This recipe is just about as easy as it gets and the results are spectacular. If you're not a fan of bourbon, substitute another whiskey or liqueur.

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Chocolate Truffle Recipe:

Bourbon Whiskey Truffles

By Derek Poirier, Valrhona Pastry Chef, North America

Source: http://www.valrhona-chocolate.com/bourbon-whiskey-truffles-recipe

Yield: 12-15 truffles

Ingredients

4 oz. whipping cream
7 oz. Valrhona Le Noir 61% or Le Noir 68% or Caraibe 66%, finely chopped
1/2 oz. butter
1 oz. bourbon whiskey
1/2 cup Valrhona cocoa

Method

Bring whipping cream just to boil.

Pour slowly over the chocolate and mix rapidly to create an elastic and shiny mixture. Add butter and mix it again with the spatula. Add boubon whiskey and mix to incorporate.

Let ganache set for 12 hours in the refrigerator. Dust hands with cocoa powder and shape truffles before rolling in Valrhona cocoa powder. Serve at room temperature. Makes 12-15 truffles.

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