Dark Chocolate Orange Truffles Recipe

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I love chocolate truffles, so you can imagine my delight when I came across the recipe for these dark and decadent confections. The hint of orange makes them deliciously different from other candies.—Theresa Young, McHenry, Illinois

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Dark Chocolate Orange Truffles Recipe

Prep: 10 min. + chilling

Yield: 33 Servings

5 5 10

Ingredients

1 package (12 ounces) dark chocolate chips
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon orange extract
1/3 cup sugar

Directions

In a microwave, melt chocolate; stir until smooth. Gradually stir in cream until blended. Stir in extract. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally. Refrigerate until firm. Shape into 3/4-in. balls. Roll in sugar. Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 truffle equals 82 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 2 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Dark Chocolate Orange Truffles in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2009, p79