Trinidads – Dark chocolate truffles with toasted coconut taste so much better when you make them yourself! Spend a fraction of what you’d drop at the candy counter with this easy to follow recipe.
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Fannie May Trinidads
Have you ever had a Fannie May Trinidad? Dark chocolate truffles inside a crispy white chocolate and toasted coconut coating are my mom’s favorite candy.
Being from Chicago I have been blessed to experience some darned good chocolate. Fannie May chocolate has always been a part of my family’s Christmas celebration.
How to Make Trinidad Truffles
Melted dark chocolate, white chocolate wafers, heavy cream, coconut flakes and butter are all you need to make this chocolate truffles recipe!
The first step is toasting the coconut flakes in the oven.
To make the toasted coconut:
- Use our easy guide on how to toast coconut!
Melting the dark chocolate:
- Heat the heavy cream in a sauce pan until warm but not boiling. Melt in the butter and the dark chocolate morsels (or bar) until the mixture is smooth with no lumps remaining.
- Pour the melted chocolate mix into a glass bowl and refrigerate for at least an hour. This helps firm up the chocolate so it’ll hold its shape as a truffle.
Assemble the truffles:
- Scoop the chilled chocolate mixture into one inch balls and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet to freeze. Mine usually take 1 – 2 hours to freeze solid.
- Just before the truffles are frozen through, get the white chocolate ready.
For the white chocolate coconut layer:
- Melt white chocolate wafers according to package directions (I used the microwave). Stir in the toasted coconut.
- Use a toothpick to dip each dark chocolate truffle into the melted white chocolate. Tap each dipped truffle on the side of the bowl to shake off excess.
- Place dipped truffle on parchment lined baking sheet. Refrigerate dipped truffles 30 minutes to set completely. Enjoy cold!
Homemade Candy Recipes
Dark Chocolate Coconut Truffles Recipe
Ingredients
- 7 ounce bag sweetened coconut shredded
- 16 ounce Ghirardelli dark chocolate bars or morsels
- ⅔ cup heavy whipping cream
- ¾ cup unsalted butter
- 16 ounce Ghirardelli white chocolate melting wafers
Instructions
- On large baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spread out coconut. Toast in a 250 degree oven for 15-20 minutes, mixing and turning halfway through. Set aside to cool. (store in ziploc if not ready to use)
- In large saucepan, heat heavy cream until very warm (not boiling). Add in butter and melt completely on low heat, stirring constantly. Add in chocolate bars or morsels and stir continuously until smooth.
- Remove from heat and pour into a shallow glass bowl. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Remove from refrigerator and scoop chocolate in one teaspoon sized balls. Place each truffle on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Repeat ball making until all mixture is used. Freeze truffles one to two hours.
- Melt white chocolate wafers in microwave safe bowl, for 1 minutes, stir until smooth. Stir in 1 1/4 cup of toasted coconut.
- Using a toothpick, dip each truffle into white chocolate, tapping toothpick on side of bowl to shake off excess. Place dipped truffle on parchment lined baking sheet. Re-dip toothpick in white chocolate and touch up each truffle so no toothpick holes are seen.
- Refrigerate dipped truffles 30 minutes to set completely. Enjoy cold!
Notes
- Store truffles in covered container in refrigerator or freeze in airtight container until ready to serve.
- After dipping the chocolate balls, re-dip toothpick in white chocolate and touch up each truffle so no toothpick holes are seen.
- If desired, you can sprinkle a little extra toasted coconut over the truffles after dipping to give them even more coconut crunch.
- I love the way these coconut truffles taste when they’re cold from the fridge. If you’re serving them from frozen, let them soften for a few minutes on the counter first.
Nutrition
Are you ready to make some divine homemade Trinidad truffles? Skip a trip to the candy store and give this recipe a try!
Is the chocolate sweetened or unsweetened?
sweetened!
In the directions you mention using the chocolate bars twice, but they are listed in the ingredients only once. Also, use of the cocoa is not mentioned in the directions. I’m assuming, I hope correctly, that the cocoa, not the chocolate bars, is added to the heavy cream and butter?
Reread the instructions. Your melting Milk or DARK (your preference i prefer dark) chocolate wafers or chips first with the cream. This makes the centre,
After cooling the formed centre balls.
You melt the WHITE chocolate wafers/and or chips with coconut to dip the MILK or DARK centre balls to coat.
No cocoa is required or used. Have fun, and enjoy.
I too grew up on Fannie May! When I was a kid (mid 60’s) I used to go to The Village shopping center in Gary and buy a 45 record at Kresgee’s and a Mint Marshmallow from Fannie May every Saturday with my allowance!
As an adult, I grew to really appreciate their chocolate, realizing there is no better candy in the world! Not even See’s!
Trinidad’s are my absolute favorite! I moved to Florida in 1982, and would have Fannie May and Peerless Potato Chips shipped to me every year!
I can’t thank you enough for these recipe’s! I will be making them! I have never heard of Green and Black candy. Where can I buy the white bars? I’m in Delaware/Maryland area now.
I grew up loving Fannie Mae back home in Illinois and I’ve so missed these yummie truffles since I moved to Texas! I can’t wait to try out this recipe!
Wow your combination of dark chocolate with the coconut stuff really makes this dish so tempting for me to prepare in my coming weekend…great recipe!!
my first time hearing about these and now i wanna try one! merry christmas!
I’ve never heard of Trinidads but these sound fabulous!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Coconut. Too bad my hubby doesnt. Oh well, more for me 🙂 These look so good Aimee. I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas! 🙂
Oh these look yummy! I love truffles and they are calling my name!!
Wow..Love this one…You have made it perfectly..
Aarthi
http://yummytummy-aarthi.blogspot.com/
Wow! I’ve never heard of those but now I want some. Delicious!
oh my, they sound wonderful! I love coconut and dark chocolate!
As a fellow foodie, I understand the concept of spending a fortune on chocolate and other “needed” baking supplies all too well:-) My heart dropped a little for you when I heard about them hitting the floor!!! Kudos to you for sticking with it and buying more chocolate because they look and sound fantastic. Like I said coconut could be our next flavor:-)