White Chocolate Strawberry Truffles

White Chocolate Strawberry Truffle Recipe

5 oz. white chocolate
8 oz. cream cheese at room temperature
4 cups confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root
18 medium fresh strawberries
1/4 cup finely minced crystallized ginger
1/2 cup toasted coconut
1/2 cup finely chopped pistachio nuts

Makes about 18 truffles

1. Melt white chocolate in the top of a double boiler; let cool.
   
2. Beat together the cream cheese, sugar, and ginger root until smooth. Add melted white chocolate and mix well.
   
3. Chill for at least 1 hour or until easy to handle.
   
4. Use a small melon baller (or small spoon) to scoop out the center of each strawberry, half way down each fruit. Pat strawberry dry. Put a little crystallized ginger into each strawberry.
   
5. Shape the chocolate cream cheese mixture around the strawberry.
   
6. Coat one end of the truffle in the toasted coconut, the other in the pistachio nuts.
   
7. Place truffles in candy cups and chill until serving time.