White Chocolate Truffles

Ingredients

1/4 C butter

1/2 C confectioner’s sugar

1 teaspoon almond extract

1 egg yolk

8 oz. white chocolate, broken into small pieces

1 C chopped blanched almonds, lightly toasted

Preparation

Makes about 2 dozen truffles

Melt chocolate and butter in the top of a double boiler over low heat, stirring constantly.

Remove from heat. Add sugar, egg yolk and almond extract; beat with an electric mixer until smooth.

Transfer to a shallow glass casserole dish. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.

Shape mixture into 1 inch balls. Roll in almonds.

Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours.

Place in miniature foil cups at room temperature to serve. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.

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