Crème de Menthe Truffles

Name: Crème de Menthe Truffles
Prep time: 3 h 55 min
Cook time: 3 h 55 min
Total time: 3 h 55 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 283 grams vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark); 283 grams bag creme de menthe baking chips; 2 drops green food color; 170 grams cup semisweet chocolate chips; 118 milliliters whipping cream

You can never have too many Southern recipes, so give Crème de Menthe Truffles a try. One serving contains 125 calories, 1g of protein, and 8g of fat. For 19 cents per serving, you get a hor d'oeuvre that serves 36. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. Head to the store and pick up whipping cream, semisweet chocolate chips, food color, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours and 55 minutes.

Instructions

In 2-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream over low heat 2 to 3 minutes or until cream is warm.

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Cream

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat.

Add baking chips and chocolate chips; stir until melted and smooth. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.

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Chocolate Chips

Baking Pieces

Line cookie sheets with waxed paper. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls, dusting hands with powdered sugar or cocoa, if necessary; place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Refrigerate 30 minutes.

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Powdered Sugar

Cocoa Powder

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Baking Sheet

Meanwhile, in deep 1-quart saucepan, melt candy coating over low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth.

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Almond Bark

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Sauce Pan

Remove for heat; cool 10 minutes. In small resealable freezer plastic bag, place 1/4 cup melted coating and the green food color; seal bag. Squeeze bag to mix until uniform color; set aside.

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Green Food Color

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Ziploc Bags

Using fork, dip 1 truffle at a time into white candy coating to coat. Return to waxed paper-lined cookie sheets.

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Almond Bark

Dip

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Baking Sheet

Cut off tiny corner of bag containing green coating. Squeeze bag to drizzle coating over each truffle (if necessary, reheat green coating in microwave on High a few seconds to make coating drizzle).

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Microwave

Let truffles stand until coating is set, about 10 minutes, before placing in foil candy cups. Store in refrigerator.

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Candy

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Aluminum Foil

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Servings:

283grams

vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark)283grams

bag creme de menthe baking chips 2drops

green food color 170grams

cup semisweet chocolate chips 118milliliters

whipping cream

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Forge Cellars Classique Riesling with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 21 dollars per bottle.