Thursday, February 12, 2009

Chocolate Truffles



Friday, February 13, 2009 at 9:30am
Meeting at Okjin's House

Truffles Recipe (Easy)


1 1/3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
3 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or flavoring (amaretto, Irish cream, mint, etc)
1 cup vanilla chips
2 tablespoon of coconut oil
1 cup of milk chocolate or dark chocolate chips

Melt semisweet chips with whipping cream and butter at 50% power for 2-3 minutes; stir until blended. Add extract. Refrigerate until almost solid, but workable, about an hour.
Shape into ½ inch balls. Microwave white chips and coconut oil at 30% power until melted; stir until smooth. Dip balls in white chocolate mixture to coat. Place on waxed paper until set.
Shape into ½ inch balls. Microwave milk/dark chocolate chips and coconut oil at 30% power until melted; stir until smooth. Dip balls in white chocolate mixture to coat. Place on waxed paper until set.

Flavorings (add to your individual taste), such as
Almond (Amaretto)
Irish Cream
Mint
Orange

Rolling
Coco powder
Coco-Cinnamon- powdered sugar
Coconut shavings
Grated Chocolate
Finely chopped Nuts (almond, pistachio, walnuts/pecans)