CHOCOLATE ORANGE TRUFFLES

Chocolate Orange Truffles image

Use orange liqueur or orange juice to flavor these dipped truffles. This is a very easy recipe, requiring no candy thermometer and no sensitive tempering of the chocolate.

Provided by Terry

Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Liqueur Dessert Recipes Orange Liqueur

Time 5h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

¼ cup unsalted butter
3 tablespoons heavy cream
4 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons orange liqueur
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
4 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Steps:

In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine butter and cream. Bring to a boil, and remove from heat. Stir in 4 ounces chopped chocolate, orange liqueur, and orange zest; continue stirring until smooth. Pour truffle mixture into a shallow bowl or a 9X5 in loaf pan. Chill until firm, about 2 hours.
Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. Shape chilled truffle mixture by rounded teaspoons into small balls (a melon baller also works well for this part). Place on prepared baking sheet. Chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
In the top of a double boiler over lightly simmering water, melt remaining 4 ounces chocolate with the oil, stirring until smooth. Cool to lukewarm.
Drop truffles, one at a time, into melted chocolate mixture. Using 2 forks, lift truffles out of the chocolate, allowing any excess chocolate to drip back into the pan before transferring back onto baking sheet. Chill until set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 158.6 calories, Carbohydrate 11.8 g, Cholesterol 15.3 mg, Fat 12.4 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 1.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.8 g, Sodium 2.1 mg, Sugar 10.3 g