Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 2 hours. Stir 1 tbsp of cointreau or grand marnier the juice of 1 2 an orange about 2 tsp and the zest of 1 orange into your melted chocolate mix. Do not use chocolate chips because they will not melt into truffle consistency. Pure chocolate is sold in 4 ounce bars in the baking aisle. Ingredients 8 ounces of semi sweet or bittersweet chocolate high quality 62 cacao or higher well chopped into small pieces 1 2 cup of heavy whipping cream 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
Use milk chocolate for sweeter truffles or semi sweet dark chocolate for extra rich truffles. Pour into a shallow casserole dish and cool to room temperature. You may use this to fill the chocolate shells you make using candy molds or roll into balls then into powdered sugar cocoa sprinkles or other toppings. Microwave on high for 4 x 30 second bursts stirring in. Basic truffles 101 this is a basic truffle filling to which you can add your own flavorings or extracts.
Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla. Microwave on high for 3 minutes stirring halfway through. Step 2 with a melon baller a 1 inch scoop or a teaspoon scoop out chocolate mixture and place on parchment paper. Scoop out your truffles and roll in cocoa to finish. In a small saucepan heat cream until it begins to simmer.
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Chocolate orange truffles to make. Ingredients 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate chopped cup heavy cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Chocolate orange truffles to make. Instructions place chocolate cream and butter in a microwave proof bowl. Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla.
Ingredients 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate chopped cup heavy cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Use milk chocolate for sweeter truffles or semi sweet dark chocolate for extra rich truffles. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 2 hours.
