Chocolate Truffles

Name: Chocolate Truffles
Ingredients: 8 ounces, weight Milk Chocolate, Chopped; 4 ounces, weight Bittersweet Chocolate, Chopped; 1/3 cups Plus Two Tablespoons Heavy Cream; 1 teaspoon Butter; 1/4 cups Powdered Sugar (optional); 1/4 cups Cocoa Powder (optional); 1/4 cups Crushed Almonds (optional)

7 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

8 ounces, weight Milk Chocolate, Chopped
4 ounces, weight Bittersweet Chocolate, Chopped
1/3 cups Plus Two Tablespoons Heavy Cream
1 teaspoon Butter
1/4 cups Powdered Sugar (optional)
1/4 cups Cocoa Powder (optional)
1/4 cups Crushed Almonds (optional)

Directions

1

Pour chocolate into medium glass bowl. Set aside.
2

Heat heavy cream and butter in small saucepan just until it boils. Pour over chocolate and let sit for 2 minutes. Stir chocolate and cream until smooth. If chocolate has not completely melted, place glass bowl over pot of boiling water and stir until completely melted.
3

Pour chocolate into 8x8 baking dish and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
4

Pour powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and crushed almonds into three separate bowls. Using a melonballer or small cookie scoop, scrape out rounds of chocolate from baking dish and place on waxed paper. Roll balls of chocolate in powdered sugar, cocoa, or almonds.
5

Store in airtight container and refrigerate until ready to serve.