Hazelnut Truffles

Making the dessert recipes is usually my area of expertise here on A Family Feast – but every once in a while my husband Jack’s sweet tooth takes over! And that’s a good thing because it inspired today’s recipe for these easy, sinfully good Hazelnut Truffles!

In Jack’s own words: “These truffles are so good, they should be illegal!” and fair warning – these are definitely for those days where you are not worried about counting calories! Or – better yet – make these for a special Valentine’s treat that your sweetheart will surely love.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 8 ounces milk chocolate chopped into small pieces
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
• 2½ tablespoons butter softened
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons Kahlua
• 2 tablespoons Nutella (see here for our homemade version)
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon instant espresso coffee or regular instant coffee
• ¼ cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup hazelnuts

INSTRUCTIONS

• In a medium sauce pan place the cream and bring to just hot but not boiling. The edges of the pan will just be starting to bubble.
• Place the milk chocolate pieces and semi sweet chocolate morsels in a medium bowl and pour just half of the hot cream over. Let sit for 30 seconds then mix gently with a wire whip to melt the chocolate.
• Slowly add the rest of the cream while stirring. This is necessary so that the fat in the chocolate does not separate. If it does, add little bits of cold cream to the mixture to recover.
• Add butter and stir to blend.
• Put the egg yolk in a small bowl and add about a half cup of the melted chocolate a little at a time while you whip to temper the egg. Add this back into the larger bowl and mix.
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