Trio of Chocolate Truffles

Name: Trio of Chocolate Truffles
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 340 grams package (about 2 cups) semisweet chocolate chips; 71 grams 3/4 cup (about sweetened shredded coconut, toasted; 57 grams 1/2 cup (about finely chopped unsalted pistachios; 59 milliliters unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 158 milliliters whipping cream

Trio of Chocolate Truffles is a gluten free and primal hor d'oeuvre. This recipe serves 30. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 1g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 109 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have semisweet chocolate chips, cocoa powder, whipping cream, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Bring cream to boil in heavy medium saucepan.

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Cream

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Remove from heat.

Add chocolate; whisk until melted and smooth.

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Chocolate

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Whisk

Whisk in vanilla.

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Vanilla

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Whisk

Pour into medium bowl. Cover; chill until firm, about 3 hours.

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Bowl

Line baking sheet with waxed paper. Drop mixture by rounded teaspoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet. Freeze until firm, about 45 minutes.

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Baking Sheet

Place cocoa, coconut and nuts in separate bowls.

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Coconut

Cocoa Powder

Nuts

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Bowl

Roll truffles between hands into rounds.

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Truffles

Roll

Roll 1/3 of truffles in cocoa, 1/3 in coconut and 1/3 in nuts. Cover with plastic; chill until ready to serve. (Can be made 2 weeks ahead. Keep chilled.)

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Truffles

Coconut

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Roll