Do-It-Yourself Truffles

Name: Do-It-Yourself Truffles
Prep time: 5 h 45 min
Cook time: 5 h 45 min
Total time: 5 h 45 min
Yield: 144
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 144 servings Finely chopped toasted almonds; 144 servings Amaretti cookies; 144 servings Candied ginger; 4 teaspoons pure peppermint oil; 144 servings Chocolate cookies; 144 servings Chocolate covered espresso beans; 144 servings Cinnamon-sugar; 144 servings Toasted coconut; 144 servings Confectioners sugar mixed with cocoa powder and large pinch kosher salt; 2 Tbsps dark rum; 1 teaspoon ground cardamom; 946 milliliters heavy cream; 2 teaspoons instant espresso dissolved in 2 teaspoons water; 1 ball Malted milk; 144 servings Mint candies; 144 servings Pretzels; 144 servings Dehydrated raspberries; 144 servings Roasted salted peanuts; 1 pinch Pinch of salt; 1 kilograms bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped; 144 servings Finely crushed toffee bits; 2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons

The recipe Do-It-Yourself Truffles can be made in about 5 hours and 45 minutes. For $3.94 per serving, you get a hor d'oeuvre that serves 144. One portion of this dish contains about 26g of protein, 61g of fat, and a total of 1070 calories. This recipe from Food and Wine requires rum, butter, ground cardamom, and heavy cream. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Truffles, Pecan Pie Truffles, and Peppermint Truffles.

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Coat the truffles

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Truffles

In a large saucepan, bring the cream to a simmer. In a large bowl, combine the chopped chocolate with the butter and salt.

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Chocolate

Butter

Cream

Salt

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Pour the hot cream over the chocolate.

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Chocolate

Cream

Let stand until the chocolate and butter are melted, about 5 minutes.

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Chocolate

Butter

Whisk the ganache until smooth and shiny.

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Whisk

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Truffles

Divide the ganache into 4 bowls. To flavor it, add either the rum, peppermint oil, espresso or cardamom to each batch. Cover the ganache and refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours.

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Peppermint Oil

Cardamom

Espresso

Rum

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Truffles

Line 3 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Using a 1-tablespoon-size ice cream scoop, drop level tablespoons of the ganache onto the baking sheets. Chill until firm, about 1 hour.

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Ice Cream

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Coat the truffles

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Truffles

Spoon the coatings into small bowls. Moisten your hands with ice water and roll the ganache into balls, then roll in the coatings. Package the truffles in decorative bags or boxes.

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Water