Grand Marnier Truffles

If you do nothing else this holiday season, make yourself a batch of homemade Grand Marnier Truffles. You won’t regret it. Neither will your friends.

I make truffles at least once every holiday season, and every time, without fail, I take that first test bite, and I’m blown away all over again. So at the risk of insulting you with the bleeding obvious — make truffles! They are unlike anything else in the food world, they are dead simple to make, and, my gosh, they make the best food gift ever! I wish I could hand you one right now so you could take a bite.

I’m not going to waste your time, I know we’re all busy. All you need is a bag of your favorite dark chocolate chips, a little bit of heavy cream, some Grand Marnier, or any other liqueur you love, and a little bit of cocoa powder for dusting the truffles. Beyond heating up the cream, and you can do that in the microwave, there is no cooking involved.

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Grand Marnier Truffles

If you do nothing else this holiday season, make yourself a batch of homemade Grand Marnier Truffles.  You won't regret it.  Neither will your friends.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20 minutes

Chill time 2 hours

Yield 24 truffles

Author Sue Moran

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 11 ounce bag of dark chocolate chips, I used Nestle
• 2 Tbsp Grand Marnier liqueur
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder for dusting, sifted

Instructions

• Heat the cream until it just comes to a simmer. You can do this on the stove or in the microwave.
• Put the chocolate and Grand Marnier in a mixing bowl and pour the cream over it. Let sit for 5 or 10 minutes. Stir to melt the chocolate, the mixture should be smooth and glossy. If necessary you can microwave for a short burst to completely melt the chocolate.
• Refrigerate the chocolate ganache until it is chilled and scoop-able, about 2 hours.
• I use my smallest 1 inch scoop to portion out the ganache. Roll it into a smooth ball between your hands and then roll it in the cocoa powder. When all the truffles are coated, refrigerate them until serving.

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notes:

• 2 tablespoons of liqueur makes a subtle but definite statement. You can experiment with adding more.
• I can’t think of a liqueur that wouldn’t be good in a truffle, so let your imagination go wild. I love to use the small airline sized bottles for projects like this, you can stock up on lots of varieties and have a blast experimenting. Try Kahlua, Chambord, Limoncello…
• Keep the truffles in the refrigerator, and serve chilled. They will go soft if they’re left in a warm room.

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