Easy To Make Fruit N Nut Chocolate Truffles Recipe

Food keeps the body going. One needs to intake food in order to be energized and get going throughout the whole day. After every meal, there would just be times wherein you will be craving for sweet desserts, and in this article you will learn a very simple fruit n nut chocolate truffles recipe, that even kids can make it themselves.

Every person has a sweet tooth, and you cannot deny such fact. It might not be every day, but there are certain times in which you would think about eating something sweet. Getting your hands on desserts is easy, you just have to go to the nearest bakery or pastry shop and choose from a variety of options there.

By now, you are probably having second thought about making truffles. You may be thinking right now, that this is just a waste of time and money, and is even more costly than buying ready made ones. For your information, truffles are very easy to make, and this particular recipe is easier that the regular ones, but the taste it will give is surely mouth watering.

The ingredients you need to prepare. Six ounces chocolate, semi sweet and chopped, use white chocolate as an alternative. Two tablespoons butter, heavy cream one fourth cup, one cup chocolate or white chocolate chips semisweet, nuts and fruits finely chopped. Make sure you roast the nuts before chopping.

The estimated time on how long will you be doing this dessert is 3 hours and 40 mins. While its preparation time would take 10 mins and cook time for another 10 mins. With the ingredients provided below you can make thirty to thirty pieces. When you plan on gifting this, that would be five to seven gifts when put in parchment.

Line cookie sheet and put teaspoonfuls of mixture on it. Put it again in the refrigerator for five minutes or just until they are firm enough for shaping. Make them into ball shapes and freeze it for about 30 minutes. In another saucepan, melt the chocolate chips and the shortening in low fire until smooth.

Preheat your oven into 350 degrees. In a baking sheet, spread pecans and bake it for about 8 to 10 mins, until they are toasted. Let it cool before finely chopping. Mix together chocolate, orange zest, vanilla, and salt. Heat butter and cream in a saucepan, fire should be medium low. Pour your steaming hot butter and cream into the chocolate, then let it sit for about 10 mins.

Stir it until the chocolate will melt and the texture is smooth. Add pecans, prunes, and apricots, continue stirring. Transfer your mixture into a baking dish, set aside to cool. Once it cooled down, cover it with some plastic wrap, put it in the refrigerator for about three hours until your mixture will harden, but soft enough for you to scoop. You can make the mixture in advance, that would be 2 days at least.

For a more decorative look, you might want to drizzle some white vanilla all over the truffles. This drizzle is easy to make. You just have to put some white vanilla chips in some microwavable container and microwave it. Constantly check and stir until it melts. For those who does not have any pipes, improvise and use a resealable plastic bag.