Easy Chocolate Truffles
- 1/2 cup butter
- 6 tablespoons heavy cream
- 8 (1 ounce) semi-sweet chocolate baking squares, finely chopped
- 4 tablespoons orange liqueur (or whatever flavor you like)
- 2 teaspoons orange rind, grated
- 4 (1 ounce) semi-sweet chocolate baking squares, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1/2 cup chocolate sprinkles
- 1/2 cup icing sugar
- In med saucepan, bring butter and cream to a boil over med-high heat.
- Remove from heat.
- Add chocolate, liqueur and rind.
- Stir until melted and smooth.
- Pour truffle mixture into a shallow bowl.
- Chill for 2 hours.
- Line 2 baking sheets with waxed paper.
- Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of truffle into 24 small balls.
- Place truffles on prepared baking sheets.
- Chill 30 minutes.
- Melt chocolate and oil in a double boiler until smooth.
- Transfer chocolate into a bowl.
- Cool slightly.
- Using 2 forks, coat 3/4 of the truffles in chocolate, allowing excess coating to drip back into the bowl.
- Cover 6 truffle in sprinkles.
- Sift icing sugar over 6 truffles.
- Leave 6 chocolate coated truffles plain.
- Coat remaining 6 truffles in cocoa.
- Chill 30 minutes.
- Store in fridge for 10 days or in freezer for 3 months.
butter, heavy cream, semisweet chocolate baking squares, orange liqueur, orange rind, semisweet chocolate baking squares, oil, cocoa, chocolate sprinkles, icing sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/easy-chocolate-truffles-216805 (may not work)