Chocolate Truffles

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup slivered almonds (toasted)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons heavy cream
• 8 ounces chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoon almond extract
• 1/2 cup shredded toasted coconut

Recipe

• 1 in a food processor, grind almonds finely.
• 2 melt butter in a small saucepan, add cream and bring to a boil. remove from heat and stir in chocolate. let stand till softened, stir till smooth. add almond extract and ground almonds. chill for 2 hours covered with plastic wrap.
• 3 on a cookie sheet, toast coconut in a 350° oven, tossing frequently till golden. let stand to cool.
• 4 remove chocolate mixture from fridge, and shape into 18 balls (i use a 1 tablespoon scoop for this). roll immediately in toasted coconut and chill.
• 5 these must be stored in the refrigerator.
• 6 note: to toast almonds, place on cookie sheet and toast in oven at 350° till you start to smell them, that is a true indicator that they are toasted just right.