Chocolate Orange Truffles

Chocolate Orange Truffles

Author: 
The Food Channel®
Prep Time: 
45 minutes
Yield: 
16 servings
Ingredients: 

1/3 cup whipping cream
2 tablespoons Plugrá® European-Style Butter, unsalted
1 1/2 tablespoons orange flavoring
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, broken into chunks
Cocoa powder
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate
2 tablespoons solid vegetable shortening

Directions: 

1. Heat the whipping cream and Plugrá Butter together just to a simmer, then add chocolate. Remove from heat while chocolate melts. Add flavoring. Stir until glossy and pour into a chilled bowl. Set aside until firm.
2. Once firm, use a small melon baller and scoop ganache out. Roll by hand, using cocoa poser to reduce stickiness. Chill until firm.
3. Melt 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate with 2 tablespoons solid vegetable shortening in the microwave for about 1 minute. Stir until melted; microwave additional seconds as needed. Drop each ball individually into chocolate, roll with a fork until coated, then use the fork to lift and place on parchment paper. Chill and keep refrigerated.