Last year on Valentine's Day, I posted a dessert recipe with booze and fruit...because, who doesn't need a little booze and fruit on the most-commercially-romantic day of the year, right? This year, I'm going back to an oldie but goodie: chocolate. Straight-up, pure, no-fuss chocolate.
The base of this sweet treat has only 3 ingredients. If you can work a microwave, you can make these, because it's all about the temperature.
I adapted this from a recipe featured in Taste of Home. Instead of whipping cream, this recipe uses sweetened condensed milk, which I could just drink from the can because it's so thick and slightly sweet.
YIELDS 12 - 16 TRUFFLES
1 cup of semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup + 1 tbsp sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk. Microwave for 15 - 30 second intervals, removing the bowl and stirring each time, until the chocolate is smooth and melted. (Do NOT overcook.) Stir in the vanilla and chill for 2 hours. Using a tablespoon, scoop out the chocolate and gently roll in your hands to make 1-inch balls.
To finish, roll the truffles in the ingredient of your choosing:
- CLASSIC: cocoa powder
- CRUNCHY: ground peanuts, pistachios or almonds
- SWEET: coconut flakes
- CARNIVAL: sprinkles (only if you're dating a clown)
Lots of love to you and yours this Valentine's Day.
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