Chocolate Date Recipe: White Chocolate Truffles

 

You will need:

1/4 C butter

1/2 C confectioner’s sugar

1 teaspoon almond extract

1 egg yolk
8 oz. white chocolate, broken into small pieces

1 C chopped blanched almonds, lightly toasted

Melt chocolate and butter in the top of a double boiler over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add sugar, egg yolk and almond extract; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Transfer to a shallow glass casserole dish. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.

Makes about 2 dozen truffles