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Dark Chocolate Truffles
Try these chocolate truffles for an indulgent treat
Prep Time
20 mins
Additional Time
2 hrs
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 20 truffles
Calories: 56 kcal
Course:
Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon butter softened
Instructions
- 1. Heat the cream until it just comes to a boil, add the chopped chocolate, and remove the saucepan from the heat.
- 2. Stir the mixture with a rubber spatula until the chocolate is completely melted.
- 3. Stir in the butter until the ganache is smooth.
- 4. Put the ganache in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap, ensuring that the plastic makes contact with the entire surface of the ganache.
- 5. Refrigerate at least one hour (or overnight) until the ganache is set.
- 6. To form the truffles, use a melon baller to scoop the ganache into a ball and place on a wax paper-lined baking sheet.
- 7. Finish the truffles by dipping in your ingredient of choice. If dipping in chocolate, place the balls of ganace in the refrigerator or freezer for at least one hour or until thoroughly chilled before dipping.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
56kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
6mg
(2%)
Sodium
6mg
(0%)
Potassium
42mg
(1%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
65IU
(1%)
Calcium
6mg
(1%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20truffles
Amount Per Serving
Calories 56
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 56kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 6mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 6mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 42mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 65IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.