Mocha Truffle Trees

Name: Mocha Truffle Trees
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon almond extract; 170 grams white baking chocolate, finely chopped; 1 Tbsp butter; 12 servings Additional white baking chocolate, melted or white chocolate shavings; 237 milliliters chocolate wafer crumbs; 6 Pirouette cookies, cut crosswise in half; 118 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules; 2 Tbsps Kahlua (coffee liqueur); 340 grams cups ) semisweet chocolate chips, finely chopped; 59 milliliters sugar

Mocha Truffle Trees might be just the beverage you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 5g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 375 calories. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. Head to the store and pick up chocolate wafer crumbs, chocolate shavings, pirouette cookies, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 55 minutes.

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine the cookie crumbs, sugar and butter; press onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan.

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Cookie Crumbs

Butter

Sugar

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Springform Pan

Bowl

Bake at 350° for 5-7 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Place white baking chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream and butter just to a boil.

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Unsweetened Baking Chocolate

Butter

Cream

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Sauce Pan

Bowl

Pour over white chocolate; whisk until smooth. Stir in Kahlua and almond extract; spoon into crust.

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White Chocolate

Almond Extract

Kahlua

Crust

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Whisk

Place in freezer while preparing chocolate layer.

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Chocolate

Place chocolate chips a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream and butter just to a boil.

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Chocolate Chips

Butter

Cream

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Sauce Pan

Bowl

Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Stir in the Kahlua, coffee granules and almond extract; spoon over white chocolate layer. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until set.

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Instant Coffee

White Chocolate

Almond Extract

Chocolate

Kahlua

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Whisk

To serve, carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; remove sides.

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Knife

Frying Pan

Cut tart into 12 wedges; place on individual plates. Insert a halved Pirouette into the wide end of each slice. Decorate with white chocolate to resemble Christmas trees.

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White Chocolate