This easy 5-Ingredient Chocolate Truffles recipe will bring joy and magic to your kitchen and home!
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Resting Time3 hourshrs
Total Time3 hourshrs30 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12
Calories: 147kcal
Author: Chrystal Johnson
Equipment
Sauce Pan
Mixing bowl
Whisk
Ingredients
½cupheavy whipping cream
1teaspoonalmond extract
8ounceschocolate chipssemi-sweet or bittersweet
Unsweetened cocoa powder
Powdered sugar
Instructions
Bring heavy whipping cream to a simmer in a small saucepan, stirring constantly. Stir in the almond extract.
Pour the chocolate chips into a mixing bowl, then pour the hot cream over them.
Allow the mixture to sit for 5 minutes, then stir until the chocolate ganache is smooth.
Place the mixing bowl in the refrigerator for about 2 hours to cool.
Remove the bowl from the refrigerator and roll the chocolate ganache into small balls. Lay the balls out on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Refrigerate the chocolate balls for several hours, until cold and firm.
Remove the tray from the refrigerator and roll the chocolate truffles in cocoa powder. Arrange them on a serving tray, then sift powdered sugar over the top of them.
Serve immediately or store in the fridge until you’re ready to eat them.