I can’t help myself. On Saturday a good friend slipped me some samples of her wildly popular truffles! WOWOWOWOWOW. I remembered all the reasons I am so fond of chocolate.
Since then, I’ve been just cracking myself up muttering, “Nobody knows the truffles I’ve seen….” and singing, “Just a bridge over truffled waters….” My sons are pretty sure I’ve gone round the bend (a strong suspicion anytime I find myself getting REALLY funny) so I tell them that they are in deeeeeeeeep truffle, but at least they’re not having car truffle. (As you might imagine, this elicits more eye-rolls.)
Cappucino Truffles
- 11 oz. package bittersweet chocolate chips
- 6T. butter, cut into pieces
- 3T. heavy whipping cream
- 1/2-3/4 T. instant coffee
Melt all ingredients in a double boiler or a really heavy saucepan. Stir until smooth.
Shape tablespoons of the truffle mixture into balls. Roll in powdered sugar. Keep refrigerated. Makes 24
BK’s notes: Since I’m very serious about chocolate, especially dark chocolate, I would use dark chocolate chips instead of milk chocolate. That’s a taste issue, though, so go with what you like best. I certainly didn’t have any truffle complaints with the ones that Shannon and Margaret served me!
This is similar to the cappucino truffle recipe I posted around the holidays, but there are some small differences. Both are tasty.
Barb
You know that if you make these with very dark chocolate (Trader Joe’s has this) they can even qualify as health food. Dark chocolate has to have 70% cocoa butter to be truly healthy, but I can settle for slightly less healthy if necessary.
Joan
*giggle* I love it!
I’m not a fan of coffee but I LOVE truffles. I usually only make them at Christmas b/c they are too dangerous to make more frequently. I’ve recently been enamored with Welch’s dried cherries and keep wondering about putting one or two of those in the middle of a dark truffle . . . I’m not sure I can wait until Christmas, though! 
F/T, I think that the world of research DEMANDS that you try this experiment before Christmas.
Danger is not too strong a word!
bk