Chocolate Truffles

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup salted butter
• 1 lb semisweet chocolate, cut in small pieces
• 1 tablespoon baileys irish cream or 1 tablespoon rum or 1 tablespoon frangelico or 1 tablespoon grand marnier

Recipe

• 1 bring cream and sugar to a scald.
• 2 stir in butter.
• 3 stir in chocolate.
• 4 stir in liquor.
• 5 refrigerate slightly, bring to room temperature, whip if desired to create a lighter truffle filling or leave as is for a chewy version.
• 6 pipe or scoop out into a 1 inch ball.
• 7 refrigerate for at least 1 hour, then serve.
• 8 options: roll finished, refrigerated chocolate truffles in melted coating chocolate, ground nuts of your choice or in cocoa powder.