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Chocolate Truffles 4 Ways

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Chocolate Truffles 4 Ways

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Time

0 min

Serving

12 persons

Calories

186

Rating

4.00★ (1)

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Author: Victoria Buriak
One recipe, 4 different ways to impress. Win over your loved ones with homemade chocolate truffles so good, you'll never have to buy them again. Included are 4 exciting coating ideas!

Ingredients

  • heavy cream: 0.66667 cup
  • semisweet chocolate: 1 bar (4 ounce bar, chopped)
  • bittersweet chocolate: 1 bar (4 ounce bar, chopped)
  • unsalted butter: 1 Tbsp (softened)
  • vanilla extract: 0.5 tsp
  • fine sea salt: 0.125 tsp
  • freeze-dried strawberries: 1 pack (0.81 ounce pack)
  • starlight hard peppermint candies: 10 piece
  • unsweetened cocoa powder: 0.25 cup
  • powdered peanut butter (such as PB2®): 0.25 cup

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  1. Heat cream in a small saucepan over medium until steaming, about 5 minutes.
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  2. Meanwhile, combine semisweet and bittersweet chocolate with butter in a medium bowl. Pour hot cream over chocolate and let stand for 1 minute. Stir until melted and smooth. Stir in vanilla and salt. Pour into a shallow dish, such as a pie plate, cover, and refrigerate until ganache is scoopable, about 30 minutes.
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  3. Place strawberries in a mini food processor and pulse until finely chopped but not powdered, about eight 1-second pulses. Place in a small bowl.
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  4. Place mints in a zip-top bag and whack with a mallet about 5 times until coarsely crushed. Transfer to a separate small bowl. Place cocoa powder and powdered peanut butter in small bowls.
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  5. Scoop tablespoonfuls of ganache and roll into balls; your hands will warm up the ganache if it got too firm. Place on a parchment-lined plate.
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  6. Roll 3 truffles in each coating, pressing to adhere. Chill until ready to serve.
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