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    Home » All Desserts » Dark Chocolate Orange Truffles

    Dark Chocolate Orange Truffles

    Published: Dec 13, 2018 · Modified: Oct 18, 2022 by In Fine Taste · This post may contain affiliate links

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    stack of truffles, one with bite out of it

    I remember as child my mom loved to stop at See’s Candy and get a free sample. Sometimes she would let me pick one chocolate—I always chose one of their dark chocolate truffles. I never realized how easy it was to make truffles myself!

    bowl of truffle mixture, and small cookie scoop

    These truffles are silky smooth and rich! A fine chocolate bar, like Ghirardelli, will give you a smoother, richer truffle than chocolate chips. That said, I have used chocolate chips in this recipe before and the truffles still turn out wonderful. If you do use chocolate chips you may need to heat them a little longer. Remember: chocolate chips are designed to maintain their shape—that’s why we use them things like cookies!

    stack of truffles on small white pedestal

    Enjoy!

    Alyssa

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    stack of truffles, one with bite out of it

    Dark Chocolate Orange Truffles

    These easy homemade dark chocolate orange truffles are silky smooth and only use a few ingredients!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: All Desserts
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Inactive Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 50 minutes
    Servings: 24
    Calories: 86kcal
    Author: Alyssa--In Fine Taste

    Ingredients

    • 1 ¼ cup dark chocolate chopped finely
    • ½ cup heavy cream
    • Small pinch of salt
    • ½ teaspoon pure orange extract
    • ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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    Instructions

    • In a microwave safe bowl, microwave cream for 1-2 minutes until cream is hot. Pour finely chopped chocolate into bowl with cream. Make sure the cream is completely covering the chocolate and let sit together for 3-5 minutes.
    • Stir chocolate and cream until completely smooth. If there are still small chunks of chocolate microwave in 20 second increments, stirring after each segment until smooth.
    • Stir in salt and orange extract (see notes). Chill in fridge until solid. Once solid, use a tablespoon or small cookie scoop to scoop out truffle mixture. Roll truffles in hands to shape into a small ball then roll in unsweetened cocoa powder.

    Notes

    Make sure you are using pure orange extract and not imitation—imitation will leave a bad aftertaste.
    Best stored in the fridge when not eating.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 86kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 10mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g
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