Mocha Truffles
photo by Belloo
- Ready In:
- 6hrs
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
36 truffles
ingredients
- 2⁄3 cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons strong coffee
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon coffee liqueur
- 18 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
- icing sugar
- 2 ounces white chocolate, coarsely chopped
directions
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, heat cream, coffee, butter and liqueur just until boiling.
- Pour over 8 oz (250g) of the semisweet chocolate; whisk until melted.
- Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm, stirring occasionally.
- Spoon or pipe 1-inch (2.5 cm) balls onto waxed paper-lined baking sheet.
- Cover and freeze for 30 minutes or until firm.
- Dust fingers with icing sugar; roll balls until smooth.
- Freeze for 1 hour.
- In top of double boiler over hot (not boiling) water, melt remaining semisweet chocolate. Cool slightly.
- Working with a dozen balls at a time, dip into melted chocolate; scoop out with a fork.
- Refrigerate for 20 minutes or until hardened.
- In top of double boiler over hot (not boiling) water, melt white chocolate.
- Drizzle over truffles.
- Refrigerate for 10 minutes or until hardened.
- Refrigerate for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 3 months.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Belloo
Canada
I am a retired teacher. My late father was an award-winning pastry chef. I learned quite a lot from watching him and from the tips he gave me over the years. How I loved to watch him magically put together a magnificent wedding cake or create something beautiful out of chocolate.