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Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate Truffles are smooth and creamy chocolate truffles, decorated to look like pumpkins and packed with pumpkin spice flavor! These clever truffles have a secret–when you add them to hot milk, they dissolve and make the most delicious pumpkin spice hot chocolate!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On one hand, it feels a little early in the year to be posting pumpkin recipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other<\/em> hand, my local craft stores have had Halloween supplies out for at least<\/em> a solid month by now, so I’m just trying to keep up with the Michael’s and JoAnn’s of the world. Also, my family drinks hot chocolate year-round, so this one has been in heavy rotation at our house lately, and you deserve to have the same. Also also<\/em><\/strong>, pumpkin spice is freaking delicious and should be an anytime flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In conclusion, we’re doing this pumpkin thing, so haters to the left. <——-<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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These clever little Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate Truffles are two desserts in one. They’re truffles, yes, filled with pumpkin spice flavor and decorated to look like adorable miniature pumpkins. (pause for squealing here<\/em>) A whole platter of them, all lined up in cute little rows, would make a perfect<\/em> fall party treat or edible gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But. BUT! Add them to a mug of hot milk, whisk whisk whisk, and you have a delicious<\/em> cup of pumpkin spice-flavored hot chocolate. Dessert recipes that do double duty? Sign me up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making these is surprisingly easy, too! If you can microwave and whisk things, YOU can make them! They get those signature pumpkin ridges from a very fancy tool I call a “wooden skewer,” although a long toothpick would work just as well. No fancy-pants equipment here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, the only “specialty” ingredient I used was some broken bits of chocolate batons for the pumpkin stems, and that’s only because I had them left over from the Black Forest Cake<\/a> I made earlier in the year. You could just as easily cut up a chocolate bar into small shards and use that for the stems instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The best way I can think to describe these truffles is COZY. One bite and you’ll want to be wearing fuzzy socks in front of a fire, guaranteed. (Bear skin rug entirely optional.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you’re done stuffing yourself silly with the regular truffles, heat up a glass of milk until it’s hot but not boiling. Drop a truffle into the cup, make like Bob Marley and stir it up, little darling, and in a few moments you’re holding a rich mug of pumpkin spice hot chocolate! Of course you COULD just drink it plain, but I’d be a bad food blogger if I didn’t suggest you top it with a bit of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ready to make some candy magic? Check out the how-to video, then find the printable recipe<\/a> down below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Troubleshooting Tip:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please make sure you are measuring the chocolate by WEIGHT.<\/strong> It calls for 18 oz of chocolate, as measured on a  kitchen scale. I’m specifying this because I get a lot of questions about this, especially from Americans who are used to using cup measurements, and who have been taught that 8 oz is 1 cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is true that 8 fluid<\/em> ounces (of liquid) is 1 cup, but it is NOT true that 1 cup of every substance weighs 8 ounces on the scale. In fact, 1 cup of finely chopped chocolate is about 6 ounces. If you try to make this recipe by measuring the chopped chocolate in cups, using the “1 cup = 8 ounces” rule, you will shortchange the chocolate and end up with a very soft truffle mixture that will be hard to roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you do end up with a ganache that is too soft to roll, you can warm it up and whisk in a few additional ounces of melted chocolate, then let it chill again. Adding more chocolate will firm up the ganache and hopefully save your truffles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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🍁More Pumpkin Desserts You’ll Love:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you love pumpkin as much as I do, check out my collection of pumpkin dessert recipes<\/a>! Here are just a few of my favorites:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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