I tried to put this at the end of the story, but it kept stretching out the page. Here are the links to the recipes:
For the strawberry truffle recipe:
http://www.fabulousfoods.com/recipes/dessert/sweets/strawtruffles.html
I substituted pistachio nuts for almonds and coconut for vanilla wafers in the story to make it more hobbity. :) I left the ginger in as it was rather important to the story. I figured the hobbits could have gotten this root from traders traveling through the Shire.
Crystallized ginger:
http://www.premiersystems.com/recipes/desserts/ginger-crystaled.html