8 fruit and nut truffles Recipes

walnuts, orange-essence dried plums (prunes), dried cranberries, chocolate-covered raisins (or plain raisins), cinnamon, ground ginger, vanilla extract

honey, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, orange zest, chopped toasted almonds, chopped dried apricot, chopped dried dates, caster sugar, for rolling (superfine sugar)

bittersweet chocolate, heavy cream, cognac or rum, apricots, finely chopped, hazelnuts, finely chopped, crystallized ginger, minced, confectioners sugar , sifted, hazelnut halves

orange , juice and zest, dates, dried cranberries, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, honey, salt, walnuts, sweetened coconut, vanilla baking chips

chocolate (70%+), cream, calvados , brandy, rum or 10 -20 ml other alcohol, pecan nuts or 2 tbsp brazil nuts or 2 tbsp macadamia nuts, chopped, almonds or 2 tbsp hazelnuts, chopped, raisins or 1 tbsp other dried fruit, chopped, icing sugar (for dusting), cocoa powder (for dusting)

piecrust mix (11-oz), pecans finely chopped, sugar, semisweet chocolate, whipping cream, butter, egg yolk beaten, whipping cream or desired liqueur, white baking pieces with cocoa butter melted (optional), fresh fruit (such as raspberries or cherries), fruit preserves, nuts, edible flowers (such as violas)