{"id":152,"date":"2015-12-03T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/03\/chocolate-truffles\/"},"modified":"2017-01-23T08:22:47","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T13:22:47","slug":"chocolate-truffles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=152","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Truffles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\"><em><br \/>\n<\/em><em>Looking for a special gift for that special someone? Make some chocolate truffles for them!\u00a0<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\"><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\">Truffles:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\">3\/4 cup heavy cream <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\">1\/4 cup coffee liqueur (or another) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\">4 tablespoons (1\/2 stick) butter <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\">1 pound dark or bittersweet chocolate, cut into small pieces<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\">Coating: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\">3\/4 cup cocoa powder <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\">1\/8 cup confectioner&#8217;s sugar<br \/>\n*you can use just cocoa or you can mix it up and use finely chopped nuts, or shredded coconut. etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\">Directions:<\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b>Combine all of the truffle ingredients in a double broiler. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\">Place over low heat; melt the chocolate, stirring ingredients occasionally. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\">When the chocolate is melted, remove from heat and let cool until the mixture begins to thicken. For best results, place saucepan in ice water and stir constantly.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\">When cool, whip mixture with an electric beater on high until the chocolate is light and fluffy and a color change appears. It should look almost light brown (<strong>the color change is really the key<\/strong>).\u00a0This will take about 12 to 15 minutes.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\">Using two teaspoons, put small scoops of chocolate on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Then, place sheet in the refrigerator.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\">Combine your choice of coating ingredients in a strainer and sift into a bowl. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\">Dip each truffle into the cocoa (or other coating) mixture, roll it between your hands\u00a0to coat it\u00a0(<strong>make sure your hands are cool, otherwise the truffle will melt<\/strong>). Shape it into a ball and return it to the cookie sheet. Refrigerate when finished.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\">When firm, transfer the truffles to a tightly covered container and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\">Yields: approximately 2 1\/2 to 3 dozen depending on the size you make the truffles.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willclower\" data-size=\"large\" data-show-count=\"false\"><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\">Follow @willclower<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'verdana' , sans-serif;\">For more information:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/\">Click here to visit Will Clower&#8217;s website.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/willclowerblog.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/WillClowerOnTheCultureOfHealth.1-5.gif?w=735&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Will Clower Articles\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a special gift for that special someone? Make some chocolate truffles for them!\u00a0 Truffles: 3\/4 cup heavy cream 1\/4 cup coffee liqueur (or another) 4 tablespoons (1\/2 stick) &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[380],"tags":[43,62],"class_list":["post-152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-chocolate","tag-dessert"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/truffleswithnutsandchocolatedusting_1.jpg?fit=540%2C360&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Qv5g-2s","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12777,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12777","url_meta":{"origin":152,"position":0},"title":"Chocolate Truffles","author":"Rita Madden","date":"December 5, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Looking for a special gift for that special someone? 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