Chocolate Truffles
Chocolate Truffles
Chocolate TrufflesChocolate makes me weak like nothing else, I absolutely love chocolates, the darker and bitter the better.I remember last year during our Europe trip man I have had the best hand made/rolled truffles in Belgium.Over the weekend while flipping channels I came across Ina Garten of Barefoot Contessa making chocolate truffles,recipe seemed simple and ingredients even simpler.So decided to give it a shot since I had a perfect reason to share them.
Ingredients
Recipe inspired by Ina Garten ( Courtesy foodnetwork.com)
1/2 pound semi sweet dark chocolate
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tbsp prepared coffee
1/2 tbsp Vanilla extract
Cocoa powder/confectioner’s sugar/grated sweet coconut
Process
Process
1. Heat cream in a heavy pan until it just start to boil
2. chop the chocolate finely, add the cream to chocolate
3. Allow it to sit for few seconds and then with a whisk mix in chocolate and cream
4. mix it to make into a fine paste with no lumps
5. Add coffee and Vanilla extract and mix well.
6. Line a baking dish with saran wrap and pour the chocolate mix
7. cover the top with saran wrap and allow it to cool for say an hr to 2.
8. With a melon scoop make round balls and roll them onto cocoa powder and coat well.
refrigerate and serve at room temperature. These stay good for a week.
refrigerate and serve at room temperature. These stay good for a week.
This makes for one easy and delicious home made gift.
Cannot emphasise how easy it was to make them.
Be sure to try them I am sure you and your friends would be one happy campers.
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