Salted Caramel Truffles

• 7/8 cup dark chocolate chopped
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 5/8 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/8 tablespoons brown sugar
• 11/16 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder

1. Place the chocolate in a heat resistant mold and set it aside for later use.
2. Add the sugar to a pot and cook it on low heat. Cook until it begins to caramelize.
3. Stir the caramelized sugar with a plastic spatula or spoon. Once the sugar browns, add half of the cream into the pot along with the vanilla and brown sugar. Mix well.
4. Cook until the mixture boils. Lower the heat and add the remaining cream. Mix everything well and remove any lumps.
5. Add the butter and salt and mix everything well.
6. Pour this caramel mixture into the mold where the chocolate was previously placed.
7. Cover the chocolate with plastic wrap and place the mold in the refrigerator for about 3 hours or until the mixture becomes firm.
8. Take small portions of the chocolate with your hands roll them into small balls about 1 inch in diameter.
9. Place the chocolate balls into the cocoa powder and cover the balls completely.
10. Refrigerate the truffles for at least 1 hour and then serve.

chocolate, sugar, whipping cream, vanilla, brown sugar, butter, salt, cocoa powder

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Salted-Caramel-Truffles-530566 (may not work)