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Boozy Christmas Truffles Recipe

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Updated 14/08/2011



A highly indulgent recipe for home made sweets. An ideal accompaniment to after Christmas dinner coffee, or indeed at any time you like during the 12 days of Christmas!


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Ingredients

  • 9oz 70% cocoa solids dark chocolate
  • 6floz double cream
  • 3 tablespoons dark rum
  • a good cocoa powder
  • small fancy paper cases
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Method

  • Put the cream into a heavy saucepan.
  • Bring to the boil very slowly.
  • Break the chocolate into pieces.
  • Remove the cream from the heat and add the chocolate to it.
  • Stir with a wooden spoon until the chocolate has melted.
  • Cool a little and add the rum.
  • Leave to cool in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  • Whisk until well-thickened and then return to the fridge.
  • Chill until the mixture is firm enough to be rolled into balls.
  • Dust a board and your hands with some cocoa powder.
  • Roll the mixture into balls.
  • Roll the balls in a saucer filled with some of the cocoa powder.
  • Serve the Truffles in the paper cases.

Prep Time: 60 minutes

Yield:10 - 15 truffles