Truffles

By mirandavoegeli

Ingredients

• Truffles:
• 24 ounces chocolate chips
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3 tablespoons instant espresso granules
• 2 teaspoons water
• Optional Coatings:
• dark chocolate confectionery coating
• cocoa powder
• toasted coconut
• nuts
• crushed peppermint candies
• coconut spice (1/3 cup toasted finely shredded coconut, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cardamom, pinch of cloves)
• chile spice (1 teaspoon allspice, 1 teaspoon chipotle powder, 1 teaspoon ancho powder, 1/3 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon cinnamon)
• cocoa five-spice (1/4 cup cocoa, 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder, 1/3 cup sugar)

Preparation

Step 1

Melt chocolate chips. Add cream cheese, espresso granules, and water. Mix thoroughly. Chill until firm enough to shape. Scoop up level tablespoons of the chocolate and roll into a ball. Roll one truffle at a time into one of the coatings. Refrigerate until chilled.