Easy Chocolate Rum Truffle Recipe?

Bitsy_Beans

A few months back I attempted to make some rum truffles. They were rubbish - didn't set properly and quite frankly just not enough rum in them
Does anyone have a fairly easy receipe for them? I don't want to waste more ingredients making something that doesn't work.

:beer:

Penelope_Penguin

Is there anything here - Chocolate truffles I'll merge this later to keep recipes together

Penny. x

chem_j

My mum makes truffles with Bournville chocolate, ground almonds and brandy. They're really great. If you'd like the recipe I'll have a look later when I go home.

zippychick

Bitsy, let us know how you get on. I LURVE truffles!

BitterAndTwisted

Bitsy_Beans wrote: »

A few months back I attempted to make some rum truffles. They were rubbish - didn't set properly and quite frankly just not enough rum in them

You didn't chuck them out, did you? In this situation what I would have done was re-melt the truffle mixture in a bowl over some hot water and add a little more butter (to make the mixture set at room-temp) and add a little more rum for flavour.

I'd be interested to see a recipe as I'd love to make some myself but am not aware of the correct proportions either.

I wonder if the truffle mixture would be good with Grand Marnier as I have a half-used bottle kicking around here and nothing to do with it at present

Bitsy_Beans

I added more rum and mixture was too wet so added more cocoa powder - they were alright I guess just not as good as I expected due to the extra cocoa I'd added. I'd made them for my mum's birthday - she still scoffed them LOL! I thought they could have been better.

Thanks for the link Pen - will have a nose.
I guess I'll have another google, experiement and let you all know!

Bitsy_Beans

chem_j wrote: »

My mum makes truffles with Bournville chocolate, ground almonds and brandy. They're really great. If you'd like the recipe I'll have a look later when I go home.

Meant to say if you can hold of the receipe that would be fab

Debt_Free_Chick

Delia's recipes never let me down. She has an Irish Whiskey recipe that you can use, swapping the whiskey for the rum.

Or her other truffle recipes are here

chem_j

Here is the recipe.
Truffles
4oz Bournville plain chocolate
2 tbsp brandy or fruit squash
1.5 oz unsalted butter, softened
2oz icing sugar, sieved
2oz ground almonds
crushed flake/cocoa powder to coat

Makes 16
Melt Bournville and brandy over a pan of hot water.
Take off heat and stir in butter.
Mix in ground almonds and icing sugar. (If my mum thinks it is too runny, she adds some more).
Roll into 16 balls and toss in flake or cocoa. You need to work quite quickly before the mixture sets in the bowl.
Place in a paper case.
Truffles keep well in a cool place. They can be frozen, but the liquor taste and smell disappears in the freezer.

This came from an old Cadbury's cookbook, hence the reference to Bournville. I'm sure other dark chocolate could be used, though we've never tried. These are about the most requested thing to be baked in our house. Enjoy!:)

Bitsy_Beans

Thanks Chem that sounds like a nice receipe.

Thanks for Delia's receipe Debt Free Chick - suprised she uses greek yoghurt!

Debt_Free_Chick

Bitsy_Beans wrote: »

Thanks Chem that sounds like a nice receipe.

Thanks for Delia's receipe Debt Free Chick - suprised she uses greek yoghurt!

Yup, I can sympathise with that. I think the argument is that it "stabilises" the whole mixture - and it seems to work