Nutty Chocolate Truffles Recipe
Ingredients
| Unsweetened chocolate | 4 Ounce, cut into pieces | |
| Butter | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Powdered sugar | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Dairy sour cream | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 36 hazelnuts, almonds or macadamia nuts | ||
| 36 small foil candy cups | ||
Directions
In small saucepan, melt chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring occasionally; remove from heat.
Stir in half of the powdered sugar; mix well.
Stir in sour cream; blend well.
Stir in remaining powdered sugar. (Mixture may look slightly curdled but will handle well when shaped.)
Cover; refrigerate 1 hour or until mixture is easy to handle.
Shape 1 teaspoonful of truffle mixture around each nut, forming 1 inch balls; place in candy cups.
Cover; store in refrigerator.
Stir in half of the powdered sugar; mix well.
Stir in sour cream; blend well.
Stir in remaining powdered sugar. (Mixture may look slightly curdled but will handle well when shaped.)
Cover; refrigerate 1 hour or until mixture is easy to handle.
Shape 1 teaspoonful of truffle mixture around each nut, forming 1 inch balls; place in candy cups.
Cover; store in refrigerator.
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