Chocolate Surprise Truffles

Name: Chocolate Surprise Truffles
Prep time: 35 min
Ingredients: unsalted butter; powdered sugar; HERSHEY'S Cocoa; whipping cream; vanilla extract; after-dinner mints, whole candied cherries, whole almonds, pecan or walnut halves; powdered sugar, sweetened coconut flakes or chopped nuts

The easy part is making this rich chocolate truffle recipe. The hard part is deciding what to put at the center. We recommend nuts, mint or candied cherries, but there are plenty of surprise fillings to choose from!

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner

PREP

35 min

Ingredients

Amount Per Serving

% DV *

Calories

Calories from Fat

Total Fat

3 g

5% DV

Saturated Fat

2 g

10% DV

Trans Fat

0 g

Cholesterol

10 mg

3% DV

Sodium

25 mg

1% DV

Total Carbohydrates

11 g

4% DV

Dietary Fiber

0.0 g

0% DV

Sugars

10 g

Protein

0 g

Vitamin A

2% DV

Vitamin C

0% DV

Calcium

0 mg

0% DV

Iron

2% DV

Amount Per Serving

% DV *

Calories

Calories from Fat

Total Fat

3 g

5% DV

Saturated Fat

2 g

10% DV

Trans Fat

0 g

Cholesterol

10 mg

3% DV

Sodium

25 mg

1% DV

Total Carbohydrates

11 g

4% DV

Dietary Fiber

0.0 g

0% DV

Sugars

10 g

Protein

0 g

Vitamin A

2% DV

Vitamin C

0% DV

Calcium

0 mg

0% DV

Iron

2% DV

1/2 cup

unsalted butter (1 stick) , softened

2-1/2 cups

powdered sugar

1/2 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa

1/4 cup

whipping cream

1-1/2 teaspoons

vanilla extract

after-dinner mints, whole candied cherries, whole almonds, pecan or walnut halves

1/2 cup

powdered sugar, sweetened coconut flakes or chopped nuts

Directions

1. Beat butter in large bowl until creamy. Stir together powdered sugar and cocoa; add to butter mixture alternately with whipping cream and vanilla, blending well. Refrigerate until firm.

2. Shape small amount of mixture around desired center; roll into 36 equal balls (about 1-inch each). Drop into desired coating, turning until well covered. Refrigerate until firm. Makes 3 dozen truffles.

VARIATION: Add 1/2 teaspoon rum extract, decrease vanilla to 1 teaspoon.

Chocolate Surprise Truffles

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