Wonderful White Chocolate Candies

Truffles, Fudge, Nougats, and More

Written by

Elizabeth LaBau

Updated 09/17/20

Ditch dark chocolate and move beyond milk chocolate—there are other chocolates to explore. Come to the light side and explore the beauties of white chocolate in this collection of wonderful white chocolate candy recipes. From basic fudges and truffles to more experimental flavors, you're sure to find a recipe that will tempt you.

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Chocolate-Dipped White Fudge

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Double your chocolate pleasure with these chocolate-dipped white fudge squares. Small pieces of white chocolate fudge get a big flavor boost from a coating of semisweet chocolate.
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Vanilla Bean Truffles

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Vanilla bean truffles are smooth white chocolate truffles with an intense vanilla flavor. They're speckled with real vanilla seeds and covered in sparkling vanilla sugar.
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White Chocolate Truffles

The Spruce

This recipe for silky-smooth white chocolate truffles is a great all-purpose recipe to have in your repertoire. Add flavorings and mix-ins of your choice to create an endless variety of white chocolate truffles.
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Cookies and Cream Bark

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Crushed cookies and white chocolate—what could be easier? This cookies and cream bark is an easy white chocolate bark candy packed with bits of Oreo cookies. We like to stuff this bark with as many cookies as possible, with just enough white chocolate to hold the cookies together.

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White Chocolate Nougat

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White chocolate nougat has a mild vanilla-white chocolate flavor (similar to a marshmallow) and a soft, fluffy texture with just a hint of chewiness. It makes a wonderful candy bar filling—try layering it with caramel for a gourmet candy bar.
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White Chocolate Citrus Truffles

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Orange and lemon zest combine to give a bold, fresh citrus flavor to these sweet and creamy white chocolate citrus truffles.
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White Chocolate Fudge

The Spruce / Elizabeth LaBau

This is the only white chocolate fudge recipe you’ll ever need. It doesn’t require special equipment or extended beating, it always sets up, and it’s not too cloyingly sweet. This is our go-to recipe whenever we need white chocolate fudge, and I use it as a base for countless other recipes.
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White Chocolate Coconut Truffles

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These white chocolate coconut truffles blend the mellow sweetness of white chocolate with the tropical flavor of shredded coconut for a delicate, rich truffle that’s perfect dipped in milk or white chocolate.

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Cashew White Chocolate Toffee

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Cashew white chocolate toffee has a deep, dark burnt sugar taste that complements the salty cashews and sweet white chocolate. The brown sugar and the high cooking temperature give the toffee a smoky, rich flavor that’s much deeper than traditional toffees.
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White Chocolate Cherry Fudge

The Spruce / Elizabeth LaBau

Calling all maraschino cherry lovers. This is the fudge for you. The creamy white chocolate cherry fudge is the perfect showcase for lots of glimmering candied cherries.
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White Chocolate Ghosts

The Spruce / Diana Chistruga

These delicious white chocolate ghosts are riding on crunchy pretzel broomsticks for an extra-spooky Halloween candy treat.