Chocolate Chai Truffles

Yield: about 3 dozen

Ingredients

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons Chai concentrate (or substitute vanilla, liqueur or strong coffee)
• 1 (10 ounce) bar semi-sweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces
• Unsweetened cocoa powder for dusting

Instructions

1. Heat cream, butter and chai concentrate until almost boiling. Turn off heat and stir in chocolate pieces until completely melted.
2. Cool for 1/2 hour.
3. With a mixer, whisk on medium high speed until mixture thickens and turns lighter in color, about 10 minutes. It should stiffen to a whipped cream consistency.
4. Refrigerate for several hours.
5. Scoop up teaspoon-size balls and dust with cocoa powder.
6. Dust your hands with cocoa powder and roll gently into balls. (Stop frequently to rinse, dry and re-powder your hands).
7. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Attribution

Whole Foods Market