Champagne Truffles
- Level: Easy
- Total: 3 hr (includes chilling time)
- Active: 30 min
- Yield: 30 truffles
Ingredients
1/2 cup whipping cream
8 ounces good-quality dark chocolate, chopped
1/4 cup champagne
2 tablespoons hazelnut liqueur
1 cup coarse sugar
Directions
Special equipment:
Mini ice cream scoop- Making the chocolate mixture: Cook the cream over medium heat until steaming. Place the chocolate into a bowl. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and stir until everything is well combined. Add the champagne and hazelnut liqueur and mix well. Refrigerate for 2 hours to chill.
- Making the truffles: After the chocolate has set, shape into truffle balls using a small ice cream scoop. Roll each truffle in the coarse sugar. Refrigerate for another 30 minutes.
