Truffle Sale

[LiseDill]

OMG, the double choc and rasp sound aweome! How about something vanilla-ie?
What is your biggest seller???

[Corin Nava]

All of them had a rich chocolate base-so I didn't do anything vanilla-ie I am working on trying out some other bases for the other flavors-maybe I will add vanilla to my experiment list

Peanut Butter was by far the biggest seller

I am willing to share my recipes if you wanted to try them yourself-they aren't that difficult and they sure are yummy

[LiseDill]

I have never attempted to make truffles. They sound so exotic and seems hard to make.
I hope it's easy. I actually hate to cook. If I can open a box I'm good to go. Everynite around 4pm I start wishing Betty Crocker was my mom.
I love peanut butter.....yum yum yum.
I'm game tho and will give it a shot

[StephanieOlivarez]

Lise- when you make yours- please let me know how it goes.
I would love to make them for the girls.
You know what- Corin, would you send me the recipe.
Lise, I'll try and let you know and you try and let me know.
I think that would be fun for News Year day for me and the girls to try.
I am like you Lise- I do not cook. Give me a box and I am all over it.
This will be fun. Thanks Corin.

[Corin Nava]

Here is the recipe for the basic chocolate filling. You can change the
flavor by substituting some of the heavy cream (no more than 1/3) with
flavoring such as extracts, liquors, purees, etc... For the peanut
butter and mint I substituted 2/3 of the chocolate chips for peanut
butter or mint chips.

I tried to be as detailed as possible-so don't be intimidated by the length of this post-its really not that difficult!

Equipment Needed: sauce pan, whisk, large bowl, metal strainer
(optional), dipping fork, parchment paper, sheetpan, small microwave
safe bowl, spatula

Yields: Approx 35 truffles

Filling:

Heavy Cream 5 ounces
Butter 2 ounces (1/2 stick)
Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips 1 lb 4 oz (I think they usually come in 10
oz bags at the supermarket- so 2 bags)

Coating Chocolate for Dipping: Approx 1 lb bag
(I use the coating chocolate they sell at craft stores in the candy
section-its cheaper and works better than the stuff in the
supermarkets)

1. Heat the heavy cream, butter, and flavoring if used in a sauce pan
till it begins to boil

2. As soon as it starts to boil pour it over your chocolate in a large bowl

3. Mix the chocolate and cream with a whisk slowly until smooth (if it
still has a few lumps in it you can strain the mix while its still
hot)

4. Let filling cool overnight covered with plastic wrap-but not refrigerated

5. Scoop and roll filling into small balls, let sit for about an hour
(do not refrigerate, if you dip them cold the coating chocolate will
crack)

6. Heat coating chocolate until just melted

7. Dip the truffles in the coating chocolate and place on parchment
lined sheetpan
(the dipping takes a bit of practice- you can buy a dipping fork at
the craft store or I use a plastic fork with the middle two prongs
broken off)

8. Enjoy

-they last about 4 weeks and do not need to be refrigerated-you can
refrigerate them to extend the life of the truffles, but the
chocolate may turn a bit gray from the refrigerator moisture, they are
still fine to eat just not as visually appealing

Let me know how they come out or if you have any questions!

[karahess]

I think a future venture for you should be coming up with a milk free truffle! I'm allergic to milk

[LiseDill]

Corin,
I'm serious.....I cannot cook but I will give this a try.Printing it out...
I think I'm the only Italian on the face of the earth who cannot cook( well, Victoria is a close second)
No margerine right???

[Corin Nava]

Kara-Uggghhh, that sucks. I don't think I could deal with that allergy. I will work a recipe for you, I love experimenting

Lise- Don't feel bad, I really can't cook either! I can bake and decorate, but I can't cook-kind of weird huh

No margarine, use the good stuff- butter Call me if you have any questions! I love spreading baking and candy happiness

[LiseDill]

Mark is at walmart buying me my supplies. Step, this betterbe easy! I'm making new Years Truffles!
Corin I just might send you one to see how I did!

[karahess]

I can usually find a dark chocolate that I can eat, but it is extremely difficult to find truffles, chocolate covered pretzels, bark, etc. It was terrible finding a wedding cake that had no milk, so we went with a traditional wedding cake and for our cutting cake we had a decorated brownie!!