Dulce de Leche and Nut–Butter Truffles

Name: Dulce de Leche and Nut–Butter Truffles
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 57 grams 60%-cacao bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped; 2 Tbsps dulce de leche at room temperature; 2 Tbsps well-stirred natural almond butter or peanut butter; 59 milliliters unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process)

Dulce de Leche and Nut–Butter Truffles might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 30. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 1g of fat, and a total of 19 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 5 hours. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and fodmap friendly diet. Head to the store and pick up cocoa powder, dulce de leche, peanut butter, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth.

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Chocolate

Water

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Sauce Pan

Bowl

Remove bowl from heat and stir in dulce de leche and nut butter. Cool slightly, then roll level teaspoons of mixture into balls and place on a tray. Chill completely, about 30 minutes.

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Dulce De Leche

Nut Butter

Roll

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Bowl

Sift cocoa powder into a medium baking pan or onto a tray. Melt chocolate in a shallow heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth.

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Cocoa Powder

Chocolate

Water

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Baking Pan

Sauce Pan

Bowl

Remove pan from heat, leaving bowl over water. Dip truffles, 1 at a time, in chocolate, lifting out with a fork and letting excess drip off, then immediately transfer to cocoa, turning to coat.

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Chocolate

Dip

Cocoa Powder

Water

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Bowl

Frying Pan

Let stand until coating is set, then shake off excess cocoa in a sieve. (Remaining cocoa can be sifted and returned to container.)

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Cocoa Powder

Shake

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Sieve

Truffles are best the day they are made but can be frozen up to 2 weeks (do not keep at room temperature). Thaw at room temperature 1 hour before serving.

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Truffles