TEMPTING TRUFFLES



These truffles are appropriately named.  So yummy!

Tempting Truffles

(Recipe taken from Taste of Home - Yields 1 dozen)

   1/4 cup heavy whipping cream

1 1/2 tsp butter

   1/4 tsp almond extract (we used vanilla)

      2 milk chocolate candy bars, 1.55 oz. each, chopped (we used Hershey's)

      2 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped (we used Baker's)

   1/3 cup finely chopped hazelnuts or almonds (we used pecans)

In a small saucepan, heat cream and butter over medium heat for 2 to 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. 

Shape into 12 balls; roll in nuts.  Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.  Store in the refrigerator.

We easily tripled this recipe.  It hardly seemed worth all the work for only 1 dozen tempting treats, however, 3 dozen divided between five chocolate lovers didn't last more than two days.  You have been warned. ; )