recipe | Life's Tidbits

Stir in the vanilla and raspberry extracts.

Raspberry Peanut Butter Truffles Recipe | Life's Tidbits

Then stir in the peanut butter. Stir until the ganache is smooth and shiny.

Raspberry Peanut Butter Truffles Recipe | Life's Tidbits

Pour into a shallow baking dish (or leave in the glass bowl as I did) and refrigerate until firm, 1-2 hours or overnight.

Roll tablespoonfuls of the ganache into 24 balls, then return to the refrigerator for at least an hour.  Heat your melting chocolate in a double broiler or in a chocolate melting pot.  Drop each truffle into the melted chocolate and cover completely.  Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet.  Place in the refrigerate until firm.  Store is airtight container until ready to serve.  I like to let them sit at room temperature for 20 minutes before serving to ensure the center is nice and gooey!!

Raspberry Peanut Butter Truffles Recipe | Life's Tidbits

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Recipe adapted from Food Network Magazine.

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Shortly after getting engaged and reading (too) many wedding blogs I became obsessed with having a Candy Bar/Buffet at our wedding.  Here are two candy buffets that were part of my inspiration:

Wedding Candy Buffet

Found on WeddingBee

Wedding Candy Buffet

Found on Aisle with Style by the Photo is from Hostess Blog.

Best place to buy anthropology jars that I found was Marshall’s.  All the good jars were about $12, which isn’t too crazy.  We went to multiple Marshall’s and waited a couple of months and then went again.  It took a while to compile all the jars, but in the end all the trips were totally worth it.

Other places I found candy jars were Michael’s, Crate and Barrel, Ebay and Craigslist.  9 time out of 10 though Marshall’s had the cheapest and best options.  I would definitely suggest doing some window/online shopping before buying from anywhere.

About 6 weeks before the wedding we purchased all the candy.  That’s not to say I had already picked out the candy months before purchasing it! :)  We went with purple, white and pink candy to go with the color theme of the wedding.  Well sort of, cause pink wasn’t a wedding color … but so many good candies are pink though!

We got the bulk of the candy from Candy Warehouse.  Here is exactly what I purchased:

  • White “Just Married” Sweet Tart Circle Rolls: 5LB Bag
  • Lavender Foiled Milk Chocolate Balls: 5LB Bag
  • Princess Candy Necklaces & Bracelets: 24CT Box x5 (this was too much probably only needed x3)
  • Strawberry & Creme Salt Water Taffy Candy: 3LB Bag x2
  • Green Rind Watermelon Slices: 5LB Bag
  • Haribo Gummi Pink Grapefruit Slices: 5LB Bag

The jelly beans were slightly cheaper at Bulk Candy Store.  Here’s what I ordered:

  • Island Punch Jelly Belly: 5 lbs
  • Coconut Jelly Belly: 5 lbs
  • French Vanilla Jelly Belly: 5 lbs
  • Strawberry Daiquiri Jelly Belly: 5 lbs
Here is the candy buffet all set up at the house two days before the wedding –

Wedding Candy Buffet | Life's Tidbits

A few small tidbits to consider:

  1. I had ~100 people at the wedding and this was too much candy for the size of our wedding.
  2. If we had provided the “to go” candy boxes at the tables people who missed the candy bar/buffet might have gone to seek it out. This could have meant not so much extra candy after the wedding.
  3. Don’t open the candy until a day or two before the wedding/party as the candy could go stale.
  4. The hotel provided the scoops, which meant we didn’t have to buy any!
  5. Make sure you visit your own candy buffet! We were so busy talking and dancing I didn’t make it by the buffet and I wish I had.
  6. If you are going to make name tags for each type of candy do so ahead of time. I ran out of time the week before our wedding and that detail just didn’t make the cut.
Over all I loved how our candy buffet came out!
Wedding Candy Buffet | Life's Tidbits
Photo Credit: Wedding Guest

Wedding Candy Buffet / Candy Bar / Love it Sweet| Life's Tidbits

Photo Credit: Korie Lynn Photography

Wedding Candy Buffet | Life's Tidbits

Photo Credit: Korie Lynn Photography

I think the candy display was cute and came together how I had envisioned.  I sold all of the candy jars to a bride-to-be in the DC/VA/MD area. It felt so nice to see the HUGE smile on her face as she loaded them into her car … and how relieved she was the search for jars was over.

What extra tidbit would you have added to the candy bar/buffet?  Anyone have tips for other brides?

Happy Planning!

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