Dark Chocolate Truffles
These sinfully rich chocolates simply melt in your mouth. Try our dark chocolate version or one of the variations.
Servings: 32
Ingredients:
| Nutritional Info | |
| per truffle: about | - |
| cal | 93 |
| pro | 1 g |
| total fat | 7 g |
| sat. fat | 4 g |
| carb | 9 g |
| fibre | 1 g |
| chol | 10 mg |
| sodium | 18 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 1% |
| iron | 3% |
| vit A | 3% |
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8 oz (250 g) semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
2/3 cup (150 mL) whipping cream
1/4 cup (50 mL) butter, cubed
1 tbsp (15 mL) vanilla
Coating:
8 oz (250 g) semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
Preparation:
Place chocolate in heatproof bowl. In saucepan, heat cream with butter just until butter melts and bubbles form around edge of pan. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Whisk in vanilla. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
Using melon baller or teaspoon, drop by rounded teaspoonfuls (5 mL) onto 2 waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Gently roll each to round off completely. Freeze until hard, about 1 hour. (Make-ahead: Cover and freeze for up to 1 day.)
Coating: In heatproof bowl set over saucepan of hot (not boiling) water, melt half of the chocolate, stirring. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Remove 1 pan of the truffles from freezer; using 2 forks, dip each into chocolate, tapping forks on edge of bowl to remove excess. Return to waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate until coating is hardened, about 2 hours.
In clean bowl, repeat with remaining chocolate and truffles. (Make-ahead: Layer between waxed paper in airtight container and refrigerate for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 3 months.) Place in paper candy cups.
Additional Information
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Variations
Cinnamon Pistachio Truffles: Add 1/2 tsp (2 mL) cinnamon along with the vanilla. After dipping truffles in coating, roll in 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) finely chopped toasted natural pistachios.Hazelnut Truffles: Reduce whipping cream to 1/2 cup (125 mL); replace vanilla with 3 tbsp (50 mL) hazelnut liqueur. After dipping truffles in coating, roll in 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) finely chopped toasted hazelnuts.
Tags:
Candies and Confections; Chocolate; Cheese/Other Dairy; Boil/Simmer; Freeze or Refrigerate; Christmas; Entertaining;
Source
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