Coconut Truffles

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 12 ounces good quality chocolate
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 1/2 ounces shredded coconut

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, break chocolate into very small pieces.
• 2 in a small saucepan, combine cream and butter.
• 3 heat just to boiling, then pour immediately over chocolate pieces.
• 4 beat until smoothly blended.
• 5 chill for at least 1 to 2 hours until firm.
• 6 roll chilled mixture between palms of hands into 1 inch balls and return to fridge.
• 7 toast coconut and, while coconut is still hot, roll truffles in it.
• 8 (hot coconut will fuse to the chocolate.) chill on a baking sheet before storing in freezer bags.