Hazelnut Truffles

Ina Garten

Recipe courtesy Ina Garten, 2005, All Rights Reserved

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Holiday Surprise

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Total Time:
9 hr 55 min
Prep
25 min
Inactive
9 hr 15 min
Cook
15 min
Yield:
20 truffles
Level:
Intermediate
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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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  • on December 20, 2011

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    These are the best ever!! Put them in the fridge for an hour and turned out perfect! Full of flavour, after the first lot made another 2 ! Thanks Ina ;

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  • on December 20, 2011

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    Runny - did not turn into a truffle. What a waste of time and money.

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  • on December 19, 2011

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    Made this for hostess gifts for Christmas. Super simple recipe and very tasty. All my friends were gaga over it. This recipe is a keeper...

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