Triple Chocolate Fudge Recipe

Triple Chocolate Fudge Recipe

3 1/3 C sugar
1 C butter
1 C packed dark brown sugar
1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
32 large marshmallows, halved
2 cups (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
2 milk chocolate candy bars (7 oz each), broken
2 squares (1 oz each) semisweet baking chocolate, chopped
1 tsp. vanilla extract 2 C chopped pecans

Makes about 5 1/2 pounds

In a large saucepan, combine first four ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a rapid boil and boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.

 Remove from the heat and stir in marshmallows until melted. Stir in chocolate chips until melted. Add chocolate bars and baking chocolate and stir until melted. Fold in vanilla and pecans. Pour into a greased 15" x 10" x 1" baking pan.

Chill until firm. Cut into squares.

Cookies And Cream Truffles

Cookies And Cream Truffles

1 cup finely ground Oreo® Cookies
12 T melted butter
6 oz. white chocolate, broken into small pieces
5 egg yolks
1 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Makes about 40 truffles

Note: Pregnant or nursing women, young children or any with an immune deficiency should not eat foods made with raw eggs.

Chop cookies in a blender or food processor until finely chopped. Slowly drizzle in 6 tablespoons of melted butter and process till well mixed. Set aside.

Heat remaining 6 tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan until very hot and bubbly (be careful not to let it burn). Remove from heat and add the white chocolate. Stir constantly until smooth and melted. Set aside.

In a large bowl, beat egg yolks until foamy. Beat in the sugar gradually, add vanilla and continue to beat until thick (see photo). With mixer on slow to medium speed, gradually beat in the cookie mixture, then gradually beat in the melted chocolate mixture. Beat until smooth and well mixed. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least thirty minutes or until firm.

Place your choice of coating in a bowl. If you're going to have more than one, use separate bowls. Some possibel coating choices are: toasted coconut, chopped nuts, unsweetened cocoa, powdered chocolate, crushed Oreo® Cookies.

Scoop out a teaspoon full of the truffle mixture and, using your fingers, roll it into a ball. Work quickly as the heat of your hand will quickly start melting the chocolate. Drop ball in the coating bowl. Repeat the process until there are 4 or 5 balls in the coating bowl. Gently roll the truffles in the coating mixture and a sheet of waxed paper.

Wrap truffles in an air tight container and store in the refrigerator for up to ten days or in the freezer for up to a month.

Strawberry Truffles

Strawberry Truffles

8 oz. cream cheese at room temperature
5 oz. white chocolate 4 cups confectioner's sugar
1 tsp. grated fresh ginger root 18 medium fresh strawberries
 1/4 cup finely minced crystallized ginger (get it in a gourmet food store or well stocked supermarket)
1/2 cup toasted coconut
1/2 cup finely chopped pistachio nuts

Makes about 18 truffles

Melt white choclate in the top of a double boiler, let cool.
Beat together the cream cheese, sugar and ginger root until smooth. Add melted white chocolate and mix well.

Chill for at least 1 hour or until easy to handle. Use a small melon baller (or small spoon) to scoop out the center of each strawberry, half way down each fruit. Pat strawberry dry. Put a little crystallized ginger into each strawberry. Shape the cheese mixture around the fruit. Coat one end in the toasted coconut, the other in the pistachio nuts.

Place truffles in candy cups and chill until serving time.

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White Chocolate Truffles Recipe

White Chocolate Truffles

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

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.