Luscious Chocolate Truffles

Name: Luscious Chocolate Truffles
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter or margarine; 340 grams bag semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups); 1 Tbsp shortening; 59 milliliters whipping cream

Need a gluten free hor d'oeuvre? Luscious Chocolate Truffles could be an amazing recipe to try. This recipe serves 15. One serving contains 166 calories, 1g of protein, and 13g of fat. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of butter, semisweet chocolate chips, whipping cream, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Instructions

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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Butter

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Aluminum Foil

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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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