Show off your kitchen skills with these elegant DIY chocolate truffles. They are a lovely treat to have at functions or parties, and they’re super easy to make, we promise!

MAKES 30 // COOKING TIME 1 hour (leave overnight)

INGREDIENTS
For the dark-chocolate truffles
180 g good-quality dark chocolate, finely chopped
120 ml cream
10 g butter
For the white-chocolate truffles
200 g white caramel chocolate, finely chopped
100 g butter
2 tbsp cream
1 tsp vodka
1 egg yolk
For the coatings
50 g cranberries, finely chopped
50 g pistachios, finely chopped
20 g desiccated coconut, lightly toasted
Sweet cocoa mix (2 tsp cocoa + 2 tsp icing sugar)

METHOD
For the dark-chocolate truffles
1. Melt the chocolate, cream and butter in a double boiler over low heat. Remove it from the heat immediately after the mixture has come together.
2. Place in the fridge and leave to cool overnight.
3. Scoop out tablespoons of the mixture and roll into balls. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
For the white-chocolate truffles
1. Melt together the chocolate, butter, cream and vodka over low heat. Remove it from the heat immediately after the mixture has come together.
2. Beat in the egg yolk with an electric mixer.
3. Place in the fridge and leave to cool overnight.
4. Scoop out tablespoons of the mixture and roll into balls. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
5. Serve white and dark chocolate truffles with a choice of DIY coatings.