Chocolate Truffles
Recipe from Family Circle

Use your food processor to mix these decadent chocolate candies. They're made with three kinds of chocolate--semisweet, bittersweet, and unsweetened--and dusted with cocoa powder.


Chocolate Truffles

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Servings: 3 dozen truffles
Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs
Related Categories: Christmas Candy, Christmas Party, Low Calorie Desserts, Low Carb Desserts, Low Fat Desserts, Low Sodium, Mother's Day, No Bake Desserts, Truffles, Valentine's Day
 
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Ingredients
  • 2/3  cup
    heavy cream
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  • 3  tablespoons
    almond-flavored liqueur (such as Amaretto) or your favorite flavor
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  • 6  ounces
    semisweet chocolate
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  • 6  ounces
    bittersweet chocolate
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  • 2  ounces
    unsweetened chocolate
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  • 2/3  cup
    confectioners' sugar
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  • 3  tablespoons
    unsweetened cocoa powder
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Directions
1.
Line an 8-inch square baking pan with nonstick foil, leaving a small overhang on two sides. Line a large baking sheet with waxed paper. Heat cream and liqueur in a small saucepan just to simmer.
2.
Process chocolates and confectioners' sugar in food processor 1 to 2 minutes, until finely chopped. With machine running, add cream-liqueur mixture in steady stream. Process until smooth. Scrape into foil-lined pan. Refrigerate just until thick enough to hold shape, 1 to 1-1/2 hours.
3.
Lift chocolate from pan using foil. Cut chocolate into 36 pieces. With hands, quickly shape into balls. Place on waxed-paper-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate 15 minutes. Reroll truffles to smooth out surface, if needed.
4.
Sift cocoa into small bowl. Add truffles, three at a time; tossing to coat. Refrigerate in airtight containers up to 1 month, placing each in a small paper or foil candy cup, if desired. Note: Look for paper candy cups at confectioneryhouse.com.
Nutrition information
Calories 77, Total Fat 5 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 6 mg, Sodium 3 mg, Carbohydrate 9 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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