Aphrodisiac chocolate truffles from PoinsettiaBouquets

egg free nut free kids can help can make in advance ok to freeze vegetarian
Category
Biscuit and sweets recipes
Christmas recipes
ServesApprox 24 cups
Prep time 10 mins
Cook time2 mins

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Ingredients

200ml double cream
200g chocolate, ideally G&B Maya Gold (smashed to bits)
Mixed spice
3 cardamom pods
1 tbsp rum or other alcohol
Tiny foil cups

Handy Hint

Could put a whole glace or maraschino cherry in each cup and pour the truffle around it.

Method

1. Place cream in a large measuring jug or bowl and bring it to the boil in the microwave.
2. Add the chocolate and poke under the cream. Leave for a few minutes and stir, if still lumpy leave longer and stir again.
3. Cut open the cardamom pods with a small sharp knife and scrape the seeds onto a large metal spoon. Crush them with the back of another spoon and add to chocolate mix.
4. Add 1/2 tsp of mixed spice and the rum and stir.
5. Lay out the cups on a tray, fill with the truffle mix, and refrigerate for a few hours.

Mumsnetter Reviews

From: PoinsettiaBouquets on Fri 11-Dec-09 11:12:11 Overall rating: 0.0
Kids can help but that would be cruel because it's not like you're going to let them have any! You could do a cheaper kiddy version with cadburys and Elmlea I guess.



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