3 simple chocolate truffles Recipes

butter or margarine, whipping cream, light corn syrup, semi-sweet baking chocolate, unsweetened baking chocolate, if you like alcohol in your truffles add 2 tbsp of cognac (you can also use brandy, grand marnier, rum, bourbon, kahlua etc), suggested coatings : powdered sugar, finely chopped walnuts or peanuts, flaked coconut, shaved chocolate, cookie crumbs or unsweetened cocoa

good quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa), butter, vacuum packed cooked and peeled chestnuts (or fresh), sugar, milk, eggs, brandy (optional), pure vanilla extract, good quality instant coffee granules, double cream (heavy ), sugar (icing), brandy (optional), pure vanilla extract