Coffee Pistachio Chocolate Truffles

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Preparation info
  • Makes about

    32

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
A World in My Kitchen

By Peter Gordon

Published 2003

  • About

These rich and easy-to-make truffles make a perfect end to a meal. If you don’t drink coffee, add a liqueur instead.

Ingredients

  • 320 g (10 ½ oz) dark chocolate
  • 100 ml (3 ½

Method

Melt chocolate in a metal bowl over a pot of simmering water, then remove from the heat. Combine coffee and cream and pour over chocolate, mixing well. Mix in half the nuts, then leave to cool in the refrigerator until mixture becomes quite firm; stir once or twice as it cools. Take large marble-sized lumps and roll in remaining nuts, making sure they don’t look too perfect or smooth. These wil