Chocolate Whiskey Truffles
"You'll want to make a double batch of these truffles. SOOOoooo easy and soooo good.I store them in the freezer and find they are still good after a couple of monthe but the original recipe said store in fridge and for up to a week. I reccommend that you use "Slide" no stick foil"
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
2 Dozen
ingredients
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
- 2⁄3 cup gingersnap cookie, crushed (I use the thin ginger wafers)
- 3 tablespoons Bushmills whiskey
- 1⁄3 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1⁄3 cup icing sugar
directions
- Melt chocolate and butter in heavy saucepan over low heat.
- Stirring until smooth.
- Mix in crushed cookies and whiskey.
- Pour into a bowl, cover and chill about 45 minutes.
- Line a cookie sheet with foil and drop truffle mixture by tablespoon, spacing apart Freeze 15 minutes.
- Sift cocoa and 1/3 cup sugar together.
- Roll each truffle in the sugar.
- Place in air tight container and refrigerate.
- Can be made up to a week before serving.
- Let stand at room temp for 15 minutes before serving.
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Reviews
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These are the best! I used a different whiskey and they are now in the freezer, well minus 2 or 3 that is =) -
This year instead of 3 tbs "Jack Daniels" I put in 6 tbs and just had to leave the mixture sit in the fridge for 1 1/2 hrs to firm instead of 45 min. The mixture should be at the stage where it will sit in a nice mound. I also made them smaller and got 3 dozen. Hope someones tries these they are good! -
I used graham cracker crumbs since that was what I had on hand. I added 1 tsp ginger and 1 tsp molasses hoping that would give me some of the ginger snap flavor. Next time I'll add more spice. Jack Daniels worked just fine. To minimize sticking to the plastic storage container, I dusted the bottom with the cocoa/sugar mix. When I finished making the truffles, I tossed the remaining mixture over all of them and shook it all up. No problems. A winner in this house. I wonder what creme de menthe would taste like? -
very tasty but very messy! it's tricky to get em to peel off the foil... be careful or your guests will be chewing on aluminum. also, imo, the cocoa/sugar mix could be cut by half and you'd still have plenty to coat the truffles.
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Bergy
Small town in the Okanagan, B.C.
On January 10 2010 I will celebrate 9 years of Life with Zaar. I can't imagine being without it! It has become part of my daily routine.
I feel very privileged to be one of the hosts on the Photo Forum. Taking photos of my culinary efforts is a full time hobby and I love it. My friends all know what to expect when they come to dinner "Are you finished taking pictures?" or "Did you get a photo of so & so?" I never let them wait too long and the food is NEVER cold! I now have over 6000 photos on Zaar - some fairly good and some definitely not so good. I am happy to say that practice does help.
My roots are in Vancouver BC Canada - a very beautiful city that holds many wonderful memories for me. In 1990, I decided that for my retirement years I may want to settle in a smaller community and found a slice of heaven in the North Okanagan B.C. I love living here but every once in a while I miss the bright city lights, the Broadway shows and some of the small wonderful ethnic restaurants that Vancouver abounds in. That is easily resolved. I just take a trip to the coast, visit with friends for a weekend see a show and feast on Dim Sum or other specialty foods.
I am getting a bit long in the tooth but was a very adventurous person. I have river rafted Hell's Gate on the Fraser river, been up in a glider over Hawaii (no not a Hang Glider!), gone hot air ballooning in the Napa Valley & the Fraser Valley, driven dune buggies on the dunes in Oregon, Para sailing in Mexico and tried many other adventurous, challenging, fun things. I have yet to try bungee jumping or sky diving. I may do them yet. I love to travel and experience other cultures. Mexco has been a favorite haunt. I have visited that lovely country many many times. Australia is another favorite as is England!
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Here are a few of my photos
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