From:
The Dickey
House
Dickey
House Valentine's Truffles
Ingredients:
3
Cups (18 ounces) semi-sweet cholcolate chips
1
can (14 ounces) of Sweetened Condensed Milk or Creamy
Cholcolate Sweetened Condensed Milk (do not use evaporated
milk)
One
or more of the following:
1
teaspoon of Pure Vanilla Extract (do not use imitation vanilla),
3 drops of orange oil, 3 drops of peppermint oil, 3 drops
of rum extract
Coatings:
use one or all
Finely
chopped toasted nuts
Chocolate
or Colored Sprinkles
Unsweetened
cocoa powder
Tiny
hard candies (such as small hearts)
Flaked
coconut
Powdered
sugar
Purchased
frosting
Melt
the chips with the sweetened condensed milk in a medium saucepan.
Remove from heat when chips are melted. Seperate mixture into
several small bowls (depending on the number of flavorings
you intend to use). Stir in the flavorings, one per bowl.
Cover and chill 2 to 3 hours. Shape into 1 inch balls; roll
in the desired coating and/or decorate with frosting and candies.
Put each candy in a small paper candy wrapper. Store tightly
covered in refridgerator or freeze for future use.
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