{"id":2391,"date":"2009-12-21T17:04:57","date_gmt":"2009-12-21T21:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/?p=2391"},"modified":"2009-12-24T08:57:48","modified_gmt":"2009-12-24T12:57:48","slug":"chocolate-truffles-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/chocolate-truffles-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"chocolate truffles recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ahh, it&#8217;s Christmas! I made a batch of chocolate truffles yesterday, and mmmmm, they are so good! I wish I could give one to each of you, but as that&#8217;s a little unfeasible, my gift to you is the recipe so you can make your own. They only take a few minutes to make (plus time to set) and make lovely gifts, if you can bear to part with any! I think they are out-of-this-world delicious with Tia Maria, but you can use your favourite spirit instead &#8211; rum, Kahlua, etc &#8211; or even omit the alcohol and substitute with the same volume of milk for a teetotal version.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Christmas!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/truffles1.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate truffles by planetjune\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Chocolate Truffles (makes approx 30)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 oz \/ 120 g chocolate (semi-sweet or unsweetened)<\/li>\n<li>10 oz \/ 300 g \/ 2 &frac14; cups icing sugar (aka powdered\/confectioners&#8217; sugar), sifted<\/li>\n<li>2 oz  \/ 60 g \/ &frac14; cup unsalted butter<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp Tia Maria (or alcohol of choice)<\/li>\n<li>Optional: chocolate sprinkles, cocoa powder or icing sugar for decoration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Melt chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water.<\/li>\n<li>Add alcohol and stir to blend.<\/li>\n<li>Gradually add the sifted sugar and stir until all the sugar has been incorporated.<\/li>\n<li>Divide the mixture into approx 30 pieces and roll each piece into a ball in your hands.<\/li>\n<li>Roll each ball in chocolate sprinkles, cocoa powder or more icing sugar (or leave plain if preferred).<\/li>\n<li>Place each truffle into a paper case and leave to set for 4-5 hours.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Store any leftovers in an airtight container &#8211; they will keep for weeks, but I doubt they&#8217;ll last that long!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/truffles2.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate truffles by planetjune\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bon appetit, and happy holidays!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahh, it&#8217;s Christmas! I made a batch of chocolate truffles yesterday, and mmmmm, they are so good! I wish I could give one to each of you, but as that&#8217;s a little unfeasible, my gift to you is the recipe so you can make your own. They only take a few minutes to make (plus [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}