Easy Chocolate Truffles

This recipe was made for my hubby. He loves truffles!

1/2 cup plus 2tbsp heavy cream
1/8 tsp ground cardamom
1 tsp orange zest
8 oz semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
1/4 cup powder sugar
1/2 finely chopped assorted nuts, like walnuts, pecans


In a small saucepan, whisk together the cream & cardamom. Then add in the orange zest. Bring just to a boil. Remove from heat. let stand for 15 mins.

Return mixture tot eh heat, bring to a boil. Place chocolate in a heat proof glass bowl. remove the cream mixture from the heat & pour over the chocolate.
stir until smooth.

Pour chocolate mixture onto an unlined baking pan, spread in an even layer with a spatula. place into the freezer to chill for at least 30 mins.

Use a tablespoon to scrape enough chocolate from pan to form a 1 inch ball. repeat!

Transfer balls to parchment paper, chill for about 10 mins.

Cover the truffles with powder sugar, cocoa powder, chopped nuts, coconut in separate bowls.
Roll the truffles in the bowls to cover them.

then EAT!! Yum Yum Yum!

Recipe from:
Martha Stewart