Hazelnut Truffles

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Holiday Surprise

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (38)

Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
20 truffles

Times:

Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: 9 hr 15 min
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 9 hr 55 min

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Ingredients

1 cup hazelnuts
3 1/2 ounces good bittersweet chocolate
3 1/2 ounces good semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 1/2 tablespoons hazelnut liqueur (recommended: Frangelico)
1 tablespoon prepared coffee
1/2 teaspoon good vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

Chop the hazelnuts and place them on a sheet pan. Roast them in the oven for 10 minutes. (If the hazelnuts have skin on them, roast them for 25 minutes.) Set aside to cool.

Chop the chocolates finely and place in a bowl.

Heat the cream in a small saucepan until it boils. Immediately pour the hot cream through a fine-meshed sieve into the bowl with the chocolates. With a wire whisk, slowly stir the cream and chocolates together until the chocolate is completely melted. (If the chocolate doesn't melt completely, place the bowl over a pan of simmering water and stir for a few minutes just until it melts.) Whisk in the hazelnut liqueur, coffee, and vanilla. Cover and chill for 45 minutes to 1 hour until pliable but firm enough to scoop.

With 2 teaspoons or a 1 1/4-inch ice cream scoop, make dollops of the chocolate mixture and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Refrigerate for about 15 minutes, until firm enough to roll into rough spheres. Roll the chocolate in the chopped hazelnuts and chill again. Truffles are best when they're allowed to set overnight in the refrigerator.

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recipe Hazelnut Truffles
Allisha Long Beach, CA 05-28-2009
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Impressive
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made different variations with this recipe and people thought they were great. Their favorite was a truffle that I powdered... it with dark cocoa powder. Read more
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Katie Shreveport, LA 02-14-2009
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I will make these again with a few minor adjustments
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made these for Christmas gifts this year and almost everyone found them a litte too bitter...Next time I will definitely... use some milk chocolate. As you're rolling them out they will melt fast but I found it easier to do if you dipped your hands in COLD water then rolled them. Definitely just bring the cream to a simmer...don't boil!Read more
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Lindsey Louisville, KY 12-11-2008
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Do not boil
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I just saw this recipe yesterday on the Foodnetwork, and Ina says to bring the cream to a simmer. She says that there is... nothing worse than boiled cream.Read more
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Shelley Los Angeles, CA 06-03-2008
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Double Recipe!!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Great recipe, very easy and delicious! I substituted brandy for hazelnut liqueur because it is all I had on hand and it was... yummy! I would give this a 5 if the recipe shown here actually yielded 20 truffles. This is a tiny amount of chocolate, and I got more like 12 truffles, and that was really stretching it (and I used 8 ounces of chocolate, not 7.5). Double the recipe if you actually plan on getting 20 truffles.Read more
recipe Hazelnut Truffles
Cynda Chula Vista, CA 02-14-2008
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Truffles
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I was disapointed, I just could not get the chocolate to set. Any suggestions? I followed the receipe to the T. I dont know... what I could of done wrong. Any advise anyone.Read more
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Carol Salem, OR 12-21-2007
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Excellent
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

tastes like I got them from a candy store.