45 Calorie Chocolate Truffles
Recipe type: Dessert
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Serves: 36 Truffles
 
Recipe adapted from In The Raw website
Ingredients
  • 6 oz dark or bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 3 packets of Stevia In The Raw
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla (or 2 tsp orange liqueur, brandy, or rum)
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened ground chocolate or natural cocoa powder
Instructions
  1. Heat cream and Stevia In The Raw in small saucepan over medium heat until bubbles appear around the edge, or microwave until cream is almost boiling.
  2. With chocolate in a medium sized bowl, pour half of the hot cream over chocolate and stir slowly until chocolate is melted, about 2-3 minutes.
  3. Add remaining cream, vanilla or other flavoring, stir gently until mixture is blended and silky.
  4. Cool truffle mixture to lukewarm, about 20 minutes.
  5. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chocolate is firm, 4 hours up to 24 hours.
  6. Then line jelly roll pan with wax paper.
  7. Take cold truffle mixture from refrigerator and scoop in generous teaspoons.
  8. Roll chocolate into a ball and place on baking sheet.
  9. If truffle mixture gets too soft return to refrigerator until firm again.
  10. May need to rinse hands with cold water and dry them after 10-12 truffles.
  11. Cover rolled truffles loosely with foil and chill until firm, 1-2 hours, or up to 3 days.
  12. To serve, place ground chocolate or cocoa powder in a small bowl and roll truffles until well coated.
  13. Serve immediately, or cover with foil and refrigerate up to 4 hours.
  14. Serve directly from refrigerator.
Recipe by Smashed Peas & Carrots at https://smashedpeasandcarrots.com/45-calorie-chocolate-truffles-stevia-in-the-raw-review-and-giveaway/