Chocolate Truffles Print E-mail
Make these for the end of a special dinner or for giving at Christmas.

255g (9oz) semi-sweet chocolate
1⁄2 cup jellied cranberry sauce (bought or home-made)
2 tbsp double cream
2 tbsp cocoa
4 tbsp icing sugar, plus a little extra

Place the chocolate, cranberry sauce and heavy cream in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until the mixture is smooth, stirring frequently.

Remove from the heat then pour into a glass or plastic bowl and cover with cling film. Let sit at room temperature to thicken.

Combine the cocoa and 2 tbsp of the icing sugar on a small plate. Scoop out a rounded tsp of the chocolate mixture. Roll in the cocoa and sugar mixture to thoroughly coat each ball. Dust your hands with a little icing sugar. Roll the truffle in your hands to form a 2cm (3⁄4in) ball. Continue forming truffles with the remaining chocolate mixture.

Sit each one in a white paper cup. Sift a little icing sugar on top.

Makes about 24