Dark Chocolate Truffles
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon (140 ml) heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons (45 ml) light corn syrup
- 6 ounces (170 g) bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 teaspoon Cognac, rum, or other liquor or liqueur
- Heat the cream with the corn syrup in a small saucepan until it just begins to boil.
- Remove from the heat and add the chocolate, stirring until its melted and the mixture is smooth.
- Mix in the Cognac.
- Scrape the mixture into a small bowl and freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
- Line a dinner plate with plastic wrap.
- Form little 1/2-inch (2-cm) truffles using two small spoons.
- Scoop up a teaspoonful of truffle mixture, then scrape it off with the other spoon onto the dinner plate.
- Repeat, using all the truffle mix.
- Freeze the truffles until ready to mix in.
- Fold the Dark Chocolate Truffles into 1 quart (1 liter) of ice cream as you remove it from the machine.
- If you wish, break or chop the chilled truffles into smaller pieces first.
- Dark Chocolate Truffles can be refrigerated or frozen, well wrapped, for up to 2 weeks.
heavy cream, light corn syrup, bittersweet, cognac
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/dark-chocolate-truffles-380002 (may not work)