Rich Irish Cream Truffles

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 lb real bittersweet chocolate, broken into 1 inch pieces
• 4 ounces milk chocolate, broken into 1 inch pieces
• 4 beaten egg yolks
• 3 tablespoons irish cream
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa

Recipe

• 1 in a 2-quart saucepan over medium, heat whipping cream (2-3 minutes).
• 2 add vanilla extract and salt.
• 3 stir in half of the bittersweet chocolate and half milk chocolate with a whisk until melted.
• 4 stir in the yolks, cooking over low heat. stir often until lightly thickened (10-12 minutes).
• 5 remove from heat; stir in remaining chocolate and the liqueur until chocolate is melted.
• 6 cover and refrigerate until mixture is firm enough to shape (1/2 hour).
• 7 in medium shallow bowl, sift in cocoa.
• 8 by rounded tbsp, drop chocolate mixture into cocoa, rolling to coat.
• 9 form into balls and roll in cocoa again.
• 10 carefully put onto tray; refrigerate until firm (approx 30 minutes).