You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Luscious Chocolate Truffles a try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 8g of protein, 29g of fat, and a total of 429 calories. This gluten free recipe serves 15. If you have shortening, butter, semisweet chocolate chips, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Instructions
1
Line cookie sheet with foil or parchment paper. In 2-quart saucepan, melt 1 cup of the chocolate chips over low heat, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Stir in butter. Stir in whipping cream and liqueur. Refrigerate 10 to 15 minutes, stirring frequently, just until thick enough to hold a shape.
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Chocolate Chips
Whipping Cream
Liqueur
Butter
Cookies
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Baking Paper
Baking Sheet
Sauce Pan
Aluminum Foil
2
Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Shape into balls. (If mixture is too sticky, refrigerate until firm enough to shape.) Freeze 30 minutes.
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Cookies
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Baking Sheet
3
In 1-quart saucepan, heat shortening and remaining 1 cup chocolate chips over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth; remove from heat. Dip truffles, one at a time, into chocolate. Return to cookie sheet. Immediately sprinkle nuts and apricots over some of the truffles. Reheat chocolate dipping mixture, if necessary. Refrigerate truffles about 10 minutes or until coating is set.
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Chocolate Chips
Shortening
Chocolate
Apricot
Dip
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Nuts
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4
In 1-quart saucepan, heat baking bar over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted.
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Unsweetened Baking Chocolate
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Sauce Pan
5
Drizzle over some of the truffles. Refrigerate just until set. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.
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Truffles
6
Remove truffles from refrigerator about 30 minutes before serving; serve at room temperature.