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Easy and Delicious Baileys Truffles with Milk & Dark Chocolate and a drizzle!
Baileys Truffles? Yes okay then. Honestly? They are incredible. I realise this is the first paragraph in this post, but I have to say from the start that these Baileys truffles are theeeee one for me. Oh HELLO.
They are so indulgent and rich, yet perfectly sized and tasty, so irresistible. This recipe is so easy to do, and you will want to make them over and over, especially if your friends & family start having them – you will all be hooked!
For these ones, it’s similar to a basic ganache. Obviously, they’re not as it has Baileys and Butter added in, but roll with me here! The texture of these is smooth, and rich and heavenly.
With a regular ganache, you would use a 1:1 ratio of Dark Chocolate to Cream (double cream), and leave it at that. If I was to make just Milk Chocolate ganache truffles, it’s typically a 2:1 ratio of Chocolate to Cream, and Milk Chocolate is 3:1.
However, I didn’t want these to be too rich, as Baileys itself is quite rich, I used a half and half ratio of Milk Chocolate and Dark Chocolate.
Baileys is thinner and obviously has the alcohol element, so the ganache is automatically different so that it will set!
I found the ratio of 300g of Dark Chocolate, 300g of Milk Chocolate, 300ml Double Cream, and 200ml of Baileys was ideal. It gives enough richness to the truffles to create a wonderful flavour, and then enough Baileys to have a whack of flavour, without ruining the truffles!
To make the mixture is quite simple, to be honest – Chop the chocolate up nice and finely and put it into a bowl – the finer, the less you have to mix the mixture (as over mixing a ganache can make it split).
Heat the cream and baileys in a pan till just before boiling – it will be steaming, and hot to touch, but not bubbling.
Pour the hot cream and baileys over the chocolate, and leave the mixture to set for 5 minutes. Give the mixture a stir. Once the mixture is melted and lovely, pour the mix into a bowl or pot and put it in the fridge to set completely. If the chocolate hasn’t quite melted however, stick it in the microwave for 10-15 seconds at a time and stir each time!
I use this scoop to make my truffles – I tend to dip it into a cup of boiled water, and dry it quickly, then scoop the ganache. It just means the chocolates are more round from the beginning – alternatively you can use two spoons, for example, you just have to roll them in your hands to make them round!
Once they’re rolled – I recommend freezing the truffles so that they are very solid – it will make covering them much, much easier as the melted chocolate for the coating will start to melt the truffles!
I personally use Milk Chocolate to coat the truffles, as it’s nice and in the middle! I use these dipping tools to coat the truffles! Then, a drizzle of white chocolate, and you’re done!
I hope you love these much as I do! x
Recipe Updated June 2019 – notes below for the original recipe!

Baileys Truffles!
Ingredients
Truffle Mix
- 300 g Dark Chocolate (at least 70% cocoa content)
- 300 g Milk Chocolate
- 300 ml Double Cream
- 200 ml Baileys
Decoration
- 300 g Milk Chocolate
- 50 g White Chocolate
Instructions
- Chop you Chocolates up finely, and add to a large bowl.
- Pour your Double Cream and Baileys into a pan, and heat on the hob till it's just before boiling point - it needs to be steaming, and hot to touch, but not bubbling.
- Pour the Cream/Baileys over the finely chopped Chocolate, and leave to sit for a few minutes.
- Whisk the mixture together till smooth. If it hasn't quite melted all together, microwave the mixture for 10-15 seconds at a time and stir each time!
- Pour the mixture into a bowl or shallow pot.
- Leave the mixture in the fridge to set till solid.
- Once set, scoop out your mixture, and make the truffles into ball shapes on a lined tray.
- Once the mixture is all scooped, put your truffles into the freezer for half an hour or till they are completely solid!
- Melt your Milk Chocolate for coating, and dunk the truffles in one at a time and coat - leave them to set carefully on a lined tray.
- Once they're coated, melt your White chocolate and drizzle over the truffles! Leave to set in the fridge till solid. Enjoy!
Notes
- You can cover the truffles in whatever chocolate you want - I just love the Milk Chocolate!
- For the mix you can use 500g of Dark Chocolate if you want all Dark, or 800g of Milk Chocolate if you want them to be all Milk!
- I used the basic Original Baileys.
- These will last in the fridge for one week, or outside the fridge in cooler temperatures.
- This recipe was updated in June 2019. The original recipe was:
- 250g Dark Chocolate, 250g Milk Chocolate, 150g Butter, 300ml Cream, 200ml Baileys.
- I then coated the original truffles in a green white chocolate drizzle.
