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Gingerbread Truffles

Name: Gingerbread Truffles
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 3 dozen.
Ingredients: 14 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped; 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 package (10 ounces) dark chocolate chips; 5 teaspoons shortening; 3 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger

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Total Time

Prep: 50 min. Cook: 10 min. + chilling

Makes

3 dozen

I never received compliments on my baking until I brought my gingerbread truffles to a party. Every Christmas, family, friends and even co-workers ask me to make these. —Angela Randjelovic, Independence, Ohio

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Ingredients

14 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 package (10 ounces) dark chocolate chips
5 teaspoons shortening
3 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger

Directions

Place white chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring whipping cream just to a boil. Pour over white chocolate; whisk until smooth. Stir in the cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours.
Shape mixture into 3/4-in. balls. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip truffles in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper. Sprinkle with crystallized ginger. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

1 truffle: 113 calories, 7g fat (5g saturated fat), 4mg cholesterol, 12mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

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