Tempting Truffles Recipe
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Tempting Truffles

By: Taste of Home Test Kitchen 
"These melt-in-your mouth morsels are sure to woo your truelove...and anyone else who has a sweet tooth! Our Test Kitchen staff came up with the recipe for the silky smooth truffles."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (9)

Prep Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 (1.55 ounce) bars milk chocolate candy bars, chopped
  • 2 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped hazelnuts or almonds

Directions

  1. In a small saucepan, heat cream and butter over medium heat for 2-3 minutes or until bubbles form around the edge of pan, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. Add extract, candy bars and semisweet chocolate; stir until smooth. Press plastic wrap onto surface of mixture. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
  2. Shape into 12 balls; roll in nuts. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm. Store in the refrigerator.

Footnotes

  • Nutritional Analysis: One truffle equals 96 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 13 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2006 by grneyedmustang   view full review
These were absolutely wonderful! I made almond truffles, milk chocolate truffles (I rolled the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2006 by julie   view full review
gorgeous!!!!!!!!!! made 40 of them for my family and they loved them ! very easy to make and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2007 by Teresa S.   view full review
Definately not the truffles I was looking for. These came out sticky and gooey even after...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2006 by Kathleen   view full review
So good but very rich. For the coating, I used almonds the first time and peanuts the second...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2010 by Marika   view full review
I really liked this recipe! I had never tried making them...on my own that is. I used Baileys...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2007 by lessslie   view full review
Delicious- I always thought truffles must be difficult to make from the way they are priced,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2006 by Susan Bartley   view full review
Fantastic! They were a big hit with all who tried them.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 1, 2011 by cammievb   view full review
I've been making these truffles every year for Valentine's Day and they are fabulous! If you...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 17, 2011 by Rabel_66   view full review
I followed the recipe, unfortunately they didn't come out right. I ended up with a very lovely...

 

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