Chocolate Truffles

Chocolate truffles are an awesome gift to receive. I mean, who hates getting a package of chocolate truffles ?

No one. That’s who.

The only thing better than getting truffles is giving them to someone else. Didn’t your mother tell you it’s better to give than receive? Yeah, it’s true.

I gave these to my co-workers on Monday. One guy actually ate them for breakfast. True story.

There is of course a hidden downside to making these – you have to use every ounce of willpower not to devour the whole batch yourself. This is much easier said than done. I mean, we’re talking about melted chocolate that’s been mixed with heavy cream and flavoring, cooled, and then rolled in cocoa powder. I had to take rest breaks. I also had to make an extra batch, to make up for the ones I couldn’t keep my hands off of. These things happen, but all worked out well in the end.

I suggest you make these as gifts. You can give them to your friends, family or co-workers. You can also just give them to yourself. I’m sure you’ve earned it.

Chocolate Truffles

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When it comes to the flavoring feel free to try different things. You can always use vanilla extract, but feel free to play around with amaretto, frangelico, irish cream or a dark rum. If you’re satisfied with the chocolate that you’ve purchased you can also omit the flavoring entirely, but you may need to add a touch more cream to the truffle mix.

11 oz high-quality bittersweet chocolate
2/3 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons – 1 tablespoon flavoring
Unsweetened cocoa powder for dusting

Bring the heavy cream to a boil in a small saucepan. Place the chocolate in a bowl and pour the heavy cream over it. Stir first with a spatula to remove large lumps and then stir with a whisk (do not beat – you don’t want to incorporate air into the mix) until the ganache is smooth. Mine cooled down quickly and I had to microwave it once for 20secs to get rid of all the lumps.

Place in refrigerator for 1 hour, or until cool but still malleable. Using a melon baller or teaspoon measurer, form the ganache into small balls. I rolled mine in my hands to get a good shape, but this isn’t necessary.

Toss the truffles in the cocoa powder and place in cute containers. Enjoy them yourselves or give to others.

Tagged as: Chocolate, Easy, Truffles