Raspberry Truffles

Name: Raspberry Truffles
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 59 milliliters butter, softened; 59 milliliters sifted cocoa; 2 Tbsps crème de framboise or other raspberry-flavored liqueur; 59 milliliters sifted powdered sugar; 170 grams semi-sweet chocolate, broken into pieces; 59 milliliters whipping cream

Raspberry Truffles might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre recipe box. This gluten free recipe serves 30. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 5g of fat, and a total of 59 calories. Head to the store and pick up semi-sweet chocolate, whipping cream, crème de framboise, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Place whipping cream in a small non-aluminum saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until mixture is reduced in volume to 2 tablespoons.

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Whipping Cream

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat; stir in crme de framboise and broken chocolate.

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Chocolate

Return mixture to low heat, stirring until chocolate melts.

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Chocolate

Add butter; beat with a wire whisk until smooth.

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Butter

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Whisk

Pour mixture into an 8-inch square baking pan. Chill until firm. Using a teaspoon, scoop up chocolate mixture, and shape into 1/2-inch balls. Chill.

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Chocolate

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Sift together cocoa and sugar; roll each ball in cocoa mixture until well coated. Store in airtight containers in refrigerator.

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Cocoa Powder

Sugar

Roll

Let stand at room temperature 20 minutes before serving.

Note: Grand Marnier, Kahlua, crme de menthe, Amaretto, or a dark rum may be substituted for raspberry liqueur.

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Raspberry Liqueur

Grand Marnier

Amaretto Liqueur

Dark Rum

Kahlua

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Servings:

59milliliters

butter, softened 59milliliters

sifted cocoa 2Tbsps

crème de framboise or other raspberry-flavored liqueur 59milliliters

sifted powdered sugar 170grams

semi-sweet chocolate, broken into pieces 59milliliters

whipping cream

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern can be paired with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Bully Hill Vineyards Dry Riesling with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 14 dollars per bottle.