Name: Strawberry Truffles
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 85 min
Ingredients: 1 cup white chocolate chips; ¼ cup unsalted butter; 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream; ½ teaspoon strawberry extract; ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 drop pink food coloring; ¼ cup powdered sugar

Homemade strawberry truffles rolled in powdered sugar with a creamy pink center, shown alongside fresh strawberries and ingredient measurements for the recipe.

Strawberry truffles are soft, creamy, and full of sweet strawberry flavor, all wrapped up in an easy no-bake treat. Made with white chocolate and simple ingredients, these pretty pink truffles are perfect for gifting, parties, or an easy homemade dessert.

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Why This Recipe Works
Why You’ll Love These Strawberry Truffles
Ingredients for Strawberry Truffles
Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
How to Make Strawberry Truffles
Helpful Tips for Perfect White Chocolate Strawberry Truffles
Homemade Strawberry Truffles FAQ
How to Store Strawberry Truffles
Make Ahead and Gifting
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Strawberry truffles are one of those treats that look fancy but are surprisingly easy to make at home. These soft, creamy no-bake strawberry truffles are made with white chocolate and real strawberry flavor, then rolled into sweet, bite-sized balls that are perfect for gifting, parties, or a simple no-bake dessert.

Pile of bite-sized strawberry truffles rolled in powdered sugar, with a halved truffle front and center revealing a soft, creamy strawberry filling.

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Why This Recipe Works

If you’ve ever been intimidated by candy making, this recipe is a great place to start.

❌ No candy thermometer
❌ No tempering chocolate
❌ No complicated steps.

Just melt, mix, chill, and roll.

The result is a smooth, melt-in-your-mouth truffle with a pretty pink color and rich strawberry flavor that tastes like it came from a specialty candy shop.

Just like our other truffles and homemade candy recipes, you can make these strawberry truffles for Valentine’s Day, baby showers, holidays, and they're ready in a hurry. This easy recipe comes together quickly and uses simple ingredients you can find at most grocery stores.

Why You’ll Love These Strawberry Truffles

Easy no-bake dessert with no candy thermometer or tempering required
Soft, creamy white chocolate center with sweet strawberry flavor
Perfect for gifting, parties, and Valentine’s Day treats
Made with simple ingredients you can find almost anywhere

Ingredients for Strawberry Truffles

Overhead view of strawberry truffle ingredients including white chocolate chips, powdered sugar, butter, heavy cream, vanilla extract, strawberry extract, and pink food coloring on a light surface.

What you'll need to make no-bake strawberry truffles:

1 cup white chocolate chips
¼ cup unsalted butter
3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
½ teaspoon strawberry extract
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 drop pink food coloring
¼ cup powdered sugar

Ingredient Notes and Substitutions

🍫 White chocolate: White chocolate bars or baking chocolate will melt more smoothly than white chocolate chips, but either will work. If using chips, be sure to melt them gently. When they're almost melted, just stir until smooth.

🍓 Strawberry flavor: Strawberry extract gives these truffles their bold, consistent flavor. If you don’t have extract, freeze-dried strawberry powder can be mixed in instead, but the texture may be slightly thicker and the color more muted.

How to Make Strawberry Truffles

You'll be devouring these easy strawberry truffles in no time. Just follow the instructions carefully, and don't skip the refrigeration time!

FIRST STEP: Add the white chocolate chips to a medium bowl and set them aside.

SECOND STEP: In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Stir in the heavy cream and bring to a simmer over medium heat.

Butter and heavy cream melting together in a saucepan over medium heat, photographed from overhead as the mixture begins to warm and combine.

THIRD STEP: As soon as the mixture comes to a simmer, pour it over the white chocolate chips. Allow the mixture to sit for 1 to 2 minutes to soften the chocolate.

Warm cream and butter mixture poured over white chocolate chips in a large white bowl, beginning to soften the chocolate as it melts around the edges.

FOURTH STEP: Add the extracts and food coloring and whisk the melted chocolate mixture until smooth and all the ingredients are fully incorporated.

