This is second in a series of old fave recipes I kind of forgot about and now my husband Eddie has demanded asked me to make again. As I recall this one was an incredible mess, but a tasty, sticky, well-worth it one that I got from Cosmopolitan magazine…back in the day.
Chocolate Truffles
Ingredients:
1 pound semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon freshly grated orange rind
1/4 cup cocoa
a splash of Grand Marnier, added a little at a time, if desired.
Directions:
Place chocolate chips in a large bowl and set aside. In sauce pan heat cream to a full boil. Pour over chocolate and stir until melted. Add orange and a little Grand Marnier.
Chill in refrigerator until set – about one hour.
Now, here comes the sticky part, roll into balls* and dust with cocoa, refrigerate again until ready to serve. Makes about 3 dozen.
*I found that in the rolling process the chocolate would melt again just from the heat in my hands. Sometimes I put the bowl back in the fridge again to re-harden. Sometimes I just worked as quickly as I could. And I bitched a lot.
Big. Friggin. Mess.
I will save making this for when Eddie is tackling the turkey this year, as it takes just as much effort and I want full credit for doing the work! And pair it with several swipes off of the Grand Marnier bottle, some recipes require some sedation.
