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Crème de Menthe Truffles

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Updated Mar 2, 2010
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Lovely and luscious, these gift-worthy candies can be made with only five ingredients.

Crème de Menthe Truffles

  • Prep Time 2 hr 15 min
  • Total 3 hr 55 min
  • Servings 36
  • Ingredients 6
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 1 bag (10 oz) creme de menthe baking chips
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)
  • 10 oz vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark)
  • 2 drops green food color
  • Mini foil candy cups (1 1/2 inch), if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In 2-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream over low heat 2 to 3 minutes or until cream is warm. Remove from heat. Add baking chips and chocolate chips; stir until melted and smooth. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
  • Step 
    2
    Line cookie sheets with waxed paper. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls, dusting hands with powdered sugar or cocoa, if necessary; place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    3
    Meanwhile, in deep 1-quart saucepan, melt candy coating over low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth. Remove for heat; cool 10 minutes. In small resealable freezer plastic bag, place 1/4 cup melted coating and the green food color; seal bag. Squeeze bag to mix until uniform color; set aside.
  • Step 
    4
    Using fork, dip 1 truffle at a time into white candy coating to coat. Return to waxed paper-lined cookie sheets. Cut off tiny corner of bag containing green coating. Squeeze bag to drizzle coating over each truffle (if necessary, reheat green coating in microwave on High a few seconds to make coating drizzle). Let truffles stand until coating is set, about 10 minutes, before placing in foil candy cups. Store in refrigerator.

Nutrition

120 Calories
7g Total Fat
1g Protein
13g Total Carbohydrate
12g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Truffle
Calories
120
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
7g
11%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
22%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
10mg
0%
Potassium
70mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
13g
4%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
12g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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