Dark Chocolate Truffles Are Irresistible and Easy
If you have about 7 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Dark Chocolate Truffles Are Irresistible and Easy might be a tremendous gluten free recipe to try. This hor d'oeuvre has 191 calories, 2g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 24. For 66 cents per serving, this recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of bittersweet chocolate, bittersweet chocolate, white chocolate, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. 45 people have made this recipe and would make it again. It is brought to you by Restless Chipotle. Overall, this recipe earns a rather bad spoonacular score of 16%. Similar recipes include Baileys® Dark Chocolate Candied Truffles (EASY) (Five Ingredient Friday), Dark Chocolate Truffles, and Dark chocolate truffles.
Servings: 24
Preparation duration: 5 minutes
Cooking duration: 2 minutes
Ingredients:
2 cups bittersweet chocolate, cut into pieces
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
3 tablespoons butter at room temperature
½ cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
1½ teaspoons vegetable shortening
½ cup white chocolate, chopped
Equipment:
frying pan
microwave
bowl
Cooking instruction summary:
Cut the butter into squares and set aside.Bring the cream just under a boil bubbles will form around the sides of the pan.Remove the pan from the heat and add the chopped chocolate.Let stand 2 minutes.Carefully stir the mixture until smooth.Add the butter.Stir until smooth and well mixed.Refrigerate until cold and firm, about 1 hour.Form the mixture into tablespoon sized balls.Place the balls in the freezer for about 10 minutes.Dip in the melted coating and drizzle with the white chocolate.Store in the refrigerator in a tightly covered container.Add the chocolate and the vegetable shortening to a microwave safe bowl.Melt on 50% power for 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds. (you may not need the whole 2 minutes.Melt the white chocolate and shortening as above.Stir until blended.
Step by step:
1. Cut the butter into squares and set aside.Bring the cream just under a boil bubbles will form around the sides of the pan.
2. Remove the pan from the heat and add the chopped chocolate.
3. Let stand 2 minutes.Carefully stir the mixture until smooth.
4. Add the butter.Stir until smooth and well mixed.Refrigerate until cold and firm, about 1 hour.Form the mixture into tablespoon sized balls.
5. Place the balls in the freezer for about 10 minutes.Dip in the melted coating and drizzle with the white chocolate.Store in the refrigerator in a tightly covered container.
6. Add the chocolate and the vegetable shortening to a microwave safe bowl.Melt on 50% power for 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds. (you may not need the whole 2 minutes.Melt the white chocolate and shortening as above.Stir until blended.
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