Chocolate Truffles
By
sheila farrah
@ilovefood2
7
My daughter and I like to make these for showers and special occasions. When we give them for gifts, everybody loves them. They are always the right color and the right amount. Personally, I prefer the white chocolate almond bark.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Impress your family and friends with these easy chocolate truffles. They taste and look fancy, but are very simple to make. They're smooth and bursting with chocolate flavor and a hint of tanginess from the cream cheese. Roll them in your favorite toppings and you've got great treats and gifts everyone will love. They'll be great for Valentine's Day, the holidays, as a hostess gift... they're so good you'll be finding reasons to make them.
Ingredients
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1 pkgcream cheese, room temperature, 8 oz.
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3 cpowdered sugar
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12 ozsemi-sweet baking chocolate, melted
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1 1/2 tspvanilla extract
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·ground walnuts, unsweetened cocoa, angel flaked coconut
How to Make Chocolate Truffles
- Beat cream cheese until smooth.
- Gradually add sugar until well blended.
- Add melted chocolate and vanilla; mix well.
- Refrigerate about 1 hour.
- Shape into 1-inch balls and roll into ground walnuts, coconut or cocoa. Store in the refrigerator.
- To flavor truffles with liqueurs omit vanilla, divide mixture into thirds, add 1 tablespoon of almond, coffee or orange liqueur to each 1/3 of mixture mix well. Hint I always place in small fluted paper candy cups.
About Chocolate Truffles
Course/Dish: Candies Other Snacks
Main Ingredient: Sugar
Regional Style: Southern
Dietary Needs: Wheat Free Soy Free
Collection: Chocolate...
Other Tags: Quick & Easy Heirloom
