Chocolate Truffles

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I am typically over ambitious when I bake so I actually made this recipe as a triple batch the first time. I ended up with 127 truffles. It was totally worth the effort though! I made them as a gift for all my school friends for valentines and I made all sorts of flavors ranging from plain chocolate (replacing brandy with more whipping cream to amaretto (this was a favorite!, Kahlua (which had instant coffee mixed into to the chocolate shell coating, to jam filled! (same as plain chocolate just pipe jam into the center! It was such a hit and now I am making some as decoration for cake for my significant other. This recipe is definitely one of my favorite!

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I used this recipe as a filling to chocolates and it turned out great! I did however make some modifications that others have said, like cutting back on the brandy and using 2/3 bittersweet chocolate and 1/3 milk chocolate. I also added some orange oil and it complimented the brandy well.
To fill the chocolates I just put the final mixture in the fridge for 5 mins to thicken, then piped it into the shell of the chocolates. I was a huge hit with my friends, thanks Alton!

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Delicious!

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used 1/4 cup of grand marnier. the alcohol burns on the tongue! one could get loopy on just a few of these truffles. realizing not all alcohol can be used in same ratio as brandy that or alton likes his liquor!

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I made truffles for the first time about a week ago using this recipe. Again, AB has everything perfect (but thats no surprise!. One note to begin with- these are dark chocolate truffles- so if you're expecting/want milk chocolate, this recipe isnt for you. I followed just about every part of this recipe (with the exception that I didnt have a heating pad, so I used a stove with a very small burner to heat up the dipping chocolate. It can be done, but be careful as the chocolate heats up very quickly. Overall, these chocolates went over very well, and people were amazed that I made them at home. For the outside I used cocoa powder, chopped hazlenuts, chopped almonds, and then I experiemented a bit on my own. I sprinkled some salt on the dipped chocolate for a nice change, and also some with cayenne pepper. Though this isnt my particular taste, it went over really well with my boyfriend. Just be careful when sprinkling- a little goes a long way! Thanks again AB!

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Impressed my pseudo chocolate connoisseur boss with this recipe! Forget your Godiva, boss! They were little messy to make for me, but oh SO well worth the happiness.

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Home run Alton! This was my first time making a truffle. This process is somewhat messy and using gloves made it easier. I also tried the melon ball scoop and didn't care for it so I used a teaspoon but was careful to keep the portions about the same as size as the melon ball scoop. You do need to do this quickly or the chocolate will melt in your hands when you roll them into balls. The center of the truffle was rich and creamy, literally melt in your mouth! I love the outer shell, just hard enough to give that little crack when you bite into it and then it melts into your mouth. I did like the cocoa powder, which I didn't think I would, decided I would go one step farther. I put some sea salt in a pan and dropped a few in that pan, I didn't roll them around because I wasn't sure I would like it. Turns out they where perfect with just that little bit of salt on one side of the truffle, but it's a love it or hate it thing. Thanks Alton!

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YUM!! These were wonderful! They will make a great House Warming gifts and Thank You gifts! I’m always looking for different ways to treat my friends and clients. I looked online and found a company, Box and Wrap that sells these polka dot pastry boxes that are so cute! They will make the gift complete.

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These are amazing! I just made a test run of these for holiday gifts and they came out great! I did make a few modifications!
1: ADD THE EXTRA CHOCOLATE! It really does make them much creamier. 6 oz more. It was perfect!
2: YOU CAN SUB OUT THE BRANDY! My grandfather has a heart condition, and with his medications, he can't have any alcohol at all. So I subed out the brandy with just a bit of coffee instead. AMAZING!
3: USE YOUR FREEZER! I let these set up in the fridge first, and they were WAY too soft. About half and hour before I was ready to coat them. I popped them in the freezer. They firmed up perfectly!
4: USE COCOA POWDER TO ROLL THEM OUT! I kept having them stick to my hands, and they wouldn't keep shape at all. So, by happy accident, I got my hands coated in the cocoa when covering them. Having my hands covered in the cocoa, it made them really easy to roll!

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Decadence!!! Worth the work it takes! After reading reviews I too added 6 extra oz of chocolate, so 8oz bittersweet 8oz semisweet. That said you need 6-8 more ounces of chocolate for coating. I omitted the brandy having used good chocolate to begin with the natural chocolate liquor flavor shines through.