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60 Comments
Chloe
February 3, 2021 at 6:42 amWhat day content does the cream need to be or does double cream work? I’m doing these in the next few days! Can’t wait!
Jane's Patisserie
February 3, 2021 at 10:23 amIf you are in the UK, double cream is what you need!
Chloe
February 6, 2021 at 8:14 amThank you Jane. Also can I set these in the fridge but just will take longer? I’m gonna have a go at these today! ☺️🙌
Jane's Patisserie
February 6, 2021 at 3:52 pmYes! Fridge just takes longer, but the freezer makes them easier to decorate! x
Cadi Jones
January 25, 2021 at 8:17 pmLoving the sound of this but I bought a chocolate baileys which I’m not keen on and was thinking of using it to make these truffles. Do you think I’d still need the 70% chocolate. I’m scared they’ll taste too strong…. x
Jane's Patisserie
January 28, 2021 at 7:40 pmYou still need the correct chocolate to help the mixture set x
Steph
December 21, 2020 at 8:30 pmHi Jane,
How long do you find that it usually takes for the mix to set in the fridge?
Thanks
S
Jane's Patisserie
December 22, 2020 at 10:37 amA few hours at least – you can hurry it up in the freezer though!
Paula
December 13, 2020 at 1:57 pmHi Jane- I love your truffle recipes! They’re amazing! I just wanted to ask about the cocoa content of the chocolate- would it need to be quite high? For the dark chocolate I was going to use extra dark and supermarket own milk chocolate- do you think that would be ok? Thank you!
Jane's Patisserie
December 13, 2020 at 4:20 pmAs long as the dark chocolate is at least 70% in my opinion it should be fine (the darker the better though) – if you are worried you can freeze the mixture at each stage too! x
Paula
December 13, 2020 at 9:51 pmThank you!!
Natalie Farmer
December 13, 2020 at 9:55 amOne of my fav go too recipes. Could you switch the baileys for cherry kirsch?
Jane's Patisserie
December 13, 2020 at 9:59 amAh yay! Unfortunately they don’t work in the same way – this works as baileys is a cream liqueur, whereas kirsch obviously is not! It’s best to add more double cream in place of the baileys (maybe half of the baileys quantity?) and then add in tablespoons of kirsch. I wouldn’t add more than 4-5 as it may not set!
Megan
December 12, 2020 at 4:42 amWell, idk if I did something wrong (I measure everything by weight to the exact .0 gram) but these would not set. So now I have a pile of brown sludge that my husband will be forced to eat. He’s happy, I am not.
Jane's Patisserie
December 12, 2020 at 10:08 amWhat exact chocolate did you use? And what exact cream did you use? These are the only things that can cause a problem.
Emily
December 7, 2020 at 7:31 amHello! Are these freezable? Hoping to make some desserts in advance ready for Christmas!
Jane's Patisserie
December 7, 2020 at 9:26 amYes they are!
Angela
December 6, 2020 at 4:00 amFlavours are great but they would not set long enough to roll into balls & dip into chocolate. Had to add more chocolate to attempt at saving this recipe. Hoping second times a charm & they turn out.
Jane's Patisserie
December 6, 2020 at 9:47 amWhat chocolate did you use? And what fat percentage was the cream you used? – These two factors can often cause a problem if they aren’t correct x
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Col
December 3, 2020 at 8:51 pmCan this be adapted to other baileys such as the orange one, an use terrys Chocolate orange?
Jane's Patisserie
December 4, 2020 at 8:34 amYou can use a flavoured baileys, but I wouldn’t recommend using Terrys chocolate as the cocoa content is too low x
Lauren
November 24, 2020 at 11:09 pmHi Jane, sorry I can’t see the link to your scoop suggestion. Please can you say which one you would use?
Jennifer Hudson
November 8, 2020 at 9:50 pmHi Jane x thinking of doing these as Xmas presents, how long would these safely last out of the fridge ?? I’m thinking the alcohol might make them last longer?
Jane's Patisserie
November 9, 2020 at 11:02 amI would only say up to about 3 days to be safe personally, it’s best to be in the fridge x
Emily
November 24, 2020 at 7:11 pmHi,
I was also wondering how long they’d last for gifts but I plan to keep them in the fridge until I give them to the person. How long do you reckon they could be kept in the fridge?
Thank you!
Samantha
September 17, 2020 at 8:23 amHave you tried using own brand Irish cream? I’ve got several bottles in the cupboard but I’m thinking its generally not as thick as Bailey’s so might not work?
