Rich Irish Cream Truffles
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 lb real bittersweet chocolate, broken into 1 inch pieces
- 4 ounces milk chocolate, broken into 1 inch pieces
- 4 beaten egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons irish cream
- 23 cup unsweetened cocoa
- In a 2-quart saucepan over medium, heat whipping cream (2-3 minutes).
- Add vanilla extract and salt.
- Stir in half of the bittersweet chocolate and half milk chocolate with a whisk until melted.
- Stir in the yolks, cooking over low heat.
- Stir often until lightly thickened (10-12 minutes).
- Remove from heat; stir in remaining chocolate and the liqueur until chocolate is melted.
- Cover and refrigerate until mixture is firm enough to shape (1/2 hour).
- In medium shallow bowl, sift in cocoa.
- By rounded TBSP, drop chocolate mixture into cocoa, rolling to coat.
- Form into balls and roll in cocoa again.
- Carefully put onto tray; refrigerate until firm (approx 30 minutes).
whipping cream, vanilla, salt, bittersweet chocolate, milk chocolate, egg yolks, irish cream, unsweetened cocoa
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/rich-irish-cream-truffles-34454 (may not work)