Chocolate Truffles #InaFridays

Truffles

 

It’s the first Friday of the month again! At least, it was. Two days ago.

 

Truffles

 

Every month, the first Friday, a group of an awesome talented bloggers make a themed dish from the famed chef Ina Garten’s unlimited reservoir of dishes.

 

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This month’s theme is Dessert.

So I made these.

 

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Because they are so easy.

 

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They are delicious.

 

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They are chocolaty.

They are filled with coffee goodness in them. Chocolate and coffee flavors = awesomeness

 

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The recipe is quick and easy. Adapted from here:

 

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Chocolate Truffles #InaFridays
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Ingredients
  • ½ pound good bittersweet chocolate such as Lindt
  • ½ pound good semisweet chocolate such as Ghiradelli
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons Kahlua liquor
  • 1 tablespoon prepared coffee
  • ½ teaspoon good vanilla extract
  • Confectioners' sugar
  • Cocoa powder
Instructions
  1. Chop the chocolates and place them in a mixing bowl.
  2. Scald cream and pour it through a sieve into the bowl with chocolate
  3. Whisk gently with a wire whisk until the chocolate is mixed and smooth.
  4. Add the Kahlua liquor, vanilla, and prepared coffee.
  5. Set aside to room temperature for 30 minutes.
  6. With 2 teaspoons, spoon round balls of the chocolate mixture onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  7. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, until firm. Roll each dollop of chocolate in your hands to roughly make a round ball and roll in cocoa powder or whatever you like.
  8. Melt some good orange flavored chocolate, stirring till it's thick in texture. Drizzle over the truffles. .

 

Check out what my fellow Ina Friday bloggers have blogged this week:

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