Saturday, February 28, 2009

Chocolate Raspberry Truffles



Ingredients:

  • 1 1/3 cups + 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 TBL heavy cream
  • 1 TBL butter
  • 2 TBL seedless raspberry jam
  • Confectioners' sugar to taste

Directions:

  1. Combine 1 1/3 cups of the chocolate chips w/the cream & butter in the top of a double boiler.
  2. Cook over hot water until smooth, stirring constantly.
  3. Stir in the jam.
  4. Allow the mixture to cool, then freeze, covered w/plastic wrap for 20 minutes. Shape into balls.
  5. Place on a cookie sheet.
  6. Freeze until firm.
  7. Melt the remaining 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips in a double boiler over hot water, stirring occasionally.
  8. Using a wooden pick, dip the candy balls 1 at a time into the chocolate.
  9. Place on a cookie sheet.
  10. Chill until set.
  11. Dust w/confectioners' sugar.

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