CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES 4 WAYS

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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!

Provided by TheOtherJuliaGulia

Categories Desserts Chocolate Dessert Recipes Dark Chocolate

Time 1h15m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

⅔ cup heavy cream
1 (4 ounce) bar semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
1 (4 ounce) bar bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon fine sea salt
1 (0.81 ounce) package freeze-dried strawberries
10 starlight hard peppermint candies
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ cup powdered peanut butter (such as PB2®)

Steps:

Heat cream in a small saucepan over medium until steaming, about 5 minutes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Roll 3 truffles in each coating, pressing to adhere. Chill until ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 185.9 calories, Carbohydrate 18 g, Cholesterol 21.1 mg, Fat 12.5 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 7.5 g, Sodium 37.7 mg, Sugar 11.7 g