Chocolate Coconut Truffles

Name: Chocolate Coconut Truffles
Yield: Makes 2 dozen 1-inch truffles
Ingredients: 9 ounces, semisweet chocolate or bittersweet chocolate, chopped coarse; 1/2 cup, heavy whipping cream; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon, light corn syrup; 2 tablespoons, Cognac, dark rum, Grand Marnier, Framboise, Kirsch, Frangelico, Amaretto, Kahlua, or port; 1 cup, sweetened shredded coconut; 8 ounces, semisweet chocolate or bittersweet chocolate

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 1997

Desserts or Baked Goods

Chocolate

Make Ahead

Candy

SERVESMakes 2 dozen 1-inch truffles

TIME1 hour, plus 1 hour chilling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We discovered a few things that took the risk and guesswork out of our truffle recipe: Butter and corn syrup added to the traditional chocolate and cream made our truffles creamier and more delicate. We did not want to take the time or deal...

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