Almond Chocolate Truffles
By: Sarah Donnell
Published: Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 11:06am

Ingredients




3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, grated
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoons whipping cream
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
7 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons finely ground almonds
Cocoa or ground almonds, for garnish

Preparation

1 Melt the grated chocolate with the butter in a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat 2 Add the whipping cream and almond extract 3 Gradually stir in the sugar and almonds and cook until the mixture is smooth 4 Remove the mixture from the heat, cover and refrigerate for 24 hours. 5 Remove from refrigerator and hand-roll into individual teaspoon-sized balls 6 Roll the balls in cocoa or ground almonds 7 Refrigerate until ready to serve

About


makes approximately 1/3 lb of truffles