This month's Sugar High Friday is being hosted by The Passionate Cook. We couldn't have asked for a better theme with the holidays just around the corner....Truffles. Who doesn't love to make candy around this time of year? I chose to go non-traditional and do a white chocolate truffle. Let me tell you, there aren't that many recipes around and I did my best to throw together a combo of them with my own twist. I realized that I have done nothing with pears on this blog and decided to rectify that. I bring to you my White Chocolate Truffle infused with Pear Skins, Wildflower Honey and Nutmeg. Say that three times fast. A tart book I own has a tart infused with pear skins so I thought why not in a truffle? White chocolate is much more temperamental than dark or milk and can sometimes be a pain to work with....but these were worth the pain to me. Nutmeg is my favorite spice and I try to use it as much as possible, and works well with pears. I threw in the honey because I got it as … [Read more...]