Green Truffles for Saint Patrick’s Day

An easy recipe for homemade coconut lime truffles made with coconut milk, white chocolate, and fresh lime, and rolled in a layer of shredded coconut. The best green truffles for Saint Patrick’s Day!

Why Make These Green Truffles?

I’m a big fan of truffles in any form, but I especially love making these green truffles for Saint Patrick’s Day.

Made with white chocolate, coconut milk, lime oil, and fresh citrus zest, these tiny truffles are bright, fun, and bursting with big tropical flavor.  A few drops of gel food coloring (I used Chefmaster‘s Neon Brite Green) provide the vibrant green color, while a quick roll in unsweetened shredded coconut adds contrasting texture.

This lime chocolate truffle recipe is easy to make, requires just a handful of ingredients, and yields about 15–18 truffles. This recipe takes about four hours from start to finish, including chilling the ganache.

Coconut Lime Truffle Ingredients

To make these green truffles, you’ll need the following ingredients:

• Coconut Milk – Combined with melted white chocolate, coconut milk gives the coconut truffles their smooth and creamy texture, plus a hint of coconut flavor.  Be sure to use full-fat coconut milk, not ‘lite’ coconut milk or a boxed coconut beverage.
• Lime Zest – You’ll need about 2 tablespoons (roughly the zest of 3-4 limes) of lime zest, grated on a Microplane.
• Lime Oil – My go-to is the lime oil from LorAnn Oils, but any good quality brand will work. Double check to make sure you’re using pure lime oil, not artificial flavoring.

• Green Food Coloring – I used 2 drops of Chefmaster’s Neon Brite Green
• Shredded Coconut – Choose an unsweetened shredded coconut, like Let’s Do Organic, Anthony’s, or Whole Foods 365. Don’t use a sweetened coconut (such as Baker’s;) or your finished truffles will be overwhelmingly sweet.
  

• White Chocolate – Opt for good-quality white chocolate, rather than chocolate chips from the baking aisle. Chocolate chips contain stabilizers which make them better suited to baking than truffle making.

Lime Truffle Recipe Tips and Tricks

Chill out. The time required to chill the ganache will depend on the white chocolate you’ve chosen, the size of your bowl, and the temperature in your fridge. Check the ganache after an hour or so, and periodically thereafter, until it’s firm enough to scoop—think “scoopable ice cream” or similar, not rock solid!

Consider proportions. I made 1-inch round truffles. If desired, you can go slightly smaller or larger, but don’t roll the truffles too big or they’ll be awkward to eat.

Keep the bowl covered. Cover the bowl with a tight layer of foil or plastic wrap, to prevent water from damaging the ganache.

Chop the chocolate, or opt for callets. If using a bar of white chocolate, chopping will help it to melt smoothly and evenly.

Scoop with melon baller. Use a melon baller with a release to create evenly-sized truffles.

Use truffle cups. Paper truffle cups add a pretty decorative touch to homemade truffles, and make serving (and eating!) mess-free. Bright green is always a good choice, or go with a variety pack, like these gradient green truffle cups.

Make-Ahead and Storage Suggestions

These lime chocolate truffles will keep well in the refrigerator for up to five days. Serve chilled, or allow the chilled truffles to come up to room temperature for a few minutes prior to serving if you prefer a creamier bite.

Other coconut recipes you might enjoy:

Coconut White Chocolate Truffles with Basil
Toasted Coconut Oreo Truffles
Coconut Whipped Cream
Homemade Mallo Cups
Basil Coconut Pudding

And if you do make these, or any of my recipes, don’t forget to tag me @bastecutfold or use the hashtag #bastecutfold on Instagram. I always love to see what you’re making!

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