Chocolate Almond Truffles

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave Southern food. Try making Chocolate Almond Truffles at home. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 704 calories, 9g of protein, and 51g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 7 and costs $2.55 per serving. It works best as a side dish, and is done in about 2 hours. This recipe from The Baking Pan has 21 fans. If you have whipping cream, milk chocolate, semisweet chocolate, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 46%, which is solid. Try Chocolate almond truffles, Vegan Chocolate Almond Truffles, and Dark Chocolate Almond Truffles for similar recipes.

Servings: 7

Preparation duration: 120 minutes

 

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Cooking instruction summary:

In a medium mixing bowl, combine milk chocolate and cocoa powder; set aside.In a small heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat, heat the whipping cream to simmering. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate mixture; stir with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon until chocolate is melted. Stir in the almonds.Place chocolate mixture in a covered container and freeze for two hours.With slightly wet hands, Shape chilled chocolate into small balls, about 1 in diameter; set aside. Tip: A small ice cream scoop is ideal for making uniform-sized candies.Line a large baking sheet or jelly roll pan with parchment paper or wax paper.In top of a double boiler over hot water, melt semisweet chocolate. Or, place the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl, use 50% power and stir frequently just until the chocolate is melted and smooth; do not overheat as chocolate will burn easily. Tip: Create a double boiler by filling a saucepan with 2 inches of water and bringing it to a simmer. Turn the heat off and place a glass bowl, stainless steel bowl, or ceramic bowl on top of the hot water; the upper pan should not touch the water.Place the cooled bowl of chocolate over a pan of hot water to keep the chocolate a liquid consistency for dipping.Place one truffle at a time in the chocolate, gently turn it over with a fork or candy dipping fork. Use the fork to lift the truffle out of the chocolate and tap the fork on the rim of the bowl to allow excess chocolate to drip back into the pan, and then draw the underside of the fork over the rim of the pan to remove any drips of chocolate. Gently place the chocolate coated truffle on the prepared baking pan, pushing the truffle off the fork with another fork. Let truffles sit until the chocolate is dry and firm. Tip: refrigerate chocolate coated truffles about 30 minutes for the chocolate to become firm. However, if the chocolate has been tempered the balls do not need to be refrigerated as the chocolate should set quickly.In top of a double boiler over hot water, melt white chocolate.Spoon the melted white chocolate into a small plastic bag. Snip off a tiny corner of the bag, drizzle over truffles.Store in an airtight container so they wont dry out. Candies dipped with tempered chocolate can generally be stored in a cool place or at room temperature. Candies dipped with melted (untempered chocolate) should generally be stored in the refrigerator.

 

Step by step:

1. In a medium mixing bowl, combine milk chocolate and cocoa powder; set aside.In a small heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat, heat the whipping cream to simmering.

2. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate mixture; stir with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon until chocolate is melted. Stir in the almonds.

3. Place chocolate mixture in a covered container and freeze for two hours.With slightly wet hands, Shape chilled chocolate into small balls, about 1 in diameter; set aside. Tip: A small ice cream scoop is ideal for making uniform-sized candies.Line a large baking sheet or jelly roll pan with parchment paper or wax paper.In top of a double boiler over hot water, melt semisweet chocolate. Or, place the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl, use 50% power and stir frequently just until the chocolate is melted and smooth; do not overheat as chocolate will burn easily. Tip: Create a double boiler by filling a saucepan with 2 inches of water and bringing it to a simmer. Turn the heat off and place a glass bowl, stainless steel bowl, or ceramic bowl on top of the hot water; the upper pan should not touch the water.

4. Place the cooled bowl of chocolate over a pan of hot water to keep the chocolate a liquid consistency for dipping.

5. Place one truffle at a time in the chocolate, gently turn it over with a fork or candy dipping fork. Use the fork to lift the truffle out of the chocolate and tap the fork on the rim of the bowl to allow excess chocolate to drip back into the pan, and then draw the underside of the fork over the rim of the pan to remove any drips of chocolate. Gently place the chocolate coated truffle on the prepared baking pan, pushing the truffle off the fork with another fork.

6. Let truffles sit until the chocolate is dry and firm. Tip: refrigerate chocolate coated truffles about 30 minutes for the chocolate to become firm. However, if the chocolate has been tempered the balls do not need to be refrigerated as the chocolate should set quickly.In top of a double boiler over hot water, melt white chocolate.Spoon the melted white chocolate into a small plastic bag. Snip off a tiny corner of the bag, drizzle over truffles.Store in an airtight container so they wont dry out. Candies dipped with tempered chocolate can generally be stored in a cool place or at room temperature. Candies dipped with melted (untempered chocolate) should generally be stored in the refrigerator.

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