We picked 10 Chocolate Recipes that are part of 600 Mouth-watering chocolate recipes eBook which is available to download in the bottom part of this post.
Chocolate
Truffles
½
Cup unsalted butter
2
1/3 C confectioner’s sugar
½
C cocoa
1/4
cup heavy or whipping cream 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Centers:
pecan, walnuts, whole almonds or after-dinner mints
Coatings:
coconut, crushed nuts,confectioners sugar
Makes
about 3 dozen truffles
Cream
butter in large mixer bowl. Combine 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar and the
cocoa; add alternately with cream and vanilla to butter. Blend well. Chill
until firm. Shape small amount of mixture around desired center; roll into 1
inch balls. Drop into desired coating and turn until well covered. Chill until
firm.
Chocolate
Covered Truffles
1/4
C butter
1 1/2 lbs. real semisweet chocolate
3/4 C non-dairy coffee creamer,
any flavor
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 pounds real milk chocolate for
dipping
1 cup finely chopped chocolate, milk or semisweet for decoration
Makes
about 3 dozen truffles
Melt
semisweet chocolate in double boiler over hot water. Heat butter, creamer and
vanilla in another saucepan to 125° F on a candy thermometer. Add to semisweet
chocolate all at once, beating until smooth and creamy. Chill in refrigerator
until nearly set but still pliable. Beat with mixer until light and fluffy.
Spread in 9 inch buttered pan until set enough to roll into small balls. Melt
milk chocolate over double boiler. Dip truffles in melted chocolate, then
sprinkle generously, or roll in, chopped chocolate
Mocha
Truffles
2
packages (12 oz each) Semisweet chocolate chips
8
oz. cream cheese, softened
3 T instant coffee granules
2 tsp. water
1 lb. good
dark chocolate cocoa confectionery coating white confectionery coating,
optional
Makes
about 5 1/2 dozen In a microwave-safe bowl or double boiler, melt chocolate
chips. Add cream cheese, coffee and water; mix well. chill until firm enough to
shape. shape into 1" balls and place on a waxed paper-lined cookie sheet.
Chill for 1-2 hours or until firm. Melt chocolate coating in microwave-safe
bowl or double boiler. Dip balls and place on waxed paper to harden. If
desired, melt white coating and drizzle over truffles
Peanut
Butter and Chocolate Truffles
1
C peanut butter chips
3/4 C butter 1/2 cup cocoa
1 can (14 oz) sweetened
condensed milk
1 tablespoon vanilla
Coatings:
crushed graham cracker crumbs, confectioners sugar or crushed nuts
Makes
about 3 dozen truffles
In
a heavy saucepan, over low heat, melt chips with butter. Stir in cocoa until
smooth. Add condensed milk and vanilla. Cook and stir until thickened and well
blended, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Chill until firm enough to handle.
Shape into 1 inch balls. Roll in desired coating. Chill until firm. Store,
covered in refrigerator
White
Chocolate Truffles
1/4
C butter
1/2 C confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg yolk 8 oz.
white chocolate, broken into small pieces
1 C chopped blanched almonds, lightly
toasted
Makes
about 2 dozen truffles
Melt
chocolate and butter in the top of a double boiler over low heat, stirring
constantly. Remove from heat. Add sugar, egg yolk and almond extract; beat with
an electric mixer until smooth. Transfer to a shallow glass casserole dish.
Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
Shape
mixture into 1 inch balls. Roll in almonds. Cover and refrigerate at least 8
hours. Place in miniature foil cups at room temperature to serve. Store in
airtight container in refrigerator.
Cognac
Truffles
Ingredients:
3
1 oz square of unsweetened chocolate
1
1/4 c confectioners' sugar
1/3
c butter
3 egg yolks (I use the whites to make
macaroons or meringue cookies)
1
tsp vanilla or 2 TBSP of cognac
Instructions:
Melt
chocolate. Combine sugar and butter in
bowl. Cream together. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time. Stir in melted chocolate and flavoring. Chill mixture. Break off pieces and form into balls. Roll in coating.
