Chocolate Mint Truffles

5.0(7)

These are so good. Just the right touch of mint. There's a 2 hour refrigeration period for the chocolate mixture to become firm enough to shape. Other than that, they're quick to make.

by evelynathens·published 2003-06-05

Open original recipe

Candy

Servings

20 truffles

Total time

2h 10m

prep 2h

Calories / serving

72 kcal

Ingredients (6)

serves

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chipschocolate-chips
2 tablespoons butterbutter
1/4 cup heavy creamheavy-cream
3 tablespoons peppermint schnapps
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons icing sugarsugar

Instructions (8 steps)

01In a saucepan, combine the chocolate, butter, cream and schnapps and heat over moderately-low heat, stirring, until it is smooth.
02Transfer to a small bowl and chill, covered, for 2 hours, or until firm.
03In a small bowl, sift together cocoa and icing sugar and combine well.
04Put bowl of truffle mixture in a bowl of ice and cold water.
05Form the mixture into 1 inch balls, coating fingers with cocoa mixture to keep truffle from sticking, and roll balls in cocoa mixture.
06

Pantry check

Data quality

servings.value✓

times.totalMinutes✓

nutrition.calories✓

recipeCuisine—

recipeCategory✓

rating✓

description✓

image (URL only)✓

Rich recipe — supports nutrition-aware planning.