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Itty Bitty Turkey Truffles

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by: Party Pinching
Updated May 23, 2017
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Store-bought truffles dressed for Thanksgiving!

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  • When you think Thanksgiving foods, there’s turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie, apple pie… Where’s the chocolate? I know, so much food—but you gotta have chocolate, right? Here’s a way to dress up some store-bought truffles for Thanksgiving. These pudgy little turkey truffles are super easy to make and so freakin’ adorable! Set one on each plate for your guests or make up a whole tray of turkeys! Here’s what you’ll need: milk chocolate truffles, autumn candy corn, sliced almonds, milk chocolate candy coating wafers, a black edible marker and a strawberry Fruit by the Foot™. Assemble and you'll have sweet turkeys that are almost too cute to gobble!

Itty Bitty Turkey Truffles

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 1 hr 10 min
  • Servings 10
  • Ingredients 5
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup milk chocolate candy coating wafers
  • Sliced almonds
  • 10 milk chocolate truffles
  • 10 autumn candy corn
  • 1 Betty Crocker™ Fruit by the Foot™ strawberry fruit snack

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Melt milk chocolate candy coating wafers according to package instructions.
  • Step 
    2
    Place a small circle of melted candy coating on parchment paper (about the size of a quarter). Press 5 sliced almonds in the melted chocolate circle in a fan shape for the turkey feathers.
  • Step 
    3
    While the candy coating is still soft, but not hot, place a milk chocolate truffle in the middle of the circle. Let set completely.
  • Step 
    4
    Cut the tip off of the autumn candy corn.
  • Step 
    5
    Dip cut end of candy corn into the remaining melted candy coating and attach to the middle of the truffle for the beak.
  • Step 
    6
    Using kitchen shears, cut a small teardrop shape out of the Betty Crocker™ Fruit by the Foot™ for the turkey’s wattle. Attach under the beak with melted candy coating.
  • Step 
    7
    Add 2 dots with a black edible marker for eyes.

Nutrition

450 Calories
26g Total Fat
3g Protein
53g Total Carbohydrate
49g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
450
Calories from Fat
230
Total Fat
26g
40%
Saturated Fat
22g
110%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
125mg
5%
Potassium
65mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
53g
18%
Dietary Fiber
2g
9%
Sugars
49g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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