Make these deliciously rich and elegant
truffles for an impressive gift or dessert.
French
Holiday Truffles
- 1/3 cup whipping cream
8 ounces semisweet baking chocolate, chopped
1/3 cup butter, softened
Unsweetened cocoa
Powdered sugar
Chocolate and/or vanilla candy coating, melted, if desired
- Heat whipping cream and
chocolate in 2-quart saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally,
until chocolate melts (7 to 9 minutes). Remove from heat. Stir
in butter until melted. Cover; refrigerate until firm (at least
2 hours).
- Dust hands with cocoa
or powdered sugar. Working quickly, shape 2 teaspoonfuls mixture
into balls; roll in cocoa or powdered sugar. (Truffle mixture
will be soft; repeat dusting hands to make shaping easier or
use small ice cream scoop to form balls.) Refrigerate until firm
(at least 45 minutes).
- To coat truffles, use
spoon or toothpick to dip truffles into melted candy coating;
let excess drip off. Place dipped truffles on waxed paper until
coating is hard. Drizzle dipped truffles with melted candy coating,
if desired. Store truffles in tightly covered container in refrigerator.
Makes 2 dozen truffles.
Nutrition Facts (1 truffle):
Calories: 120, Fat: 10 g, Cholesterol: 15 mg, Sodium: 35 mg,
Carbohydrates: 10 g, Dietary Fiber: 1 g, Protein: 1 g.
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