Serves: 5
Total Calories: 256
Melt chocolate chips in top of large double boiler over barely simmering water until melted. Add cream cheese and stir until it is melted in. Remove from heat; add salt, powdered sugar, and vanilla, and beat by hand or with mixer to blend and smooth. Cover and cool to about room temperature. Form into truffle-size balls; chill until firm. Dip into melted chocolate or almond bark coating to cover. Chill until firm.
Variations:
Mocha: Dissolve 3 tablespoons instant coffee in the vanilla before adding.
Orange: Add grated rind of large orange.
Black Forest: Add 1/2 teaspoon almond extract in place of vanilla and stir in 3 tablespoons very finely chopped, well drained maraschino cherries.
Coconut: Use vanilla chips. Use 1 teaspoon coconut flavoring with vanilla; stir in 4 tablespoons very finely chopped coconut.
Toasted Almond: Vanilla chips, 1/2 teaspoon almond extract, 2 tablespoons very finely chopped toasted sliced almonds.
German Chocolate: Use milk chocolate chips, add 2 tablespoons very finely chopped coconut and 2 tablespoons very finely chopped toasted pecans.
Mint: Use mint flavored chocolate chips or add 1 teaspoon mint extract.
Raspberry: Use raspberry chocolate chips and stir in 2 tablespoons seedless raspberry jam.
This Easy Elegant Truffles recipe is from the Best of the Best from the Pacific Rim Cookbook Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.
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