Limoncello "Biscotti Truffle" Balls

Well now that the Easter to-dos are squared away for another year, and the dinner leftovers have been frozen for later or given away to guests, the fun part of the Easter clean-up can start. I`m talking of course about the task of powering through all the goodies Mr. Cottontail dropped around the house on Saturday night! For the kids (at least to my recollection), it really doesn't seem to matter if the chocolate is the $2,600 / lb Knipschildt or the dollar store milk bunnies - like on Halloween, accessible and universally liked sugar rushes are the order of the day.

For those of us with older, more discerming palates, the pleasures of simple sugar and cheap fat overload quickly lose their charm. The appreciation of more "adult" flavour combinations and textures (think fruit, nuts, crisps and liqueurs) comes into bloom, and with it a world of possibilities in the home kitchen. For the final round of Easter goody-making I undertook (after the marshmallows and the eggs) I went back to the tried and true "cake ball" style of candymaking, but this time in place of dried out cake crumbs I used crushed biscotti and leftover buttercream filling from the walnut meringues. Given that the biscotti was somewhat drier than cake would be, it took a couple extra glugs of Limoncello to supplement the rehydration into a scoopable dough. Coated in rich, high quality white chocolate (and the debate regarding it's status as "real chocolate" notwithstanding), the bright yellow hearts radiate the glow of great flavours to come. The kids will likely turn their noses up at them (a good thing if you're overly concerned about the whole 3 tbsp of alcohol in the batch) but really, that just means more for you! Who ever said the Easter bunny ignored Mom and Dad?

Limoncello Biscotti Truffle Balls
Makes 25
200 g almond biscotti, crushed finely
165 g lemon frosting (such as Limoncello Buttercream)
3 tablespoons Limoncello
Good quality white chocolate , for dipping

1. In a bowl, combine the biscotti crumbs, frosting and Limoncello until the mixture clumps together into a formable "dough".
2. Roll into teaspoon-sized balls and place on a plate.
3. Freeze 1 hour.
4. Dip balls in melted white chocolate and allow to set completely on waxed paper.

Amount Per Serving Calories: 70.6
Total Fat: 3.2 g
Cholesterol: 6.7 mg
Sodium: 15.6 mg
Total Carbs: 7.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
Protein: 0.9 g