Dark chocolate truffles are a tradition! Every year for the last 14, I’ve taught a class called Gifts from the Kitchen. In this class we make recipes that are perfect for gift giving along with inventive ways to package the treats. Since the beginning, a chocolate truffle recipe has been included, in part because they make fabulous gifts but also because Grand Marnier Truffles were the very first gift from MY kitchen, many many years ago!
Making beautiful and taste tempting chocolate truffles is easier than you think. Try my recipe for Grand Marnier Truffles TODAY, you will be glad you did!
Stay tuned next week for some of my favorite Christmas Morning breakfast ideas!
Grand Marnier Truffles
1 cup heavy cream
3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon Grand Marnier
3 1 inch strips orange peel
½ cup powdered sugar
½ cup unsweetened cocoa
Heat the cream, Grand Marnier and orange peel in a medium saucepan or double boiler until it begins to steam. Remove from heat and discard the orange peel. Add chocolate chips to the warm cream and stir until chocolate is almost incorporated, add butter, continue to stir until completely smooth. Refrigerate the mixture until chocolate has solidified about 3 hours. Combine powdered sugar and cocoa on a plate. Using a spoon and your hands, roll chocolate mixture into balls; roll the balls into the cocoa mixture. Store the truffles in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
