Easy Chocolate Truffles Recipe

Easy Chocolate Truffles Recipe

Ingredients:
8 oz    Semi-sweet chocolate
1/3 c   Milk
1/3 c   Unsalted butter
2 ea    Egg yolks, slightly beaten
1/4 t   Vanilla extract
1 x     Unsweetened cocoa

Instructions:
In saucepan, melt chocolate with milk and butter over low heat, stirring
until smooth. Remove from heat.
Stir 1/4 cup hot mixture into egg yolks, the whisk yolks into chocolate
mixture in saucepan. Add vanilla; beat well. Pour into small bowl; cover
and refrigerate until firm. (You can store in refrigerator for up to 2
days at this point.)

Form teaspoonfuls into balls; roll in cocoa and shake off excess.
Makes 1 pound (about 2 dozen). About 75 calories each.

For gift-giving: use a glass jar with lid or candy dish covered with
plastic wrap. Store covered in refrigerator for 3 weeks and in freezer for
up to 2 months.

Makes 64 servings