Indulge in a no bake white chocolate orange creamsicle truffle that is easy to make, bursting with orange and vanilla flavors for that satisfying creamsicle taste you remember as a kid.
Measure the white chocolate chips into a small bowl and set aside.
Melt the butter and the orange zest together in a small saucepan, stirring to incorporate that orange oil in with the butter. Stir in the heavy cream and bring the whole mixture to a simmer. You're not cooking the mixture so much as heating it enough to melt the chocolate, but you are infusing the orange zest into the mixture here.
Once the cream mixture has come to a simmer, pour it through a mesh sieve, directly over the white chocolate (straining out the orange zest in the process.)
Whisk in the vanilla and orange extracts and just a drop or two of orange food coloring.
Cover the truffle batter with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to 1 hour to harden.
Form the mixture into balls using a spoon or cookie scoop. Use about 1 to 1 ½ tablespoons for each truffle. Form the ball between the palms of your hands.
Then roll each one in powdered sugar.
Place the truffles on a baking sheet lined with wax or parchment paper and chill for another 30 minutes to 1 hour before serving.
Notes
Keep the truffles in the fridge until you are ready to serve. Store leftovers for up to 5 days or freeze them for up to a month.
For a softer "dough" refrigerate for only 30 minutes then chill longer before serving. The longer you refrigerate the dough before rolling the truffles, the harder it will be to scoop. However, you won't have to wait as long to serve them. So either way works, you choose!
Gel food coloring works the best because a little goes a long way. Gel food coloring also plays well with melted chocolate. A water based food coloring could potentially change the texture of the truffle. Sometimes liquid food coloring also blends unevenly and we don't want splotchy truffles!
Don't panic if you start mixing the cream into the melting chocolate and it starts looking like the mixture is separating! Use a spatula to keep folding the mixture into itself and it will re-incorporate.