This simple, yet truly indulgent treat is a snap to make! The dark chocolate and cereal also makes it a wonderfully wholesome snack.
Dark Chocolate Truffles
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 2 hr 40 min
- Servings 36
- Ingredients 6
Ingredients
- 4 oz bittersweet baking chocolate, chopped
- 4 oz semisweet baking chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 2 tablespoons hazelnut liqueur
- 1/2 cup crushed Chocolate Cheerios™ cereal
- Finely chopped toasted pecans or flaked coconut
Instructions
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Step1In 1-quart heavy saucepan, heat both chocolates over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth. Remove from heat; stir in half-and-half and liqueur. Refrigerate about 2 hours, stirring once, until thick enough to hold a shape.
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Step2Place cereal on sheet of waxed paper. Drop chocolate mixture by rounded teaspoonfuls onto cereal; roll lightly to coat (truffles do not need to be perfectly round). Serve immediately or cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve. Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
45
Calories
2 1/2g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
4g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Truffle
- Calories
- 45
- Calories from Fat
- 25
- Total Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 4%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 8%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 5mg
- 0%
- Potassium
- 40mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 4g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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