Creme De Menthe Truffles
This recipe is from a pillsbury holiday cookbook. I have made these trufflesand am rewriting my intro to reflect that. Store in refrigerator.
Steps
In a 2 quart saucepan , heat whipping cream over low heat 2-3 minutes or until cream is warm.
Remove from heat.
Add creme de menthe baking chips and chocolate chips.
Stir until melted and smooth.
Pour into a wax paper lined 9x13 baking dish.
Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or til firm.
Line cookie sheets with waxed paper.
Turn out onto wax paper lined cutting board.
Cut into squares.
Put squares 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
Refrigerate 30 minutes.
In deep 1 quart saucepan , melt candy coating over low heat , stirring constantly until smooth.
Remove from heat.
Cool 10 minutes.
In a small ziptop bag , pour 1 / 4 cup melted coating and the 2 drops of green food coloring.
Seal bag and mix until color is evenly mixed.
Set aside.
Using a fork , dip 1 truffle at a time into white candy coating to coat.
Return to waxed paper lined cookie sheets.
Cut off a tiny piece of the corner of the ziptop bag containing green mixture.
Squeeze bag to drizzle each dipped truffle with .
Ingredients
whipping cream, creme de menthe baking chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, vanilla candy coating, green food coloring