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Spicy Dark Chocolate Pistachio Truffles

December 14, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner 11 Comments

spicy dark chocolate pistachio truffles - SIMPLE RECIPE!
All my childhood hours spent perfecting mud-pies and Easy Bake Oven cakes successfully culminated yesterday during a wonderful afternoon spent making spicy dark chocolate truffles.
No kidding.
This recipe is easy and fun, although a bit messy, much like mud-pie-making.
I love the salty-sweet combination of pistachios and dark chocolate. Add a bit of cayenne and wow! These candies will be a big hit at your holiday party. Trust me.
Ingredients – (makes 30-36 pieces)
12 oz. dark chocolate
8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 tsp. cayenne
3/4 cup pistachios
Method
Melt chocolate in a double boiler. Let cool to near room temperature.
spicy dark chocolate pistachio truffles
Use a high quality chocolate. I used a Whole Foods organic brand 67% cacao…
Whip up cream cheese to make it extra fluffy.
how to make truffles
Add chocolate and cayenne to cream cheese and mix until smooth. The truffle batter will be thick thick thick. Like mud. Only much yummier.
Spread into containers and place in refrigerator for an hour to set. (I doubled the recipe and made one batch with cayenne and one batch without…)
how to make truffles - easy!
Chop the pistachios. An easy way to do this is using a plastic baggy and rolling pin.
simple way to chop nuts!
Scoop batter with a spoon, shape into balls and roll in pistachios. So delicious and festive!
spicy dark chocolate pistachio truffles - so easy to make!
For my non-spicy recipe, I rolled the balls in a combination of powdered sugar and cocoa.
dark chocolate truffle recipe - you won't believe how simple!
talya
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Comments

  1. Lea Genders says

    December 15, 2013 at 7:45 am

    OMGosh these look A-mazing! I’m pinning it so I don’t forget to try to make these! They look so good!!

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      December 15, 2013 at 8:24 am

      You will love them!

      Reply
  2. Joyce Lansky says

    December 15, 2013 at 7:38 pm

    Wow! Looks decadent. My daughter told me that they are predicting a chocolate shortage in 2020. If I’m not dead by then, the absence of chocolate will kill me.

    http://joycelansky.blogspot.com/2013/12/musical-monday-brandon-walker.html

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      December 18, 2013 at 6:46 am

      Very decadent. Thanks Joyce!

      Reply
  3. Aleshea says

    December 17, 2013 at 11:49 pm

    I once heard dark chocolate is better for you. That means I could eat this lovely and not feel guilty.

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      December 18, 2013 at 6:46 am

      Very true Aleshea! Full of antioxidants…:))

      Reply
  4. Debbie says

    January 26, 2015 at 5:19 pm

    I’m making truffles on my next tv appearance. How perfect are these!

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      January 27, 2015 at 7:36 am

      Easy and so delicious!!

      Reply

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