Italian Capezzoli di Venere (Chocolate Truffles of Venus) Recipe

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Italian Capezzoli di Venere (Chocolate Truffles of Venus)
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
73
Calories
Total time
90
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Place the dark chocolate into the top part of a double boiler over simmering water, and let the chocolate melt. Turn off the heat and let the chocolate cool.
  2. Place the chestnuts into the work bowl of a food processor, and process until the chestnuts are smoothly pureed, about 1 minute.
  3. Beat together the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Stir in the chestnuts, brandy, and vanilla extract until the mixture is smooth. Stir in the chocolate, and pinch off about 1 tablespoon of filling per truffle. Roll the mixture into balls about 1 inch in diameter. If the mixture is too soft to hold its shape, chill for several minutes in refrigerator.
  4. Reserve about 1 ounce of white chocolate for tempering, and about 1 ounce for coloring. Melt the remaining 10 ounces of white chocolate over simmering water in a double boiler until the chocolate is melted and warm but not hot (about 105 degrees F (40 degrees C)). Remove the pan containing the melted chocolate from the double boiler, and add about 1 ounce of chopped, unmelted white chocolate. Stir the chocolate until the unmelted pieces of chocolate melt, and the temperature drops to 80 to 82 degrees F (27 to 28 degrees C)).
  5. Carefully dip each center in the melted white chocolate, and gently place the truffle onto a piece of parchment paper or waxed paper to cool and harden, about 15 minutes.
  6. Melt the remaining 1 ounce of chopped white chocolate over simmering water in a double boiler until the chocolate is melted and warm but not hot. Stir in a very small amount of powdered red food coloring until you get a desired shade of pink. Dip a little colored chocolate out with a spoon, dot each truffle with a pink dot, and allow the pink chocolate dots to set, about 15 minutes. Place the truffles into paper candy cups to serve.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 73.17 Kcal (306 kJ)
Calories from fat 21.24 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.36g 4%
Cholesterol 3.05mg 1%
Sodium 25.93mg 1%
Potassium 84.97mg 2%
Total Carbs 12.65g 4%
Sugars 3.82g 15%
Dietary Fiber 2.61g 10%
Protein 0.88g 2%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 5%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 30.1mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 327.03 Kcal (1369 kJ)
Calories from fat 94.92 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.55g 4%
Cholesterol 13.64mg 1%
Sodium 115.9mg 1%
Potassium 379.73mg 2%
Total Carbs 56.54g 4%
Sugars 17.09g 15%
Dietary Fiber 11.66g 10%
Protein 3.95g 2%
Vitamin C 12.7mg 5%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 0%
Iron 0.8mg 1%
Calcium 134.4mg 3%

* 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

  • 1.1
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol,
  • high fiber

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