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Chocolate Truffles
One of the most welcomed of homemade holiday gifts is a box of homemade chocolate truffles. Making the chocolates out of a whole food sugar adds a new dimension—nutrients!—and will introduce this contemporary holiday choice to your friends and family. Place a postcard with this recipe for the truffles in the package as an extra gift.
To assuage some guilt about these decadent confections, let me give you the link
for Care2’s Directory of Natural Sweeteners.
Chocolate Truffles
Ingredients
9 oz. semisweet chocolate (Belgian is recommended)
1 c. heavy cream
1/4. c. unsalted butter
3 tablespoons Sucanat or organic sugar
3 tablespoons Grand Marnier or Caraco liquor
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/8 cup instant coffee (optional)
Melt the chocolate and half the butter in a pan over warm water (or in a double boiler). Add the cream, the rest of the butter and Sucanat, stirring vigorously between each additional item. Do not overheat. Stir in the liquor. Remove from heat, place in a bowl, and cool. Place the bowl in the refrigerator overnight. Once set, shape into balls and roll in cocoa, ground almonds, roasted ground hazelnuts, praline, or other coating as desired. Package as desired.
Makes about 30 truffles.
To give you another of our favorite winter holiday baking traditions, make Our Candied or Crystalized Citrus Rinds!
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add your comment »Looks really good, thanks!
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How long do you think they would keep?
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CHOCOLATE~ makes the world go round!
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When do you put in the instant coffee?
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Thanks for recommanding our Belgian chocolat !!
We eat it here from our childhood nearly every day - all sorts all tastes - So you see your country doesn't have to be great for good living !
Greetings : rita from Drongen/Belgium
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If you are a Vegan, have read this recipe and are drooling, but thinking - "DAGNABBIT!! - it's got dairy - boo and hoo", here's the way to "Veganize" it:
Fine chocolate without dairy that is rich and creamy exists!! - just read the ingredient list on the packages - shopping at a natural foods co-op or big box natural foods store will be helpful! Substitute the Heavy Cream with "Silk" brand Original Creamer(it's like rich 1/2 & 1/2), and substitute the butter with "Earth Balance" Vegan butter. You will hardly know the difference,
aaaaaaaaand, you will...DROOL NO MORE!!!
Namaste, Carol S.
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Good idea about the melon baller! I am gong to get one! Thanks!
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I would imagine using a small melon baller would make it easier and not as messy to shape the balls.
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i'm drooling as i was just reading the ingredients... and it's healthy!!!! yay!!!
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yummy yummy yummy i want this in my tummy:)
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