Godiva Chocolate Truffles

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup butter, cut into pieces
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 6 (1 1/2 ounce) each godiva dark chocolate bars (finely chopped)
• 3 tablespoons cognac or 3 tablespoons other flavored liqueur
• confectioners' sugar
• unsweetened cocoa powder
• chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 make the truffles:.
• 2 heat heavy cream, butter and sugar in medium saucepan over medium heat to a gentle boil. remove from heat. add chopped chocolate and let stand 30 seconds. whisk until smooth. stir in cognac.
• 3 place saucepan in bowl of ice water. beat chocolate mixture until it thickens, holds its shape and is firm enough to pipe, using hand-held electric mixer at medium speed.
• 4 transfer ganache to pastry bag fitted with 1/2-inch plain tip (such as ateco #6). pipe 1-inch mounds onto baking sheet. freeze truffles for 15 minutes or until just firm enough to shape.
• 5 with hands dusted with confectioners' sugar, gently roll ganache into 1-inch balls. refrigerate about 10 minutes or just until firm.
• 6 coat the truffles:.
• 7 roll one-third of the truffles in confectioners' sugar. roll another third in cocoa powder. then roll remaining truffles in chopped walnuts. store truffles in airtight container in refrigerator up to 5 days.
• 8 to serve:
• 9 remove truffles from refrigerator 30 minutes before serving. place each truffle in a decorative petit four paper cup and arrange on serving plate.