Brandy and I are very excited…it’s time to submit your Halloween recipes for All Through the Year Cheer! Your recipe can be for anything that says Halloween to you. You can either enter the link to your recipe in the MckLinky list below, or email your recipe to me at [email protected] (deadline to enter is 9PM EST on Oct. 29). On October 30, I’ll post a round-up and announce the winner, who will receive a prize (the prize was announced here). Brandy and I can’t wait to see what all of you came up with for Halloween!
And speaking of Halloween, I couldn’t let this holiday come and go without making some kind of candy. For me, Halloween evokes images of jack o’ lanterns, ghosts, witches, and last but not least, candy (because of my childhood trick-or-treating days!). This candy is loved by kids and adults alike, and if I had to label a certain flavor as depicting Halloween, these truffles would be it. With their warm spices, pumpkin, and dark chocolate all you need is a crackling fire, a good book, and a hot mug of pumpkin spice tea for the perfect fall evening!
Spiced Pumpkin & Dark Chocolate Truffles
(Yield: about 22 truffles)
½ c unsweetened pumpkin puree
2 TB brown sugar
½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
½ c cream
8 oz good quality dark chocolate chips (about 1 1/3 c)
1 TB butter, at room temperature
1 TB pure vanilla extract
Toppings of your choice, such as cocoa powder, chopped nuts, decorative sprinkles/jimmies, powdered sugar, etc.
In a small pot, combine the pumpkin, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice; cook on medium-low heat for 5-10 minutes until the mixture is thickened and reduced by about half.
Place the chocolate in a non-reactive bowl (such as glass or stainless steel). In a separate small pan, heat the cream until it boils, then pour it over the chocolate. Let it sit for about 3 minutes, then stir the cream/chocolate mixture. Gently whisk in the reduced pumpkin mixture, then whisk in the butter and vanilla. Refrigerate until chilled.
Use a tablespoon to scoop out the truffles, then roll each truffle in the topping of your choice. Keep refrigerated.
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I’m Faith Gorsky, the writer, cook, and photographer behind An Edible Mosaic. My goal is to inspire you to get in the kitchen and try something new! Feel free to 
I am researching what kind of truffles I am gonna make for the holidays….found this pic on TasteSpotting…..Love this recipe! Girl, you are good, such an inspiration!
Thought it would tickle you to know that I just got an order for 2 dozen of these truffles! One of the guys at the potluck brought some home to his wife and she loved them and contacted me to supply some for a party she’s having. Woot woot!
Here’s the pic I took: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=90587781&albumID=2920655&imageID=52152181
Veronica, I’m so glad you liked the truffles! Yours came out really gorgeous! :)
Whoops, I forgot to tell you–I made these a few weeks ago! They were great! My husband took the bulk of them to a potluck and recieved many a “ooh” and “ahhhh.” Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for your help!
Shoot, I didn’t notice it said to keep them refrigerated. Will they get too soft if left out? I wanted to ship some and it will be several days in transit, up to a week before she recieves them.
Veronica, Yeah, they could get too soft if it’s too hot out. They typically hold up ok at room temperature (about 70F), but I suggest refrigerating them mostly because of the cream. I don’t know how much extra it costs, but I know you can have things shipped in a refrigerated environment. Or depending on how far you’re shipping, a cold pack packed on top of the truffles might even work. Good luck, I hope this helps!
I’m gonna try and sneak in a batch of these for a Halloween party tomorrow night! Wish me luck…otherwise I’m going empty handed!
Happy Friday!
~ingrid
Wow they are stunning! Great use to use pumpkin :)
mmmm…truffles..aside from looking really delicious they are cute too!
You are just rockin’ the house with these fabulous truffles! The one with the sprinkles is my total favorite! It’s so darn cute! I’ll take about 20 or so!!
I think these will make a fabulous gift for a friend who lives out of state–I plan on making some and mailing them to her! Sounds wonderful and she loves both chocolate and esp pumpkin.
These are so pretty and festive! I bet they are delicious! I’ve never had dark chocolate with pumpkin. I’ve been seeing the combo a lot – and really need to try it.
YUMMY!!! Thanks so much for the delicious looking truffle recipe!
Very colorful truffles indeed! I am the one that would most probably shamefully come to your door for this treat every time until you have to chase me away!
My favorite Disney movie was Sleeping Beauty. :) Little Mermaid was a top 2nd.
Do my pumpkin bars today count for Halloween?
Blond Duck, Sleeping Beauty was my 2nd fav and the Little Mermaid my 1st! :) We are peas of a pod. Your gorgeous pumpkin bars definitely count! Your recipe can be for anything that says Halloween to you. ;)
Awesome! I’ll be interested to see what our dear fellow bloggers come up with.
truffle is something my daughter adores!! look soo pretty!!
wow. these pictures are amazing.I just found your blog and am super excited! can’t wait formore!!
Ugh I love this time of year–all I want is candy!!
Spiced Pumpkin & Dark Chocolate Truffles that sounds fabulous and yours look divine!
Thank you so much sweet friend for your kind words and well wishes!
Love and hugs,
Karyn
OOOHHH…I love truffles! Those look great, Faith!
Those truffles sound awesome with pumpkin, would love to make them! Submitted my link for you!
Ooh I’m totally lusting after the truffle with the sprinkles Faith! Gorgeous stuff :D
My family at home will surely to grab this first before you put it in the fridge.
I seriously need to stop reading so many food blogs before I short out my computer from all the drool! These are seriously mouth-watering!
that chocolate truffle with the sprinkles is so calling my name :)
Pumpkin and dark chocolate – genius! These look amazing!
I’m soooo going to make this truffles on Saturday. Yum.
Pumpkin and chocolate? Now that’s an interesting combination! I think I like it! (Going to have to try to be certain, but I never met a truffle of any kind I didn’t like.)
The autumn rainbow-sprinkled one is my favorite! But my favorite part? Your recipe has is easy to halve (but why would we want to do that?)–no crazy fractions!
This is something I can actually enter! Huzzah!
These look fantastic, I love how you did the really colourful one :)