Air-dry
1 hour. Store in air-tight container in
very cool place. Makes
about
fifty truffles.
Suggested
coatings: ground almonds or other nuts,
cocoa, more melted chocolate, confectioners' sugar, coconut, chocolate or colored
jimmies.
Note
that this uses raw egg yolks. I find a
melon baller to be very
handy
in forming the truffles.
Chocolate
Anise Truffles
Ingredients:
1/4
cup Anise liquor
1/2
cup butter
12
oz. semi-sweet chocolate
2
cups pulverized anisette cookies
Instructions:
In
a double boiler melt the chocolate, constantly stirring with a wooden
spoon. When the chocolate has melted, add the butter
and slowly stir it into the chocolate as it melts. Continue to stir for another minute
until
it is well mixed and smooth. Add in the
Rum and stir until well
mixed,
then sprinkle in the pulverized anisette cookies (a little at a
time,
as sometimes it takes less) until the mixture is slightly thickened but still
smooth. You want the mixture to remain
as a thick sauce at this point.
When
you have thoroughly mixed in the anisettes, rest the top of your
double
boiler in a bucket of ice and WHISK the truffle mixture slowly
until
it has cooled (about 15 minutes). Do not
stop whicking or the
butter
and rum will separate out of the chocolate-anisette. When the
sauce
is completely cooled it should have a soft but solid consistency
which
you can then spoon out and form into truffles and coat with
chocolate
powder or confectioners’ sugar.
Babe
Ruth Bars
1
cup peanut butter
1
cup white corn syrup
1/2
cup packed brown sugar
1/2
cup white sugar
6
cups cornflakes cereal
1
cup semisweet chocolate chips
2/3
cup peanuts
1
In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine
the
peanut butter, corn syrup, brown sugar and
white
sugar. Cook stirring occasionally until
smooth.
Remove from heat and quickly mix in the
cornflakes,
chocolate chips and peanuts until
evenly
coated.
2
Press the entire mixture gently into a buttered
9x13
inch baking dish. Allow to cool completely
before
cutting into bars.
Caramel
Apples w/ Chocolate
Makes
8 apples
1
piece of Styrofoam
1
apples
8
ice cream sticks
12
packages (14 oz each) creamy caramels
2
tbs. water
3/4
cup pistachios, chopped
8
foil cupcake liners
3
ounces semisweet chocolate
Instructions:
Place
Styrofoam on a flat surface. Lightly coat
baking
sheet with cooking spray. Remove stems
from
apples. Insert wooden stick into stem of
each
apple. Place caramels in saucepan. Add the
water,
heat stirring until caramels are melted.
Working
quickly with one apple at a time, and
keeping
caramel over low heat, dip the apple into
the
caramel, turning to coat the apple, remove
the
apple from the caramel and gently shake. Pat
pistachios
onto top of apple, place on prepared
sheet.
Refrigerate until caramel is cool. Heat
chocolate
in top of double boiler, until melted.
Drizzle
chocolate over apples. Press apples
sticks
into Styrofoam. Refrigerate until the
chocolate
hardens. Remove from Styrofoam to foil
cupcake
liners
Mocha
Fondue
Update
chocolate fondue with a hint of coffee, and serve it with meringue cookies as
crispy dippers.
1
4-ounce package sweet baking chocolate, broken up
4
ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2/3
cup light cream or milk
1/2
cup sifted powdered sugar
1
teaspoon instant coffee crystals
2
tablespoons coffee liqueur
Assorted
fruits (such as star fruit slices, pineapple chunks, kiwi
fruit
wedges, strawberries, pear slices, banana slices)
Meringue
cookies
In a heavy saucepan combine chocolates, cream, sugar, and coffee
crystals.
Heat and stir over low heat until melted and smooth. Remove from heat; stir in
liqueur. Pour into a fondue pot; keep warm over low heat. Serve with fruit and
cookies. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
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