{"id":4828,"date":"2014-09-10T08:57:05","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T14:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=4828"},"modified":"2014-09-10T08:57:05","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T14:57:05","slug":"chocolate-truffles-made-with-love-by-morgan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=4828","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Truffles Made with Love by Morgan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/chocolatecut.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4831\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?attachment_id=4831\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/chocolatecut.jpg?fit=3872%2C2592&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3872,2592\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D80&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1305032895&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;175&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chocolatecut\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/chocolatecut.jpg?fit=584%2C391&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4831\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/chocolatecut.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"chocolatecut\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/chocolatecut.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/chocolatecut.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/chocolatecut.jpg?resize=448%2C300&amp;ssl=1 448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/chocolatecut.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/chocolatecut.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Chocolate Truffles<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">16 ounces of finely chopped dark or semi dark chocolate (or a mixture of both)<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">1 2\/3 cups of heavy cream<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">1 tsp. pure vanilla<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">1\/2 tsp. of course salt<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">unsweetened cocoa powder to use when rolling the truffles<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">Place chocolate in a medium bowl. \u00a0In a small saucepan, heat cream until it begins to simmer; pour over chocolate. \u00a0Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let stand for 10 minutes. \u00a0Uncover and whisk chocolate mixture until smooth. \u00a0Mix in vanilla and salt. \u00a0Pour into a 9-inch pie plate and let cool 15 minutes. \u00a0Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until completely set, about 3 hours.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">With a melon baller, a 1-inch scoop, or a teaspoon, scoop out chocolate mixture and place on parchment paper. \u00a0Coat hands with cocoa and roll truffles into balls; place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. \u00a0Refrigerate until set, about 15 minutes. \u00a0(To store truffles, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate, up to 2 weeks.) \u00a0Roll in finely chopped nuts or more cocoa powder, or brush with lust dust just before serving or packaging up these wonderful little treats.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\">Morgan found this recipe in her Martha Stewart cookbook. \u00a0She enjoyed making these little treats and when she made them they were \u00a0always made as gifts for friends and family. \u00a0Everyone was delighted to receive these from Morgan and Morgan was always so happy to give them as gifts to everyone. \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Ecommerce-Gift-icon.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Ecommerce-Gift-icon.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4834\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Ecommerce-Gift-icon.png?resize=256%2C256&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ecommerce-Gift-icon\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chocolate Truffles 16 ounces of finely chopped dark or semi dark chocolate (or a mixture of both) 1 2\/3 cups of heavy cream 1 tsp. pure vanilla 1\/2 tsp. of course salt unsweetened cocoa powder to use when rolling the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=4828\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88894,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[490],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-morgans-investigation"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2wvjS-1fS","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4814,"url":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=4814","url_meta":{"origin":4828,"position":0},"title":"Morgan in the kitchen: Appetizer recipe for Italian stuffed mushrooms","author":"Toni Ingram","date":"September 7, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Stuffed Mushrooms Parmesan 1 lb. mushrooms with 1 - 2 inch caps 2 Tbsp. olive plus 2 additional Tbsp. * 1\/4 cup chopped onion 1\/2 clove garlic, finely chopped 1\/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs (1 slice) we usually use Italian bread crumbs, but either kind works 3 Tbsp. grated\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Morgan's Investigation&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Morgan's Investigation","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?cat=490"},"img":{"alt_text":"mushroom","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/mushroom.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5031,"url":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=5031","url_meta":{"origin":4828,"position":1},"title":"Peanut Butter Brownie Bites","author":"Toni Ingram","date":"November 16, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Morgan loved to bake \"goodies\" in the kitchen Peanut Butter Brownie Bites 1 box of your favorite brownie mix 1\/2- 1- cup peanut butter chips 1\/2-1- cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1\/2 cup creamy peanut butter Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 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