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Chocolate Hazelnut Truffles Recipe

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From Ayer, Massachusetts, Debra Pedrazzi notes, "I've given these delectable candies with a nutty surprise inside to teachers and friends."

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Chocolate Hazelnut Truffles Recipe

Prep: 25 min. + chilling

Yield: 24 Servings

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Ingredients

3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
4 milk chocolate candy bars (1.55 ounces each)
6 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
24 whole hazelnuts
1 cup ground hazelnuts, toasted

Directions

In a large bowl, sift together confectioners' sugar and cocoa; set aside.
In a small saucepan, melt candy bars and butter. Add cream and reserved cocoa mixture. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until mixture is thickened and smooth. Pour into an 8-in. square dish. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Using a melon baller or spoon, shape candy into 1-in. balls; press a hazelnut into each. Reshape balls and roll in ground hazelnuts. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Yield: 2 dozen.

Originally published as Chocolate Hazelnut Truffles in Taste of Home December/January 2001, p65

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Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2009 by BKSUTTER

GREAT RECIPE. I DID MODIFY IT THE SECOND TIME I MADE IT THOUGH, AND ELIMINATED THE HAZELNUTS INSIDE, AND ADDED ORANGE EXTRACT TO THE MIXTURE. A HUGE HIT!!

BRENDA SUTTER

HOUSE SPRINGS, MO.

Reviewed on Feb. 05, 2009 by vandydog

Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2008 by quilt56

Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2008 by sak57

Can a healthier dark chocolate be substituted for the milk chocolate?

Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2008 by Granny1960

Have made these for a few years. They are a hit. They compare to Ferre Roche