Chocolate truffles?

Question

Anyone have a good recipe and advice on making them look nice?

Answer 1

Serves/Makes: 2 dozen

Ingredients:
1/2 pound chocolate
1 1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/4 cup liqueur - any flavor
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/2 pound chocolate for covering


Directions:

Melt the chocolate with the butter, cream and liqueur. Beat well to blend together. Pour into a bowl and chill. When firm enough to shape, roll into balls. It helps to roll them in cocoa powder and set on a sheet of waxed paper.

Leave in the freezer to chill and meanwhile slowly melt the remaining chocolate. Dip the truffles into the chocolate, allowing the excess to drip off. Let set on sheets of waxed paper.

Note: This makes an extravagant dessert to serve with whipped cream, chocolate sauce, hot coffee and liqueurs. This is an easy and delicious recipe for making truffles. It can be varied by the liqueur used for flavoring and by the addition of fruits or nuts. It also works well with white chocolate.

Answer 2

Easy Chocolate Truffles

INGREDIENTS
8 ounces good-quality semi- or bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
Your choice of flavoring (see below)
Your choice of coating (see below)

DIRECTIONS
Heat chocolates, butter and milk in a pan until chocolates and butter are partially melted. Remove from heat and stir until completely melted. Whisk in desired flavoring until creamy-smooth.
Transfer to a bowl and let stand until firm enough to hold its shape, about 2 hours.
Using a tablespoon (a spring-action 1 Tb. scoop is ideal), mold chocolate into balls, 1 level Tb. at a time, and place on a cookie sheet lined with greased parchment paper.
Place desired coating in a small bowl. Working one at a time, drop truffles into the bowl with greased fingertips. Shake bowl back and forth so truffles are completely coated. If necessary, roll truffles by hand to make round. Return to parchment. (Can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 5 days or frozen up to 1 month.) Before serving, let stand at room temperature to soften slightly.

Answer 3

Alton Brown from Food Network had a show on the other night where he made truffles on Good Eats. It seemed very simple and he had quite a few ideas on what to roll them in.

try www.foodnetwork.com and look for the recipe under his show.

Answer 4

Easy Chocolate Truffles:

INGREDIENTS:

* 3 cups (18 ounce bag) semi-sweet chocolate chips
* 1 - 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
* 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
* Optional Coatings:
* Nonpareils like colored sprinkles or chocolate jimmies
* Cocoa powder
* Lighly toasted nuts (pecans, hazelnuts, walnuts, etc.), finely chopped
* Flaked coconut

PREPARATION:
Melt chips with sweetened condensed milk. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla. Pour into a bowl, cover and chill until firm. About 2 to 3 hours. Shape into 1-inch balls, roll in coating. Store in refrigerator.