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    Home » Recipes » 4th of July

    Red White and Blue Truffles

    Posted: Jun 21, 2024 by Sara · This post may contain affiliate links. · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    A red, white and blue truffle with sprinkles sitting on a stack of more truffles.

    Looking for the perfect treat for a patriotic holiday? These red white and blue truffles are an ideal treat for your next 4th of July get-together or summertime barbecue!

    Inside of a red, white and blue truffle sitting on the stack of other truffles.

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    Fourth of July truffles are fun and easy to make, and super simple to customize and decorate. They are great to make the night before so you can avoid the hassle the day of your party!

    The deliciously sweet and soft white cake is colored red and blue, mixed together into bite-sized cake balls and then dipped in melted white almond dark and topped in patriotic sprinkles!

    The combination of rich vanilla flavor, velvety cream cheese, and a sweet almond-flavored coating makes these red white and blue cake balls a must-make summer treat! And speaking of patriotic summer treats, make sure you try our No-Bake Cherry Torte, American Flag Fruit Pizza and Patriotic Icebox Cake!

    Why You'll Love This Recipe

    • Quick and Easy - These truffles can easily be made in under an hour and then set in the refrigerator to cool, giving you the time to prepare any other dishes that you have to make. 
    • Make Ahead - If you’re short on time, but still need a festive dessert that’s both simple and delicious, these truffles are the perfect answer. They can be made the night before and easily taken out of the refrigerator and served the day of your occasion. 
    • Small and Sweet - Bite-sized treats are a must-have for any summer picnic or get-together, and these truffles are no exception! Having a dessert that's small and sweet is the perfect way to please every guest! 
    • Simple to Customize - These truffles are super easy to customize for other holidays or events. Just change up the food dye, sprinkles, or cake flavor to fit your preferred theme!
    Jump to:
    • Why You'll Love This Recipe
    • Ingredients
    • Substitutions & Variations
    • How to Make Red White and Blue Truffles
    • Making the Truffles
    • Preparing the Topping
    • Helpful Tips
    • Recipe FAQs
    • Storage & Freezing Instructions
    • More Red, White and Blue Recipes You'll Love
    • Red White and Blue Truffles

    Ingredients

    Gather the ingredients below to make this red, white and blue truffles recipe!

    Ingredients for making patriotic truffles laid out on a white table.
    • White cake mix - White cake mix makes food dye appear the brightest and is very accessible, making it the perfect cake mix to use for these truffles. 
    • Red and blue gel food coloring - Use gel food coloring as opposed to liquid food coloring requires less drops to get a more vibrant color of cake. One drop goes a long way!
    • Cream cheese - Makes the truffles amazingly rich and creamy and helps bind the cake crumbles together.
    • White almond bark - Gives the truffles with a slight, but sweet almond flavor that provides a unique twist to the traditional chocolate coating used on truffles. 
    • Red, white, and blue sprinkles - What would these red white and blue truffles be without the sprinkles to match? They add the perfect crunch and make your truffles look both fancy and festive!

    See recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

    Substitutions & Variations

    • You can switch up and customize the colors or shapes of your sprinkles and gel food coloring if you wish!
    • Instead of white almond bark, melting wafers or white baking chocolate can also be used. Colored melting wafers are also a good option if you want your coating to have some color. 
    • You can flavor your white cake batter with some almond or lemon extract for added flavor. 
    • You can serve these truffles in small decorative muffin or cupcake liners or even as cake pops by adding lollipop sticks into the truffles.

    How to Make Red White and Blue Truffles

    Preheat the oven to 350ºF and then follow the directions below.

    Pouring vegetable oil from a measuring cup into a glass bowl filled with cake mix and water.
    1. Prepare the white cake mix batter according to the directions on the package.
    Three bowls filled with red, white and blue cake batter.
    1. Split the cake mix equally into three bowls. Add blue food coloring to one bowl, red food coloring to another bowl, and keep the final bowl white.
    cake pans filled with red, white and blue raw cake batter.
    1. Prepare three 9-inch round cake pans by spraying them with nonstick cooking spray. Transfer each bowl of batter into one of the prepared cake pans.
    Three red, white and blue baked cakes in cake pans.
    1. Bake cakes for 12-15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean and allow them to cool for 5 minutes.

    Making the Truffles

    Three cake pans of crumbled red, white and blue cake with dollops of cream cheese on top.
    1. Using a fork, crumble each color cake, then place the cream cheese in a small mixing bowl and beat with a hand mixer until smooth.
    Red, white and blue balls of cake batter.
    1. Put one third of cream cheese into each color of cake. Mix each color well until a ball of dough forms.
    Hand holding red, white and blue cake batter.
    1. Grab a small piece of all three colors.
    Fingers holding a red, white and blue cake ball.
    1. Gently roll the different colors of dough together to form a ball. Place the balls in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

    Preparing the Topping

    Dipping a red, white and blue cake ball into white frosting with a spoon.
    1. Melt the white almond bark and then using a fork, lower each ball into the melted bark, completely covering it.
    Truffles on a baking sheet covered with white almond bark.
    1. Allow the excess bark to drip off and place covered truffles on your baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
    White chocolate covered truffle with red, white and blue star sprinkles.
    1. Pipe additional bark over top of truffles and add sprinkles before the piped bark hardens.
    Stack of vanilla coated truffles covered with patriotic sprinkles.
    1. Serve immediately or chill truffles until served.
    White truffles covered with red, white and blue sprinkles.

