Chocolate Truffles With Rum

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Yields: 1 recipe

Ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup  whipping cream
• 1  tablespoon sugar
• 3  tablespoons unsalted butter
• 6  ounces  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2  tablespoons  liquor ((rum, amaretto, peppermint, kahlua, brandy) or 2  tablespoons  extract ((rum, amaretto, peppermint, kahlua, brandy)

Directions

1. Combine cream, butter and sugar in saucepan until hot. Stir in chocolate chips until melted.
2. Stir in flavoring and transfer into bowl.
3. Chill, stirring often, about one hour.
4. Drop from teaspoon to waxed paper and chill 1/2 hour or until firm.
5. Roll into balls.
6. Roll in cornstarch and brush off excess, then dip into melted dipping chocolate, or roll in chopped nuts, unsweetened cocoa powder or serve in small tin cups.