Chocolate Truffles

Despite the name “Truffles,” this is not hard to do!

1/2 pound chocolate
1 1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/4 cup liqueur - any flavor
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/2 pound chocolate for covering

• Melt the chocolate with the butter, cream and liqueur.
• Beat well to blend together.
• Pour into a bowl and chill.
• When firm enough to shape, roll into balls.
• It helps to roll them in cocoa powder and set on a sheet of waxed paper.

• Leave in the freezer to chill and meanwhile slowly melt the remaining chocolate.
• Dip the truffles into the chocolate, allowing the excess to drip off.
• Let set on sheets of waxed paper.

Note: This makes an extravagant dessert to serve with whipped cream, chocolate sauce, hot coffee and liqueurs. This is an easy and delicious recipe for making truffles. It can be varied by the liqueur used for flavoring and by the addition of different fruits or nuts. It also works especially well with white chocolate.

Chocolate Truffles

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