Eggnog Truffles

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 8 (1 ounce) squares premium baking chocolate
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup refrigerated eggnog
• 2 tablespoons rum
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
• 6 ounces vanilla candy coating

Recipe

• 1 melt choclate in a glass bowl according to package directions.
• 2 add powdered sugar, butter and eggnog; stir gently until mixture is smooth.
• 3 add rum and nutmeg, stirring just until blended.
• 4 cover and freeze at least 2 hours.
• 5 let truffle mixture stand at room temperature 1-2 minutes to soften, if necessary.
• 6 using 2 small spoons, shape mixture into 1 inch balls.
• 7 quickly roll in pecans.
• 8 place on wax paper-lined jellyroll pan; cover and freeze until firm.
• 9 melt candy coating accoring to package directions.
• 10 remove truffles from freezer; reshape into balls, if necessary.
• 11 using two forks, quickly dip each truffle into melted coating.
• 12 place on wax paper to harden.
• 13 store truffles in freezer up to one week.