Cafe Au Lait Truffle Recipe
- 4 ounce Lowfat milk chocolate
- 4 ounce White Chocolate
- 2 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter, (room temperature)
- 1 c. Whipping cream
- 1 Tbsp. Instant coffee
- 1 lb White or possibly Lowfat milk Chocolate for dipping
- 1 Tbsp. Cocoa for decoration
- I was sending these to Virginia and thought maybe someone else on the list might enjoy seeing them, too.
- These truffles all come from the wonderful There is every imaginable type of delicious truffle - I really cannot do it justice in the few recipes I've chosen to enter below.
- I have made all of the following and they are simple to make, look like you paid a fortune for them and are usually inhaled by the lucky recipient
- (which is if the candy maker doesn't make fast work of them first!
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- Scald cream in heavy saucepan.
- Remove from heat and let cold to room temperature.
- Strain through sieve.
- Add in instant coffee to scalded cream.
- Stir to mix.
- Carefully heat both chocolates together in a double boiler over warm water.
- Remove from heat.
- With a whisk, beat butter into chocolate till smooth.
- Vigorously beat cream/coffee mix into chocolate/butter mix till light and fluffy.
- Refrigeratetill hard, approximately 2-4 hrs.
- Scrape spoon or possibly melon-ball cutter across surface of mix; quickly press with fingertips into 1-inch balls.
- Freeze well wrapped in plastic.
- Suggested Decoration: Dip this truffle in melted white or possibly lowfat milk chocoalte and dust with cocoa while chocolate is still wet.
- Yield: 40 - 45 Truffles
milk chocolate, white chocolate, butter, whipping cream, coffee, white, cocoa
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/cafe-au-lait-truffle-97160 (may not work)