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    Hershey's Easy Chocolate Truffles

    Source of Recipe

    Hershey Chocolate Co.

    List of Ingredients

    3/4 cup butter
    3/4 cup Hershey's cocoa
    1-1/3 cups (14 oz. can) sweetened condensed milk
    1 Tblsp. vanilla
    Cocoa or confectioner's sugar

    Recipe

    Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat. Add cocoa; stir until smooth. Blend in sweetened condensed milk; stir constantly until mixture is thick, smooth, and glossy, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Chill 3-4 hours or until firm. Shape into 1-1/4 inch balls; roll in cocoa or confectioner's sugar. Chill 1-2 hours or until firm. Store refrigerated. Makes 2-1/2 dozen.

    Nut truffles: Add 3/4 cup coarsely chopped toasted pecans to chocolate mixture when adding vanilla. (To toast pecans, spread in a single layer on a baking sheet and place in a 375° F. oven for 7 minutes. Let cool.)

    Rum truffles: Decrease vanilla to 1 teaspoon. Stir in 2 to 3 tablespoons rum or rum extract with the vanilla.

    Espresso truffles: Decrease vanilla to 1 teaspoon. Stir in 1-1/4 teaspoons instant espresso coffee with the vanilla. Roll balls in cocoa or chopped nuts.

 

 

 


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