Divine Chocolate Truffles Recipes

CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and milk; stir until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours or until firm enough to roll. , Shape into 1-in. balls. Roll in coatings as desired.

DIVINE CHOCOLATE COATED COCONUT TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Pour bag of sweetened coconut into food processor. Pulse until turn into fine crumbs.
• Add soften butter. Pulse until combined.
• Add sweetened condensed milk and almond or vanilla extract. Pulse until sticky dough is formed.
• Slowly add powdered sugar until dough forms a ball.
• Chill dough until it is easy to roll (about 1 hour in freezer).
• Use melon baller or small cookie scoop to form dough into balls return to freezer and freeze balls overnight.
• Melt chocolate almond bark. Dip truffles. Place on wax paper to cool.
• NOTE: these will keep in the freezer for six months and are wonderful gifts for the holidays or special occasions.

DIVINE TRUFFLE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 F degrees (325 F for glass baking dish).
• Line 8-inch baking pan with foil extending over edges to form handles.
• Grease foil.
• Microwave 2 squares chocolate and butter in medium microwavable bowl on HIGH 1 1/2 minutes or until butter is melted.
• Stir until chocolate is melted.
• Stir in 1/2 cup of the sugar.
• Stir in 1 egg until well blended.
• Stir in flour.
• Spread batter in pan.
• Microwave remaining chocolate (6 squares if using semi-sweet, 4 squares if using bittersweet) and the cream in microwavable bowl on HIGH 1 1/2 minutes; stir until chocolate is melted.
• Beat remaining 1/4 cup sugar and 2 eggs in small bowl with mixer on high speed 1 minute until thick and lemon-yellow colored; beat in chocolate/cream mixture.
• Pour over batter in pan.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until mousse topping is set and the edges begin to pull away from sides of pan.
• Cool in pan.
• Run knife around edge of pan to loosen brownies from sides.
• Lift from pan using foil as handles.
• Decorate with powdered sugar, if desired (see tip).
• Cut into 16 fudgy brownies.
• For an extra special touch, garnish with fresh red raspberries and whipped cream!

DIVINE TRUFFLE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Line 8-inch square baking pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Spray with cooking spray. Microwave 2 oz. chocolate and butter in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. 30 sec. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Stir in 1/2 cup sugar. Blend in 1 egg. Add flour; mix well. Spread onto bottom of prepared pan.
• Microwave remaining chocolate and cream in microwaveable bowl 1 min. 30 sec.; stir until chocolate is completely melted. Beat remaining sugar and eggs in large bowl with mixer on high speed 1 min. or until thick and lemon colored. Add cream mixture; mix well. Pour over batter in pan.
• Bake 35 min. or until topping is set. Cool in pan. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen dessert; use foil handles to remove from pan before cutting to serve. Keep refrigerated.