Brandied Chocolate Truffles Recipe

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Brandied Chocolate Truffles
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Ingredients
6
Count
Nutrition
84
Calories
Total time
990
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Melt sweet chocolate with the butter.
  2. Slowly strain 1/4 cup (60ml) of the hot cream into chocolate mixture, beating with mixer at low speed or whisking by hand until the cream is absorbed.
  3. Repeat procedure twice, using 1/4 cup (60ml) cream each time.
  4. Drizzle brandy into chocolate mixture, stirring until mixture is smooth.
  5. Cover and refrigerate until chocolate mixture is firm, usually 2 hours, or overnight, if desired.
  6. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
  7. Spoon 1 inch (2. 5cm) mounds of chilled chocolate mixture onto waxed paper, you may use a melon baller, if desired.
  8. Refrigerate until chocolate mixture is firm again, about 30 minutes.
  9. Rinse hands with very cold water, dry.
  10. Rub palms of hands well with powdered sugar.
  11. Working quickly, roll each chocolate mound between palms into a ball about 1 inch (2. 5 cm) in diameter to form truffle.
  12. Freeze until firm to the touch, about 30 minutes.
  13. Melt semisweet chocolate.
  14. Line a second baking sheet with waxed paper.
  15. Remove 10 truffles from freezer.
  16. Working quickly, grasp each truffle between thumb and index finger and dip entire truffle into the warm chocolate, immediately shake off as much excess chocolate as possible and place truffle on waxed paper.
  17. Remove 10 more truffles from freezer, repeat procedure.
  18. Repeat until all truffles are dipped.
  19. When all truffles are coated, use fork, spatula or kitchen knife to drizzle any remaining chocolate over the top of each truffle in a thin stream, making a stringlike design.
  20. It may be necessary to reheat chocolate, adding any hardened residual drippings from waxed paper.
  21. Refrigerate truffles 30 minutes.
  22. Transfer to paper candy cups and place in an airtight container.
  23. Refrigerate until serving time.
  24. Truffles can be refrigerated up to 2 weeks, if you can keep them that long!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 83.57 Kcal (350 kJ)
Calories from fat 67.45 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.49g 12%
Cholesterol 22.85mg 8%
Sodium 6.38mg 0%
Potassium 24.19mg 1%
Total Carbs 1.89g 1%
Sugars 1.18g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.14g 1%
Protein 0.45g 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Iron 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 12.8mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 330.63 Kcal (1384 kJ)
Calories from fat 266.83 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.65g 12%
Cholesterol 90.41mg 8%
Sodium 25.23mg 0%
Potassium 95.71mg 1%
Total Carbs 7.49g 1%
Sugars 4.66g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.53g 1%
Protein 1.78g 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 1%
Iron 0.3mg 0%
Calcium 50.8mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 2.3
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

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