Hazelnut Truffles Recipes

Steps:

• Melt chocolate chips with milk and nutella.
• Remove from heat and stir in liquuer or vanilla.
• Chill in fridge till firm.
• Shape into 1 inch balls around a whole hazelnut, then roll in chopped hazelnut.
• Dip in melted chocolate if desired and store in an airtight container in a cool place.
• amount will vary depending on size of truffles.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the cream to the boil. Remove from the heat and pour over the chopped chocolate. Gently stir the mixture until smooth, then add the alcohol or vanilla extract and hazelnuts. Cover and put in the fridge for 30 mins or until the mixture is thick but not solid.
• Scoop out teaspoons of the mixture and roll into small balls with your hands. Put each of your sprinkles or glitters onto separate small plates or bowls. Roll each truffle into the sprinkles or glitter to coat, then chill again to firm up. Will keep chilled for 1 week, or freeze for up to 1 month without the decoration.

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, bring the cream, agave nectar, and butter to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate. Whisk until all the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. Stir in the vanilla extract, hazelnut extract, and dry milk. Whisk until smooth. Freeze the mixture for about 20 minutes, or refrigerate for 2 hours, or until firm.
• To form a truffle, take a heaping tablespoon of the mixture and roll it into a ball with the palms of your hands. Repeat until all the mixture is used. Roll the truffles in the hazelnuts to coat. Refrigerate to keep firm. Remove the truffles 10 to 15 minutes prior to serving for best taste and texture.

Steps:

• Melt sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chips and hazelnut spread in medium sized heavy bottomed pot over medium low heat until blended.
• Finely chop and stir in hazelnuts, if using.
• Let stand to cool for 2-3 hours.
• Using a melon scoop, roll cooled filling to desired size.
• Roll truffles in cocoa or powdered sugar to finish.
• **Unused filling can be tightly wrapped in plastic and stored in fridge for up to three months. Unwrap and let stand at room temperature to avoid condensation contamination.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spread hazelnuts on a rimmedbaking sheet; toast until lightly brownedand skins crack, 5 to 7 minutes. Whilestill warm, rub hazelnuts with a kitchentowel to remove as much skin as possible. Let cool, and chop very finely.
• In a small saucepan, bring cream, butter, and corn syrup to a full boil overmedium heat. Turn off heat. Add 1 poundchocolate; gently swirl pan to coverchocolate with cream, but do not stir. Let stand, undisturbed, 5 minutes. Stir inNutella.
• Slowly whisk until combined. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; refrigerate,stirring every 15 minutes.
• After 45 minutes, mixture will thickenquickly, so stir every 3 to 5 minutes untilthick enough to scoop, 10 to 20 minutesmore. Using two spoons or a small ice-cream scoop, form into 1-inch balls; transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Chill until firm, but not hard, about 10minutes. Remove from refrigerator; rollin palms to form a ball, and press gentlywith fingers to create irregular shapes.Chill until ready to dip, up to 1 week.Place remaining 12 ounces chocolate ina heatproof bowl over a pan of simmeringwater; stir occasionally until chocolatemelts. Remove from heat; cool slightly.
• Place nuts in a small bowl. Removecenters from refrigerator. Using onehand, dip one center into melted chocolate, then roll around in your hand tocoat evenly, letting excess drip back intopan. Place truffle in nuts. With yourclean hand, cover truffle with nuts. Letsit in bowl 20 seconds.
• Lift out, and set on a parchment-linedbaking sheet. Repeat with remainingtruffles. If your kitchen is warm, refrigerate 5 minutes to set. You can storetruffles in airtight containers up to 1week at a cool room temperature.