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Home » Baking & Desserts » Chocolates » Baileys Truffles

22 November 2015

Baileys Truffles

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Treat someone you love with homemade Baileys truffles. There are two versions of this recipe, my original chocolate coated truffles and a quick and easy version. Both versions taste absolutely delicious and are the perfect gift for someone special. 

Skip to the recipe or take a look at the quick and easy version

Treat someone you love with homemade Baileys truffles. There are two versions of this recipe, my original chocolate coated truffles and a quick and easy version. Both versions taste absolutely delicious and are the perfect gift for someone special.

Anyone who reads my blog regularly will know that I love a bit of chocolate making. I only tried it for the first time earlier this year when I attended a chocolate making course at the Cheshire Cookery School and Baileys truffles were the first chocolates I made when I was there.

Unfortunately, I was so busy having fun with oodles of melted chocolate that I didn’t write down the recipe and promptly forgot it when I got home (one of the main reasons I have a recipe website is because I’m always forgetting how to cook things!). I made them a few times and they weren’t quite right (although believe me, badly made baileys truffles still taste gooooooood 🙂 ). I’m happy to say that I’ve finally got the quantities right, so I thought I’d write it on here before I go and forget again.

Treat someone you love with homemade Baileys truffles. There are two versions of this recipe, my original chocolate coated truffles and a quick and easy version. Both versions taste absolutely delicious and are the perfect gift for someone special.

I’ve decided to share two versions of my recipe for these truffles. The first is for my original truffles which have a milk chocolate and Baileys ganache centre, covered in milk chocolate and drizzled with a little white chocolate

These chocolate dipped truffles are delicious, but some people may find tempering the chocolate a bit of a faff (it’s certainly quite time consuming) and if you’re short of time or want lots of Baileys and chocolate flavour without messing about with the tempering, then I’ve also shared a quick and easy version where the truffles are simply rolled in cocoa powder or sprinkles.

Treat someone you love with homemade Baileys truffles. There are two versions of this recipe, my original chocolate coated truffles and a quick and easy version. Both versions taste absolutely delicious and are the perfect gift for someone special.

Recommended Equipment

  • A couple of large bowls
  • Saucepan
  • Spatula
  • Chocolate thermometer (I use this thermospatula from Lakeland)
  • Measuring jug
  • Weighing scales
  • Spoon and fork
  • Greaseproof paper
  • Piping bag or bottle

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Baileys Truffles

Treat someone you love with homemade Baileys truffles. There are two versions of this recipe, my original chocolate coated truffles and a quick and easy version. Both versions taste absolutely delicious and are the perfect gift for someone special. 
4.84 from 6 votes
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Active Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Chilling: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 30 chocolates (approx)
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INGREDIENTS

Metric - US Cups/Ounces
  • 600 g milk chocolate - 400g or the ganache centre and 200g for the coating
  • 100 ml double cream
  • 100 ml Baileys
  • 25 g white chocolate

INSTRUCTIONS

Make the Baileys ganache filling

  • Break 400g milk chocolate into chunks and pop it into a saucepan. Warm on a VERY gentle heat until all of the chocolate has melted (you can do this over a bain marie or in a microwave if you prefer).
  • Put the double cream (100ml) and Baileys (100ml) into a large bowl. Once the chocolate has melted, pour it into the Baileys and cream and stir it rapidly until fully combined (you must stir quickly otherwise the chocolate may seize and go lumpy).
  • Pop it into the fridge for about half an hour to set.

Temper the milk chocolate

  • If you’re new to tempering chocolate then I’d recommend you take a look at my guide which includes a quick video demonstration showing exactly what you need to do.
  • Break 150g of milk chocolate into a saucepan and warm on a gentle heat until the chocolate has reached 45ºC. Once it has reached 45ºC remove from the heat (don’t worry if it has’t completely melted, continue to stir it and the remaining lumps will melt in the residual heat).
  • Pour the chocolate into a large bowl.
  • You now want to bring the temperature of the chocolate down to 32ºC which you do by stirring in the 50g of chocolate you haven’t used yet. Add this chocolate a couple of pieces at a time, stirring continuously. As the chocolate melts, add more pieces until you reach 32ºC.
  • Remove any unmelted lumps of chocolate (these can be a little cooks treat!).

Make the chocolates

  • Lay out a large sheet of greaseproof paper.
  • Get your ganache from the fridge and scoop out balls about 1″ diameter.
  • Drop a ganache ball into the melted chocolate and use a tablespoon to move it around and ensure it’s all coated. Lift it out using the spoon and the carefully slide it onto the greaseproof paper using the back of a fork.
  • Repeat until all of your chocolates are coated.
  • Leave for about 30 minutes for the chocolate to set completely (this will be quicker in the fridge).

Decorate with white chocolate

  • Put 15g of white chocolate in a saucepan and melt over a very gentle heat until it reaches 45ºC.
  • Once the chocolate has reached 45ºC remove it from the heat and put into a bowl. Stir in the remaining white chocolate (10g) a bit at a time, until the temperature has fallen to 32ºC.
  • Put the melted white chocolate into a piping bag or bottle and drizzle over the chocolates (if you don’t have a piping bag or bottle then you can also use a fork dipped in the white chocolate and allow it to drizzle over).
  • Leave to set.

