Amaretto Chocolate Truffles Food

AMARETTO CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Chop chocolate into small pieces and place in a medium heat proof bowl. Set aside.
• Place sliced almonds in a food processor and pulse 10 to 15 times until finely chopped or minced.
• Add the cream to a small saucepan and bring just to a simmer. Pour the cream over the chocolate and stir together until all the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth.
• Stir in the Amaretto liqueur and vanilla extract and stir until combined and the mixture is smooth.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours or until firm.
• Use a small cookie scoop and roll mixture into 1 inch balls.
• Roll the truffles in the cocoa powder or almonds.
• Refrigerate in an airtight container until ready to enjoy.

EASY AMARETTO CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES RECIPE

Steps:

• Place chopped chocolate in a medium-sized heatproof bowl and set aside.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring the cream to a boil. Once it begins to boil, remove cream from heat.
• Pour the cream over the chopped chocolate and allow the mixture to sit, untouched, for a minute. Whisk smooth. Stir in the almond extract, amaretto, and butter and vigorously whisk until smooth and shiny.
• Set aside and cool to room temperature. Tightly cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours, or until firm enough to scoop.
• Before you begin rolling your truffles, make sure you have enough room in your refrigerator for both baking sheets; the truffles must chill again before being dipped in the chocolate coating.
• Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper and set them aside.
• Scoop out about 3 teaspoons of the truffle filling and quickly roll it between your hands to form a ball. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet, and repeat with all truffles. Refrigerate the rolled truffles for at least 20 minutes before dipping in the chocolate.
• In the meantime, you can temper your chocolate.
• Fill a medium pot one-third full with water and bring it to a low simmer over medium heat. Place a heatproof bowl that will fit on top of the pan snugly, but will not touch the simmering water, on top of the pan. Reduce the heat to low and place two-thirds of the chocolate into the bowl. Place a candy thermometer into the chocolate and let it melt, stirring frequently with a silicone spatula. *Do not let the temperature of the chocolate exceed 120°F.
• Once the chocolate has fully melted, remove the bowl from heat, but keep the pot of simmering water on the burner. Wipe the bottom of the bowl to remove any condensation.
• Stir in the remaining chocolate, a little bit at a time, allowing what you've added to completely melt before adding more.
• Set aside and allow the chocolate to cool to 82°F. Once the chocolate has reached 82°F, place it back over the simmering water and reheat to a temperature between 88°F and 91°F. Remove the bowl from heat once you have reached the correct temperature. The chocolate should be smooth and glossy, with no streaks.
• Using a fork or candy dipper, dip each truffle in the chocolate, allowing excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl before transferring it back to the parchment paper line baked sheet. Top each truffle with a sprinkle of chopped almonds.
• Set aside and allow the chocolate to set before serving, about 1 hour. Store in an airtight container, at room temperature, for up to 1 week.

ALMOND-AMARETTI CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Put the cream, butter and salt in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Put the chocolate in a large heatproof bowl, pour the hot cream mixture over the chocolate and let it sit until completely melted, about 10 minutes. Stir the chocolate-cream mixture with a whisk or rubber spatula until combined and smooth. Stir in the almond butter and almond and vanilla extracts, then whisk until the ganache is smooth and shiny. Transfer the ganache to a shallow container, cover and refrigerate until firm, at least 3 hours and up to overnight.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment. Put the crushed amaretti in a shallow dish. Scoop tablespoons of the firm ganache, roll into balls and coat in the amaretti crumbs. Transfer the coated truffles to the prepared baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or up to overnight.

AMARETTO TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Heat butter and cream in double boiler to a simmer(185-210 degrees).
• Remove from heat and add 2 tablespoons Amaretto and chips.
• Return to heat and stir until chips are melted.
• Add remaining Amaretto.
• Pour into small, deep mixing bowl and refrigerate 15 minutes.
• Remove from refrigerator and beat on high with electric mixer until very thick and lighter in color.
• Chill 60 minutes until firm.
• Roll with hands into 1-inch balls.
• Freeze until very firm (approximately 30 minutes).
• Roll in ground pecans.
• Store in refrigerator or freezer.
• If frozen, candy should be thawed in refrigerator 60 minutes before serving.

AMARETTO CREAM TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Place chocolates in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolates; whisk until smooth. Stir in Amaretto and vanilla. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally. Cover and refrigerate for 1-1/2 hours or until easy to handle., In a small bowl, combine sugar and cocoa. Shape chocolate mixture into 1-in. balls; roll in cocoa mixture. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.