Chocolate And Tangerine Truffles Recipes

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and milk; stir until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours or until firm enough to roll. , Shape into 1-in. balls. Roll in coatings as desired.

Steps:

• Bring cream and butter to a boil in a small heavy saucepan and stir in tea leaves. Remove from heat and let steep 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, finely grind chocolate in a food processor and transfer to a bowl. Pour cream through a fine-mesh sieve onto chocolate, pressing on and discarding tea leaves, then whisk until smooth. Chill ganache, covered, until firm, about 2 hours.
• Spoon level teaspoons of ganache onto a baking sheet. Put cocoa in a bowl, then dust your palms lightly with it. Roll each piece of ganache into a ball (wash your hands and redust as they become sticky). Drop several balls at a time into bowl of cocoa and turn to coat. Transfer as coated to an airtight container, separating layers with wax paper.

Steps:

• Take 125g of the chocolate and grate it finely (Use a piece of paper to hold the chocolate so that it doesnt melt under your fingers). Chop the remaining 25g into small pieces.
• Cream the butter (I used a spoon, but you may also use a hand-mixer). In portions add the grated and chopped chocolate as well as the chocolate/cocoa powder and the rum.
• Form balls (about the size of a hazelnut) out of the mass (wash your hands with cold water if they get too warm to form the balls without melting all the chocolate) and roll them in your desired garnish (see above).
• Place in candy wrappers and store in a box in a cool place (these will keep for up to 8 days).

Steps:

• Place chocolate in a medium glass bowl and microwave on high for 1 minute or until almost melted, stirring until smooth. Let cool. Add cheese, and beat on medium speed with a mixer until smooth. Add powdered sugar and tangerine zest, and beat until well blended.
• Spread mixture into a small baking pan lined with plastic wrap; cover with more plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1-24 hours.
• Pull chocolate from pan by its plastic wrap corners, and cut into 24 pieces. Roll into balls, and roll each ball in chopped almonds. Store refrigerated in an airtight container. (These freeze well, too, if stored airtight in a single layer

Steps:

• Place dark chocolate chips in a medium glass bowl and microwave on high for 1 minute, stirring until melted.
• Add the salt to the smooth chocolate mixture and mix well, then put the melted chocolate aside until it has cooled completely.
• Next add the cheese to the chocolate mixture and using a mixer beat on medium speed until smooth.
• Add the powdered sugar and zest to the chocolate/cheese mixture and beat until well blended.
• Pour the mixture into a small baking pan lined with plastic wrap, cover and refrigerate for 12 hours.
• Remove chocolate from pan by pulling up on the plastic wrap. Remove the plastic and cut the chocolate into 24 pieces.
• Roll each chocolate peice into a ball.
• You are almost done, roll each of the chocolate balls in the finely chopped almonds.
• Store if you can in an airtight container.