Chocolate Truffle Bites

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1.5 (15 ounce) packages refrigerated pie crusts
• 2 (4 ounce) semisweet chocolate, baking bars chopped
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• sweetened whipped cream
• chocolate shavings

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°. unroll 3 piecrusts, and stack on top of one another. cut piecrust stack 10 times using a 4-inch round cutter, making 30 rounds. press rounds into bottoms of ungreased muffin cups. (dough will come halfway up sides, forming a cup.) flute edges with a fork, if desired.
• 2 bake rounds at 425° for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden. let cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. remove from pans to wire racks, and let cool completely (about 20 minutes).
• 3 meanwhile, stir together chocolate and cream in a 3 1/2-qt. heavy saucepan over low heat, and cook, stirring constantly, 4 to 5 minutes or until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. remove from heat; stir in vanilla and salt. let cool 30 minutes.
• 4 pour 1 tablespoons chocolate mixture into each piecrust. cover and chill 1 to 24 hours. top each with a dollop of sweetened whipped cream. garnish, if desired.