Jane's Patisserie
September 17, 2020 at 8:37 amIt may be worth using less if it’s thinner – I generally do only use actual Baileys! x
Jo
August 25, 2020 at 6:27 pmHi Jane,
Thanks so much for this recipe, I’ve made it often and it always works perfectly. I was wondering if you have any advice about how much whiskey to add if I was going to make whiskey truffles? I was thinking that the same amount of whiskey might make it difficult to set. Any advice would be gratefully received. Thanks so much again for all your recipes, I use them often and they’re all bullet-proof 😁
Thanks
Jo
Jane's Patisserie
August 25, 2020 at 9:08 pmI will have a whiskey style truffle coming out eventually, but yes you would need less – I think it would be best to use all dark chocolate, and maybe add 1/3 of the amount of baileys for now, and add a bit more if you need!
Michelle Cotterell
November 11, 2020 at 3:08 pmHi,
This recipe looks amazing! If I wanted to make less truffles could I halve all the ingredients, or would that make a difference to the texture/taste/setting of the truffles. Or would you make the same amount and freeze some?
Jane's Patisserie
November 11, 2020 at 3:50 pmYou should be able to halve it absolutely fine – just make sure the dish you put the mixture in is smaller so it’s easy to still shape if that makes sense x
Chris Hankin
January 10, 2020 at 2:38 pmHi Jane, this was my first attempt at making truffles. This was a very steep learning curve as I have never done anything like this before but following your recipe it was a success.
These turned out amazing. Your recipe made 48 truffles of which I had to give 30 to family for fear of piling on the pounds. These truffles are so morish. Everyone who had one said that they tasted better than any they had tasted before.
I found making the garnish easy but getting the chocolate right was hard. I have learnt so much about how chocolate behaves. Evidently I will be making more truffles in the future.
Many thanks for posting this recipe
Melanie
December 11, 2019 at 10:27 pmWhich scoop did you use to form the truffles?
Joan littler
December 12, 2019 at 6:25 pmHave tried this recipe did it by the book and it won’t set very runny
Jane's Patisserie
December 13, 2019 at 10:34 amThere’s no reason a truffle mixture won’t set if you followed the recipe correctly. Most likely an incorrect ingredient or measurement was used.
Viv
December 10, 2019 at 11:30 amDo you have a recipe for a spirts truffle (tia maria or couintreau) or could I use this.
Carol Dickinson
November 4, 2019 at 9:56 amWondered if you have ever frozen the Bailey’s truffles please? Xxx
Jane's Patisserie
November 4, 2019 at 12:10 pmHey! I haven’t personally as they’re always devoured, but you can freeze them!
Kirsty
October 4, 2019 at 11:38 amHi Jane,
Could you replace Bailey’s with Prosecco for this recipe?
Jane's Patisserie
October 4, 2019 at 9:49 pmNo, Baileys is a cream liqueur so works with the recipe, Prosecco works differently – I will be posting one for it soon though. x
Judles
June 14, 2019 at 10:00 pmOh, my, god! Now I’ll just have to go out and buy a new bottle of Bailey’s! Great recipe!!! x
Amanda W.
December 27, 2018 at 10:01 pmHi Jane, how much milk chocolate is required to coat the truffles?
Is it part of the 250g stated? Thanks
Jane's Patisserie
December 27, 2018 at 10:25 pmNo, it’s extra! It’s hard to state how much as people make different sized truffles, but probably another 200-300g of milk/dark to coat, and an extra bit of white for the drizzle!
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April 5, 2015 at 8:23 amAmazing recipes! Im very hungry right now ! 😉
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April 5, 2015 at 9:14 amThank you so much!
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March 18, 2015 at 12:53 amThis looks amazing!!! I’m obsessed with Bailey’s!
Jane's Patisserie
March 18, 2015 at 8:46 amThank you!! And me to, it’s so delicious!!
PoshPedlar
March 17, 2015 at 8:50 amCan feel my hips groaning just looking at them! Look delish!
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March 17, 2015 at 9:26 amMy hips have already grown from these, I’ve eaten so many!! Haha thank you!!!
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March 16, 2015 at 10:50 pmReblogged this on Books, Baking & Other Objects of Beauty and commented:
Happy St Patrick’s Day! I must give these a try – they look delicious!
sweetsearch
March 16, 2015 at 12:27 pmLove the jar idea! That would make such a deliciously adorable gift!
Jane's Patisserie
March 16, 2015 at 12:43 pmThanks! Its my go-to gift idea for anyone!
sweetsearch
March 16, 2015 at 12:46 pmYou’re welcome. :). It’s always nice to have a tired and true treat ready for a special occasion!
Jane's Patisserie
March 16, 2015 at 12:47 pmI totally agree 🙂