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Salted Caramel Whiskey Truffles
By mikeandcristen
A deep rich chocolate truffle with warm caramel flavor and a whiskey finish
- *An original recipe.
- Ingredients:
- Truffle:
- 12 oz high quality dark chocolate, chopped
- ½ C heavy cream
- ½ cup salted caramel (recipe follows)
- ¼ cup Forty Creek Whiskey (Or other premium whiskey of choice)
- Valrhona Crunchy Pearls, for Garnishing
- Instructions:
- Truffle:
- 1. Warm cream for 60 seconds in microwave. Add chopped chocolate and wait for 2 minutes. Whisk until incorporated. Cool for 20 minutes. Stir in caramel. Add whiskey and stir until incorporated. Pour finished mixture into a bowl or pan. Cover the surface with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set, about 3 hours.
- 2. Remove chilled truffle mixture. Using a melon-baller, scoop out chocolate rounds. Finish forming truffles by hand and place on parchment-lined bake sheet.
- 3. Cover Truffles with Valrhona Crunchy Pearls for a rustic true-truffle look.
- Salted Caramel Sauce:
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 TBSP water
- 2 TBSP unsalted butter
- 6 TBSP of heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon of fleur de sel