Pro Tip

OUR RECIPE DEVELOPER SAYS:

Once all of the ingredients have been stirred together, the mixture may separate (the melted butter, in particular), but continue stirring (either with a whisk or a silicone spatula) until the mixture incorporates fully.

Strawberry truffle mixture being whisked in a white bowl, turning pale pink as strawberry extract and food coloring are blended into the melted white chocolate until smooth.

FIFTH STEP: If needed, heat the mixture for 15 seconds at a time in the microwave if the chocolate has not melted all the way.

SIXTH STEP: Cover the mixture with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Pro Tip

Refrigerating for 30 minutes will yield a softer “dough” that is easier to scoop and roll but will then need to be refrigerated longer for the formed truffles to harden. If you refrigerate the melted white chocolate mixture for about an hour, it will be thicker and harder to scoop – a metal cookie scoop (or a metal spoon) will work fine. Once you have rolled these scoops into balls and coated them in powdered sugar, they will likely still be nice and well-formed and ready to eat immediately.

SEVENTH STEP: Scoop 1 to 1½ tablespoons of the strawberry truffle mixture and form into balls, then roll the balls in the powdered sugar. Place on a baking sheet lined with a piece of parchment paper.

Scoop of strawberry truffle mixture formed into a smooth ball by hand, then rolled in powdered sugar on a white plate to coat evenly.

EIGHTH STEP: Refrigerate the finished truffles for another 30 minutes to 1 hour before serving.

Helpful Tips for Perfect White Chocolate Strawberry Truffles

NO BURNT CHOCOLATE - Melt the white chocolate slowly and gently, stirring often, to prevent it from scorching or seizing.
PERFECT CONSISTENCY - Chill the mixture just until it’s firm enough to scoop. If it becomes too hard, let it sit at room temperature for a few minutes before rolling.
NO STICKING - Lightly grease your hands or dust them with powdered sugar to keep the truffle mixture from sticking while rolling.

Homemade Strawberry Truffles FAQ

Can I use fresh strawberries instead of strawberry extract?
Fresh strawberries add too much moisture and can prevent the truffles from setting properly. Strawberry extract gives the most consistent flavor and texture. Freeze-dried strawberry powder is the best alternative if you want to avoid the extract.

Why is my truffle mixture too soft to roll?
If the mixture feels too soft, it likely just needs more chilling time. Return it to the refrigerator for 15–20 minutes until it firms up to a scoopable, dough-like consistency.

Can I use white chocolate chips instead of white chocolate bars?
Yes. White chocolate bars or baking chocolate melt more smoothly, but white chocolate chips will work as long as they’re melted slowly and gently.

Do I have to use food coloring?
No. The food coloring is completely optional and only affects the appearance, not the flavor.

How far in advance can I make strawberry truffles?
Strawberry truffles can be made 2–3 days ahead and stored in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Strawberry truffles stacked high on a white plate, lightly dusted with powdered sugar, with a bowl of fresh strawberries nearby for garnish.

How to Store Strawberry Truffles

FRIDGE - Store strawberry truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They will stay fresh for up to 3 days.

FREEZER - For longer storage, place the truffles in a single layer in an airtight container and freeze for up to 1 month. Thaw in the refrigerator before serving. For the best texture, allow the truffles to sit at room temperature for a few minutes before enjoying.

Make Ahead and Gifting

Strawberry truffles are a great make-ahead treat and actually taste even better after they’ve had time to chill and set. You can make them 2–3 days in advance and keep them stored in the refrigerator until you’re ready to serve.

For gifting, arrange the truffles in a small bakery box or tin and keep them chilled until it’s time to share, especially in warmer weather.

Add a simple ribbon or tag, and you’ve got an easy homemade candy gift that looks extra special with very little effort.

Pink strawberry truffles dusted with powdered sugar arranged inside a deep red Valentine’s Day treat tin lined with parchmented parchment paper, with one truffle cut open to show the creamy strawberry center and a fresh sliced strawberry tucked alongside for garnish.

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