Italian Capezzoli di Venere (Chocolate Truffles of Venus)

Italian Capezzoli di Venere (Chocolate Truffles of Venus)

Recipe by LaLeeRu from allrecipes.com

Dessert 2 Hr.

Ingredients

60

60 servings

  • 12 ounces high quality dark chocolate, chopped
  • 16 ounces canned whole chestnuts, drained
  • 6 tablespoons butter, softened
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ¼ cup brandy
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 12 ounces high quality white chocolate, chopped - divided
  • 1 dash powdered red food coloring

Instructions

  • Place the dark chocolate into the top part of a double boiler over simmering water, and let the chocolate melt. Turn off the heat and let the chocolate cool.
  • Place the chestnuts into the work bowl of a food processor, and process until the chestnuts are smoothly pureed, about 1 minute.
  • Beat together the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Stir in the chestnuts, brandy, and vanilla extract until the mixture is smooth. Stir in the chocolate, and pinch off about 1 tablespoon of filling per truffle. Roll the mixture into balls about 1 inch in diameter. If the mixture is too soft to hold its shape, chill for several minutes in refrigerator.
  • Reserve about 1 ounce of white chocolate for tempering, and about 1 ounce for coloring. Melt the remaining 10 ounces of white chocolate over simmering water in a double boiler until the chocolate is melted and warm but not hot (about 105 degrees F (40 degrees C)). Remove the pan containing the melted chocolate from the double boiler, and add about 1 ounce of chopped, unmelted white chocolate. Stir the chocolate until the unmelted pieces of chocolate melt, and the temperature drops to 80 to 82 degrees F (27 to 28 degrees C)).
  • Carefully dip each center in the melted white chocolate, and gently place the truffle onto a piece of parchment paper or waxed paper to cool and harden, about 15 minutes.
  • Melt the remaining 1 ounce of chopped white chocolate over simmering water in a double boiler until the chocolate is melted and warm but not hot. Stir in a very small amount of powdered red food coloring until you get a desired shade of pink. Dip a little colored chocolate out with a spoon, dot each truffle with a pink dot, and allow the pink chocolate dots to set, about 15 minutes. Place the truffles into paper candy cups to serve.

Nutritional Facts

Per 60 servings

  • Calories: 99
  • Carbohydrate: 12g
  • Fat: 5g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 1g
  • Sugar: 8g

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