5 chocolate truffle recipes

Chocolate Scotch truffles wrap toasted hazelnuts in a whiskey-spiked dark chocolate ganache, then double-dip them in melted chocolate and roll in cocoa powder. A grown-up holiday confection with three textures in every bite.

Logozzo's chocolate truffles made from a buttery dark ganache rolled into rich bite-sized balls and finished in cocoa, chopped nuts, or dipped in melted chocolate. Classic European confections from a five-ingredient base.

Cream cheese chocolate truffles, no heavy cream needed. Melt unsweetened chocolate into a tangy powdered-sugar base, chill, roll in cocoa or nuts. Four ingredients, makes 30.

Rich chocolate truffle cake made with a full pound of semi-sweet chocolate, barely any flour, and whipped egg whites for a dense, fudgy texture dusted with powdered sugar.

Chocolate raspberry truffles: milk chocolate ganache spiked with raspberry jam, rolled into bite-size balls and dipped in white chocolate. Four dozen no-bake confections for gifts or holiday tins.