Eggnog Truffle Cups

Name: Eggnog Truffle Cups
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 3 h 45 min
Yield: 36 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups milk chocolate chips; 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine; 1/2 cup eggnog; 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (Ghirardeli 60% cocoa preferred); 1 tablespoon shortening

Submitted by LilDaemon

"mmmmm.....eggnog. Just in time for the holidays!"

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Ready In:: 3hrs 45mins
Ingredients:: 5
Serves:: 36

ingredients

TRUFFLES
2 cups milk chocolate chips
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
¹⁄₂ cup eggnog
CHOCOLATE CUPS
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (Ghirardeli 60% cocoa preferred)
1 tablespoon shortening

directions

CHOCOLATE CUPS: Melt chips with shortening in heavy, small saucepan over very low heat, stirring constantly. Spoon about 1/2 tablespoon of the chocolate mixture into each small foil candy cup. With back of spoon, bring some of the chocolate up side of each cup. Refrigerate until firm.
TRUFFLES: Melt chips with butter and eggnog in heavy, medium saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally. Pour into pie pan. Refrigerate until mixture is thick, but soft, about 2 hours.
Spoon truffle mixture into pastry bag fitted with large star tip. Pipe mixture into chocolate cups. Truffles can be refrigerated 2-3 days or frozen several weeks.
Hint: To remove foil cups, cut slit in bottom of the cup and peel foil up from bottom. Doi not peel down from the top edge.