Almond Chocolate Truffles

Ingredients

3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, grated
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoons whipping cream
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
7 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons finely ground almonds
Cocoa or ground almonds, for garnish

Preparation

1
Melt the grated chocolate with the butter in a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat
2
Add the whipping cream and almond extract
3
Gradually stir in the sugar and almonds and cook until the mixture is smooth
4
Remove the mixture from the heat, cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.
5
Remove from refrigerator and hand-roll into individual teaspoon-sized balls
6
Roll the balls in cocoa or ground almonds
7
Refrigerate until ready to serve

Tools

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About

makes approximately 1/3 lb of truffles

Yield:

5 servings

Added:

Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 11:06am

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