HOLIDAY TRUFFLES 3 WAYS - Milk

Ingredients

• 1 pkg (8 oz/227 g) Canadian cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) icing sugar, sifted
• 1 bar (100 g) high-quality 70% chocolate, chopped, melted and cooled
• 1 tsp (5 mL) ground ginger
• 3/4 tsp (3 mL) ground cinnamon
• 2 tbsp (30 mL) minced crystallized or candied ginger
• Coating: 2 bars (100 g each) high quality 70% chocolate, chopped
• Coarse sugar or crystallized ginger strips or edible gold flakes
• 3/4 tsp (3 mL) grated orange zest
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp (1 mL) ancho or chipotle chili powder or cayenne
• Coating: 2 bars (100 g each) high quality milk chocolate, chopped
• Grated orange zest and chili powder
• 1 bar (100 g) high-quality white chocolate, chopped, melted and cooled
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground cardamom
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) each chopped, dried cranberries and shelled pistachios
• Coating: 2 bars (100 g each) high-quality white chocolate, chopped
• Finely chopped or crushed, shelled pistachios