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Ginger Chocolate Truffles

from Alfreda Czechowicz, Claremont, NH — $200 winner, Holiday Candies category

FromRecipe Box
Serves
About 42 candies
Course
Sweets

Summary

A $200 prize-winning Holiday Candies recipe from Better Homes and Gardens' "Prize Tested Recipes" feature (December 1995), submitted by Alfreda Czechowicz of Claremont, NH — a stir-and-shape truffle with a cream cheese center.

Ingredients

  • 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
  • 4 cups sifted powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 5 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
  • 1 cup toasted finely chopped or ground almonds, chocolate sprinkles, or cocoa powder, for coating

Method

Place cream cheese in a large mixing bowl; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Slowly add sugar and ginger; beat until smooth. Add melted chocolate; beat until combined. Chill about 1 hour or until easy to handle. Shape chilled mixture into 1-inch balls; roll in almonds, chocolate sprinkles, or cocoa powder. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks.

Yield: About 42 candies.

Nutrition facts per serving: 87 calories, 5g total fat (2g saturated), 6mg cholesterol, 16mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate, 0g fiber, 1g protein. Daily Value: 2% vit. A, 0% vit. C, 1% calcium, 3% iron.

Notes on the artifact

Better Homes and Gardens magazine clipping, "Prize Tested Recipes®" feature, December 1995 issue. Contest result printed on the clipping: $200 Winner, Holiday Candies Category, submitted by Alfreda Czechowicz, Claremont, N.H. Tagline as printed: "Cream cheese gives these stir-and-shape morsels a soft, melt-in-your-mouth center." The clipping notes recipes can be collected/saved in the "Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook" and references page 181 for contest details.

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