    Helpful Tips

    • Try not to overmix your cake colors when forming them into balls, as this can blend them together too much and leave you with a purple truffle. 
    • Clean off your spoons or beaters in between mixing different colors of dye into your cake to avoid the colors from bleeding or mixing with each other. 
    • Get creative and have fun! Let the kids get involved and have them decorate their own truffles with different colored drizzles and patriotic sprinkles.
    A half-eaten, red, white and blue truffle on top of a stack of more truffles.

    Recipe FAQs

    Can I use other cake mix flavors in these patriotic truffles?

    Using white cake mix is the most practical for this recipe so that the red and white dye can be the most vibrant. Funfetti cake mix or rainbow chip cake mix could be good options!

    Can I use liquid food coloring vs. gel food coloring?

    You can use either, but I prefer the gel food coloring over the liquid. Gel coloring is more concentrated, so you usually need less of it to achieve vibrant colors.

    What other toppings could I add to the truffles?

    Other than sprinkles, you can add crushed red and blue M&Ms, edible glitter, chopped nuts, or Oreo crumbs. The options are limitless! You can also drizzle melted white chocolate or red or blue melting wafers.

    How far in advance can you prepare these truffles?

    If you’re planning to make these truffles in advance, it is best to make them up to a week ahead if stored in the refrigerator or up to a month ahead if stored in the freezer. When storing, make sure that the truffles are properly covered and sealed tight to ensure they stay fresh and keep their shape and flavor.

    How do you prevent the colors from blending together when rolling the truffles?

    Mix the colors gently and only until just combined. Don’t overwork the dough when forming the truffles.

    stack of vanilla coated truffles with a half eaten red, white and blue truffle on top.

    Storage & Freezing Instructions

    Storage Instructions

    These truffles will stay good in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Just place them in an airtight container.

    Freezing Instructions

    These truffles can be placed in freezer ziploc bags or airtight containers in the freezer for 1-2 months. Let the truffles sit at room temperature for 15-20 minutes so that they can defrost before serving.

    fingers holding a half eaten red, white and blue truffle.

    More Red, White and Blue Recipes You'll Love

    Looking for other patriotic desserts? Try these:

    • red white and blue cake roll piece
      Red White and Blue Cake Roll
    • Long stemmed cherry decorated in red, white and blue for the 4th of July.
      Boozy Cherry Bombs
    • Round fruit pizza made to resemble the American flag
      American Flag Fruit Pizza
    • Patriotic-themed trifle displayed on a table
      Patriotic Berry Trifle
    A red, white and blue truffle with sprinkles sitting on a stack of more truffles.
    stack of vanilla coated truffles with a half eaten red, white and blue truffle on top.

    Red White and Blue Truffles

    ndulge in these patriotic treats made with moist white cake and creamy cheese, coated in smooth white almond bark and adorned with vibrant red, white, and blue sprinkles. Perfect for any patriotic celebration!
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    Prep Time: 1 hour hr
    Total Time: 1 hour hr
    Servings: 30 truffles
    Calories: 166kcal
    Author: Sara
    adjust servings: 30 truffles

    Ingredients

    • 15.25 oz white cake mix (and ingredients listed on the box)
    • Red and blue gel food coloring
    • 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
    • 16 ounces white almond bark
    • Red, white, and blue sprinkles (a variety)

    Instructions

    For the Cake

    • Preheat oven to 350ºF.
    • Prepare white cake mix batter according to the directions on the package.
    • Split cake mix equally into three bowls.
    • Add blue food coloring to one bowl, add red food coloring to another bowl, and keep the final bowl white. (The amount of food coloring used will depend on the potency of the coloring you are using.)
    • Prepare three 9-inch round cake pans by spraying them with nonstick cooking spray.
    • Transfer each bowl of batter into one of the prepared cake pans.
    • Bake 12-15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
    • Allow cakes to cool for 5 minutes.
    • Using a fork, crumble each color cake.

    For the Truffles

    • Put cream cheese in a small mixing bowl and beat with a hand mixer until smooth.
    • Put one third of cream cheese into each color of cake.
    • Mix each color well until a ball of dough forms. (I use my hands.)
    • Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper.
    • Grab a small piece of all three colors and gently roll them together to form a ball. Be sure not to work with the dough too much. This will cause the colors to fuze together.
    • Place the balls on your prepared baking sheet.
    • Place balls in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

    For the Topping

    • Melt white almond bark in a small bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring often.
    • Using a fork, lower each ball into the melted bark, completely covering it. Allow the excess bark to drip off and place covered truffles on your baking sheet lined with parchment paper. (Continue melting bark as needed.)
    • When all truffles are coated in bark, melt another ounce of almond bark and transfer it to a small ziploc bag. Cut a small corner off the bag and pipe additional bark over top of truffles. Do one truffle at a time and immediately add sprinkles before the piped bark hardens.
    • Serve immediately or chill truffles until served.

    Notes

    • Try not to overmix your cake colors when forming them into balls, as this can blend them together too much and leave you with a purple truffle. 
    • Clean off your spoons or beaters in between mixing different colors of dye into your cake to avoid the colors from bleeding or mixing with each other. 
    • Get creative and have fun! Let the kids get involved and have them decorate their own truffles with different colored drizzles and patriotic sprinkles.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 166kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 128mg | Potassium: 19mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 102IU | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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