Rocky Road Truffles

  1. Pulse the frozen candy bars in a food processor until broken into shards.
  2. Fold into the cooled chocolate mixture along with the cranberries.
  3. Spread over the bottom of a baking dish and smooth the top.
  4. Refrigerate about 2 hours, until firm.
  5. Use a melon baller or small ice cream scoop to scoop out balls of the chocolate mixture; place them on a parchment or waxed paper lined baking sheet and set them aside for an hour or 2 to let them come to room temperature.
  6. Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler and remove from the heat.
  7. Use a spoon to dip the truffles them into the liquid chocolate, then return them to the baking sheet.
  8. Use the spoon to drizzle a squiggle of chocolate over the tops.
  9. Chill until set.
  10. 1/2 cup heavy cream
  11. 8 ounces good-quality (70 percent) bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  12. 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  13. 1 cup cocoa powder, for dusting
  14. In a saucepan, bring the cream just to a simmer over low heat.
  15. Pour the cream over the chocolate in a bowl and let stand about 10 minutes to melt the chocolate.
  16. Add the vanilla and stir until smooth.
  17. Set aside to cool for 1 hour at room temperature.
  18. Then beat the chocolate at medium speed until it gets thick and light colored.
  19. Spread over the bottom of a baking dish and smooth the top.
  20. Refrigerate about 2 hours, until firm.
  21. Pour the cocoa powder onto a deep plate or shallow bowl.
  22. Use a melon baller or small ice cream scoop to scoop out balls of chocolate; place them on the plate with the cocoa powder and roll between 2 forks to completely coat with the cocoa powder.
  23. Then use the forks to carefully transfer them to a parchment or waxed paper lined baking sheet.
  24. Yield: 15 to 20 candies, depending on size
  25. Prep Time: 25 minutes
  26. Cook Time: 15 minutes
  27. Inactive Prep Time: 3 hours
  28. Ease of preparation: Intermediate

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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/rocky-road-truffles-recipe.html (may not work)

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