Celebrate St. Patrick's Day: Irish Cream Dark Chocolate Truffles

For Valentine’s Day Brent surprised me with some Bailey’s

Irish Cream Chocolates. They were pretty fantastic and since then I’ve wanted

to play around with a boozy truffle.

I used dark chocolate for these since it’s better for you

than milk chocolate, but if you don’t dig dark chocolate, use semi-sweet. The

older I get the more I prefer dark chocolate and I loved how these truffles

came out. The dark chocolate takes center stage while the liquor plays in the

background.

There is a fair amount of straight liquor in these so you

may not want to serve them to children. Just a warning to all the parents out

there! These are probably best served at an adult only party.

• Irish Cream Dark Chocolate Truffles
• *Makes approx 35 truffles
• Ingredients:
• 14oz dark chocolate, chopped or chips
• ¾ cup heavy cream
• 4 tablespoons butter
• ¾ cup Irish cream liquor such as Baileys (can dial back
• to ½ cup)
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa, sifted
• Optional: sprinkles

Directions:

Place

chocolate in a large metal or glass bowl. Make sure chocolate is room

temperature.

In a

small sauté pan over medium heat bring heavy cream and butter to a slow

boil. Stay nearby b/c it can boil over pretty quickly.

Once cream/butter

comes to a boil pour over chocolate. Gentle shake bowl to ensure all

chocolate is submerged and let sit 2-3 minutes. Then whisk mixture until

chocolate is smooth.

Add

liquor and whisk again until incorporated. Place in fridge and chill for 2

hours.

Remove

from fridge and beat with hand mixer on low for 2 minutes. Chill again for

1 ½ - 2 hours.

Remove

from fridge and roll chocolate into small balls. About 1 tablespoon worth

of mixture. Place on a wax paper lined sheet pan and refrigerate again for

30 minutes.

After

30 minutes re-roll any balls that need to be re-shaped. Dredge lightly in

cocoa powder or dust lightly on top.

I dredged them but next time I think I’ll just light dust them since cocoa powder can be a bit overwhelming for some. I also sprinkled some green sugar on some. Crushed walnuts might also be a great addition for topping.