Super Easy Chocolate Truffles

Submitted by Lalaloula

"This is a wonderful truffle recipe: It's very quick to put together and still tastes like a ton of work went into it. It can be easily varied by subbing any other alcohol or flavoured-syrup for the rum."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 28 truffles

ingredients

• 150 g milk chocolate
• 50 g soft butter
• 25 g sweetened cocoa powder or 25 g instant hot chocolate powder
• 1 tablespoon rum

• For garnish

• chocolate, granules
• sugar candy sprinkles
• cocoa powder
• cinnamon sugar
• desiccated coconut or flaked coconut
• chopped nuts

directions

1. Take 125g of the chocolate and grate it finely (Use a piece of paper to hold the chocolate so that it doesnt melt under your fingers). Chop the remaining 25g into small pieces.
2. Cream the butter (I used a spoon, but you may also use a hand-mixer). In portions add the grated and chopped chocolate as well as the chocolate/cocoa powder and the rum.
3. Form balls (about the size of a hazelnut) out of the mass (wash your hands with cold water if they get too warm to form the balls without melting all the chocolate) and roll them in your desired garnish (see above).
4. Place in candy wrappers and store in a box in a cool place (these will keep for up to 8 days).

Reviews

[I'mPat]

Sorry to say I think I ruined these, made for the DS to take to music recreation group and no alcohol allowed so I used rum essence but used a full tablespoon (should only have used a 1/2 teaspoon I think) so they reeked of rum and I think ruined them. I got 15 out of the mix making them to fit the smallest paper patty cases I could get, covered some in coconut and the others in a mix of crushed, peanuts, macadamis and almonds. Will make again but will get the petite for cases and only use 1/2 teaspoon of rum essence. Sorry Lalaloula for they did look so good. Made for Edition 8 - Make My Recipe.

 

[Tisme]

Made as per recipe except used cherry milk chocolate, ohh an I forgot the rum......... BUT these were just so nice and so decadent. These are not going to last long at all here! So easy and so yummy. Thanks Lalaloula.

 

[Mom2Rose]

Potluck Tag09: Delicious!! Very easy to make - we used Kahlua in our truffles! Decadent!

 

[Chef1MOM-Connie]

Made for Bevy Tag2009. These are tasty morsels that love my hips and belly. They certainly can be addicting and "No you cannot eat just 1". I made 2 batches, 1 with liquor and 1 without. Both are good. I used the chocolate jimmies on the alchohol candies and the colored sprinkles for the kids version. Instead of wrapping seperately, I put into mini muffin papers and set out. I should have just plated them as they went so fast at a meeting. The chocolate mix ket mushing as my hands are naturally warm NOW, so used the cold water trick often. It did seem to help but next time I may use sterile gloves to keep the mess off me so much. I will make these again. They are such a simple recipe for such a delicious treat! note: Referigerate after making if your house is warm so they do not get twisted or deformed looking. Thank you!