Chocolate surprise truffles
36 truffles
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Unsalted butter (1 stick); |
| ;softened | ||
| 2½ | cup | Powdered sugar |
| After-dinner mints | ||
| Whole candied cherries | ||
| Powdered sugar | ||
| Flaked coconut | ||
| ½ | cup | Cocoa |
| ¼ | cup | Whipping cream |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| Whole almonds, pecan or walnut halves | ||
| Chopped nuts | ||
| Cocoa | ||
Directions
CENTERS
COATING
In large mixer bowl, beat butter. Stir together powdered sugar and cocoa; add to butter mixture alternately with whipping cream and vanilla, blending well. Refrigerate until firm. Shape small amount of mixture around desired center; roll into 1-inch balls. Drop into desired coating, turning until well covered. Refrigerate until firm.
Variation: Add ½ ts rum extract, decrease vanilla to 1 ts.
Submitted By NANCY VAINE On 10-24-94