This is crispy truffles recipe using leftover hina-arare ;) March 3rd is Hinamatsuri (Japanese Doll Festival or Girls' Day). On this day, we set up hina dolls (hina-ningyo) that are believed to protect girls from bad luck. Hina dolls recipe is here ;) www.youtube.com On Hinamatsuri, we eat colorful rice puffs called hina-arare. They commonly consists of three colors: pink, white, and green: pink represents life, white represents earth, and green represents trees. Those who eat them are believed to drive out their misfortune and disease. It tastes like crispy cheesecake! Yummy!!! I recommend you to eat them on the day you made because they wilt after a day. They are still good in that way, though. hehe damn... the eyeshadow colors were washed out after the upload... createeathappy.blogspot.com --------------------------------- Crispy Hina-Arare Cheese Truffles (Girl's Day) Difficulty: Easy Time: 5min + 30min refrigeration time Number of servings: 8 Ingredients: 50g (1.8oz.) cream cheese *softened to room temperature 50g (1.8oz.) white chocolate 30g (1.0oz.) hina-arare (for filling) *use the small grains moderate amount hina-arare (for coating) *use the small grains Directions: 1. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler over hot water (60C/140F). Leave for about few seconds and mix well. 2. Mix softened cream cheese. 3. Add hina-arare (for filling), and gently mix them in. 4. Divide the mixture into 8, roll into balls using hands, roll truffles in hina-arare (for coating ...
