I love to have a chocolate snack in my house at all times for those long rough days when you just need a bite of chocolate. A fruity chocolate combo that uses up a childhood favorite cereal with any fresh ripe fruit. I always get stuck with fresh fruit in my fridge and I HATE letting it go bad. I usually freeze the fruit, but this time we’re adding another idea to the rolodex. A creamy bittersweet truffle with crispy puffs and snappy bluebs’.

I learned this trick growing up making Christmas cookies with my mom every year to put chocolate in a crockpot with a piece of wax. I know, WAX! It actually does a lot of work to help setup the chocolate without tempering it. Chocolate is quite finicky, so this is a godsend. Working with chocolate makes for a messy job. I like to setup a pot of melting chocolate to take the process slow. Get yourself a mini crockpot. It’s easy to store and doesn’t take up too much counterspace. You can make these anywhere!

My first instinct in writing this recipe for 12 Tomatoes was to suggest a new healthy dessert treat that can also help use up old fruit. One of our amazing recipe developers here suggested to use up old cereal by combining it in this way. Cocoa puffs add a chocolatey flavor with an airy crunch, but I can see this working with Cheerios, Kix, Trix, or even Captain crunch. The crunch is what makes it!

Once you’re chocolate is melted, the rest of the process is a breeze. Scoop a tablespoon of the mixture onto a tray and let it cool. You can stop there or you can add a sweet white chocolate drizzle for extra indulgence.

I like to freeze my blueberry truffles so they last so much longer, but these stay great in the fridge for up to a few weeks. Customize these how you like and let me know what you think!