How to Make Homemade Chocolate Truffles

Name: How to Make Homemade Chocolate Truffles
Prep time: 2 h 45 min
Cook time: 2 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate (high quality, 62% cacao or higher), well chopped into small pieces; 118 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 leave Mint (1 bunch, stems removed, chopped, about 1 cup); 1 Cinnamon and cardamon cinnamon stick, 2 cardamom pods); 1 Tbsp Amaretto; 1 teaspoon Almond extract; 1 serving Cocoa powder; 1 serving Finely chopped walnuts; 1 serving Finely chopped almonds

How to Make Homemade Chocolate Truffles is a hor d'oeuvre that serves 30. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 72 calories. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up bittersweet chocolate, amaretto, walnuts, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 45 minutes. Sweets for my Sweetie – How to make chocolate truffles, Homemade Chocolate Truffles, and Kids Can Make: Fruit-and-Nut Chocolate Truffles are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Heat cream to a simmer: In a small, heavy saucepan bring the heavy whipping cream to a simmer (stir and scrape down the sides with a spatula every few minutes).

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If you are using one of the other recommended flavorings, stir it in with the cream (and ignore vanilla in the next step). If adding mint or other solids, after the cream simmers, remove from heat and let seep for an hour. Then strain away solids, and return the cream to a simmer and proceed with recipe.

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Place the chocolate in a separate bowl.

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Pour the cream over the chocolate, add the vanilla, and allow to stand for a few minutes then stir until smooth. (This chocolate base is called ganache.)

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