Nanaimo Truffles
Directions
- 1Place Graham cracker sticks into a food processor.
- 2Process the Graham crackers until they become crumbs.
- 3In a large bowl, add 1 cup of Graham cracker crumbs.
- 4Add 1 cup of oats to the bowl.
- 5Add 1 cup of shredded coconut to the bowl.
- 6Add 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder to the bowl.
- 7Whisk the dry ingredients together.
- 8Set the dry mixture aside.
- 9In another bowl, add 2 cups of icing sugar.
- 10Add 1/4 cup of melted butter to the icing sugar.
- 11Add 2 tablespoons of Bird's Custard Powder to the bowl.
- 12Add 2 tablespoons of whipping cream to the bowl.
- 13Mix the ingredients with a mixer until well combined.
- 14Taste the custard mixture for quality purposes.
- 15Place the custard mixture in the fridge to chill for at least 30 minutes.
- 16Once the custard mixture is chilled, add 1/2 cup of melted and cooled butter to the dry mixture.
- 17Use a fork to mix the butter into the dry mixture until it is moist and easier to work with.
- 18Use a small cookie scoop to form a tight and firm ball of the custard mixture.
- 19Roll the custard ball into the sticky dry ingredients to get a coating of each layer.
- 20Squeeze and form a tight ball again after coating with dry ingredients.
- 21Repeat the steps until all the custard ingredient has been used, making 18 truffles.
- 22Place the truffles into the fridge to chill while melting chocolate.
- 23Dip each truffle into melted milk chocolate.
- 24Continue dipping all 18 truffles in chocolate.
- 25Pop the dipped truffles into the fridge to fully set.
- 26Cut a truffle in half to show the inner layers.
- 27Cut the truffle into quarters for a bite-sized portion.
- 28Taste the Nanaimo truffle.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Bird's Custard Powder
- Instant Vanilla Pudding Powder
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1 cup oats
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 0.25 cup melted butter
- 2 tablespoons whipping cream
- 0.5 cup melted and cooled butter
- melted milk chocolate
Equipment
food processorlarge bowlwhisksmall cookie scoopforkmixerplateknifeserving platter
Tips
- If you can't access Bird's Custard Powder, use the same quantity of instant vanilla pudding powder.
- Ensure the custard powder mixture is well-chilled before adding butter.
- For easier handling, ensure the dry mixture is moist enough.
- Form tight, firm balls for the truffles.
- You can use semi-sweet or dark chocolate for dipping if preferred.
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