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Red Wine Truffles
If there’s one special holiday treat you should make this year, it’s these red wine truffles!
Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time
10
minutes
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Chilling time
2
hours
hrs
Total Time
30
minutes
mins
Course:
Snack
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
20
to 25 truffles
Author:
Eden
Ingredients
3/4
cup
heavy cream
8
ounces
semi-sweet chocolate
8
ounces
bittersweet chocolate
1
tablespoon
butter
1/2
cup
Cabernet Sauvignon
1
teaspoon
vanilla
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Add the chocolate to a heat proof bowl.
Heat the heavy cream and butter until boiling, stir and watch constantly.
Add in the vanilla.
Pour the hot milk over the chocolate and let it sit for a few seconds.
Stir together until all of the chocolate is melted.
Add in half of the red wine and mix, then add in the other half and continue to mix until incorporated.
Pour into an 8x8 square pan
Refrigerate for 2-3 hours, until chocolate mixture has hardened.
Using a cookie scooper, scoop down the row until the scooper in full.
Then, release and form into little truffles.
Roll into cocoa powder, crushed freeze-dried raspberries (or strawberries) or dip in melted chocolate.
Nutrition
Calories:
172
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
12
g
|
Protein:
1
g
|
Fat:
12
g
|
Saturated Fat:
7
g
|
Cholesterol:
15
mg
|
Sodium:
10
mg
|
Potassium:
135
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
8
g
|
Vitamin A:
160
IU
|
Vitamin C:
0.1
mg
|
Calcium:
20
mg
|
Iron:
1.4
mg