Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Balls

Although I like to make scratch recipes, sometimes taking a short cut and making something semi-homemade works best for me. These truffle balls would be fun to make with kids and since I’m a kid at heart, these were great fun for me to make. To be honest, I did not care for the raspberry gummy candies. Next time I will use a different type of candy. But others in my family loved them. So, it’s all a matter of preference.  This recipe yields 24 truffles.

INGREDIENTS:

• 10 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 box your favorite chocolate cake mix
• 24 raspberry jelly candies (I used Haribo Black and Red Raspberry Gummies)
• sprinkles for garnish

DIRECTIONS:

1. Melt butter in the microwave until in liquid form.
2. Combine melted butter and chocolate cake mix. Be sure to mix well.
3. Spoon a rounded tablespoon of batter into your hand and flatten.
4. Place raspberry gummy in the middle of the flattened circle and enclose with chocolate batter.
5. Roll into a ball between your hands.
6. Roll the chocolate truffle into sprinkles.
7. Set onto wax paper.
8. Place in refrigerator to allow to firm and dry. Serve after chilling for one hour.