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Rich chocolate truffles

These can be made in advance and frozen before you dust with cocoa.

These can be made in advance and frozen before you dust with cocoa.

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Cooking Time

Cook: 15 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 24

Cooking Time

Price: 10p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 100g serving contains

Energy
381kj
91kcal
5%
Fat
6.5g
Med
9%
Saturates
4g
Med
20%
Sugars
6.6g
Med
7%
Salt
0g
Low
0%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
381kj/91kcal

Ingredients

200g bar Asda Dark Chocolate (50% cocoa solids), roughly chopped

50g Extra Special Dark Chocolate (70% cocoa solids), roughly chopped

150ml double cream

2 tbsp liqueur (either amaretto, rum, Tia Maria, Cointreau or Malibu)

4 tbsp cocoa powder, for dusting

Method

1
Put the chocolate in a bowl. Heat the cream until just simmering, then remove immediately from the heat and pour onto the chocolate. Stir until melted and smooth.
2
Stir in the liqueur and chill for at least 3 hours.
3
Put the cocoa on a plate. Using 2 teaspoons, shape the chocolate mixture into small balls, then roll in the cocoa. The truffles will keep in the fridge for up to 4 days.