Easy Truffle Recipe For Kids

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 45
• 16 ounces guittard dark chocolate (melting chocolate)
• 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 1/2 teaspoons madagascar vanilla extract (no water added)

Recipe

• 1 in a microwave safe bowl, melt guittard chocolate according to package directions.
• 2 once apeels have melted, add half of the whipping cream; stir thoroughly.
• 3 add remaining whipping cream; stir.
• 4 add extract; stir until ingredients are completely mixed, cover.
• 5 allow ganache to harden at room temperature (about 2 hours).
• 6 using truffle scoop, scoop out ganache and hand roll into 1 to 1 1/2 inch balls.
• 7 outer coating 1 lb. (1 and 1/4 bags) dark chocolate in a microwave safe bowl, melt chocolate according to package directions.
• 8 working rapidly, drop ganache center into melted chocolate.
• 9 cover entire truffle center.
• 10 lift out dipping tool.
• 11 remove excess chocolate by tapping truffle on the bowl and place it on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper.
• 12 put truffles in the refrigerator for a shiny outer coating.
• 13 fill 2 oz. squeeze bottle with the melted chocolate. drizzle over truffles in a crossing pattern. once dried, place truffles in truffle cups.