NOTES

You’re likely to have some melted milk and white chocolate left over as chocolate making is far easier if you have a bit more than you need. Once you’ve used what you need, simply pour any spare melted chocolate into a container lined with greaseproof paper to save to use another day.
Tempered chocolate sets quite quickly so when you're dipping the chocolates you’ll need to work as fast as you can to ensure that you get all of your chocolates coated. If you do find it setting before you have a chance to dip all of your truffles then warm it gently to bring it back up to 32ºC and carry on dipping.
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NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

Calories: 131kcal | Carbohydrates: 10.2g | Protein: 1.3g | Fat: 8.9g | Saturated Fat: 5.5g | Sodium: 40mg | Sugar: 9.9g

Any nutritional information provided is the estimated nutritional information per serving. Please refer to my guide to Charlotte’s Lively Kitchen nutritional information if you would like to learn more about how this is calculated.


Course: Chocolates
Keyword: Edible Gifts, Irish Cream Liqueur

Treat someone you love with homemade Baileys truffles. There are two versions of this recipe, my original chocolate coated truffles and a quick and easy version. Both versions taste absolutely delicious and are the perfect gift for someone special.

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Baileys Truffles – The Quick and Easy Version

The quick and easy version of my homemade Baileys Truffles. There's no need to temper the chocolate as these are simply rolled in cocoa powder or sprinkles.
4.84 from 6 votes
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Active Time: 20 minutes
chilling: 30 minutes
Servings: 30 chocolates (approx)
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INGREDIENTS

Metric - US Cups/Ounces
  • 400 g milk chocolate
  • 100 ml double cream
  • 100 ml Baileys
  • Sprinkles or cocoa powder - personally I think that candy sprinkles are prettier but chocolate sprinkles taste better so I’d suggest sticking to using them

INSTRUCTIONS

Make the ganache

  • Break 400g milk chocolate into chunks and pop it into a saucepan. Warm on a VERY gentle heat until all of the chocolate has melted (you can do this over a bain marie or in a microwave if you prefer).
  • Put the double cream (100ml) and Baileys (100ml) into the bowl. Once the chocolate has melted, pour it into the Baileys and cream and stir it rapidly until fully combined (you must stir quickly otherwise the chocolate may seize and go lumpy).
  • Pop it into the fridge for about half an hour to set.

Make the chocolates

  • Get your ganache from the fridge and scoop out balls about 1″ diameter.
  • Spread out your chosen sprinkles/cocoa powder on a clean work surface and roll the truffles in the sprinkles until completely coated.
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Any nutritional information provided is the estimated nutritional information per serving. Please refer to my guide to Charlotte’s Lively Kitchen nutritional information if you would like to learn more about how this is calculated.


Treat someone you love with homemade Baileys truffles. There are two versions of this recipe, my original chocolate coated truffles and a quick and easy version. Both versions taste absolutely delicious and are the perfect gift for someone special.

Free From/Suitable For…

The ingredients I used to make this recipe are all free from the following allergens. However, please check any labels carefully for allergens you need to avoid as brands can vary and product recipes can change over time.

  • Suitable for Vegetarians
  • Gluten-Free
  • Egg-Free
  • Tree Nut-Free
  • Peanut-Free
  • Sesame-Free
  • Sulphur Dioxide & Sulphite-Free
  • Lupin-Free

This allergen information is for the dipped choocolates. If you choose to roll your truffles in sprinkles please check the allergen informtion for your chosen product.

Treat someone you love with homemade Baileys truffles. There are two versions of this recipe, my original chocolate coated truffles and a quick and easy version. Both versions taste absolutely delicious and are the perfect gift for someone special.


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  1. Jan says

    February 25, 2023 at 3:21 pm

    I apologize if this is a stupid question, I’ve never made chocolate with alcohol before, and I know people will ask me if the alcohol will remain present in the truffle?? Unlike cooking with alcohol it burns off..I know this is a no bake recipe..but I’d rather ask here and know 100% to avoid giving these treats to children. Thanks. Like I said this will be my first time making chocolates with alcohol. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Charlotte Oates says

      March 01, 2023 at 1:04 am

      The chocolates will be alcoholic.

  2. Carla says

    December 19, 2022 at 6:58 pm

    How long will these store for in the fridge please?

    Reply
    • Charlotte Oates says

      January 15, 2023 at 12:42 am

      They’ll keep for at least a week.

  3. Scarsdale Queen says

    November 18, 2021 at 2:24 pm

    5 stars
    My filling wouldn’t roll into a ball, it was too soft. Any suggestions?

    Reply
    • Charlotte Oates says

      November 23, 2021 at 10:42 pm

      Try chilling it for a while.

  4. Jane says

    December 23, 2020 at 10:00 am

    5 stars
    I love Charlotte’s recipes. Never had a bad one yet !

    Reply
  5. Jade says

    December 22, 2020 at 11:42 am

    5 stars
    I have made these at Christmas time the last 2 years and they are absolutely delicious.
    I have made the original recipe and also substituted the baileys for frangelico and placed a whole hazelnut in the centre when rolling.
    This year I’m going to try to make mint flavoured ones using creme de menthe and dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate.
    Thank you Charlotte for this awesome recipe

    Reply
  6. Helen says

    December 07, 2020 at 2:06 pm

    Hi,
    Do you have a choc truffle recipe without the Baileys/alcohol? Can you just leave it out or do the measurements need to change?
    Thanks
    Helen

    Reply
    • Charlotte Oates says

      December 07, 2020 at 9:04 pm

      Replace the Baileys with more cream.

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