Things You'll Need:
- Food-safe tissue paper, waxed paper or cooking use parchment paper
- Small gift boxes or Chinese take-out boxes
- Ribbons, raffia or wrapping paper
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Step 1
Boil a few cups of water in a pot. Place a bowl (or another pot) over the boiling water (thus creating a double-boiler, if you don't have one).
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Step 2
Melt the chocolates in the upper bowl, stirring regularly to mix the dark and light chocolates.
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Step 3
When the chocolates are melted and mixed, add in the butter, water, liquor (or vanilla) and mix thoroughly.
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Step 4
Add a dollop of heavy cream, stirring it in well before adding another dollop. When the cream is well–mixed, remove the chocolate from the heat, cover the bowl and refrigerate it for several hours or until the mixture is firm enough to hold its shape (you may need to refrigerate overnight).
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Step 5
Spread out a sheet of parchment paper on the counter (or plastic wrap). Scoop up about a rounded tablespoon of the chocolate and roll it into a 1" ball.
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Step 6
Roll the truffle ball in a bowl with the coconut or chopped nuts to coat the outside evenly. Place the coated truffle on the parchment paper. Continue in this way until all the chocolate is gone (be sure to sneak a few for taste-testing and quality assurance).
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Step 1
Line your gift box with food-safe tissue paper, wax paper or parchment paper. Cut to fit, if needed.
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Step 2
Load a generous quantity of truffles into the box, leaving enough space to breathe so that the truffles are not pressing on each other.
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Step 3
Close the paper gently over the truffles and then close the box.
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Step 4
Decorate the box as desired, with ribbons, wrapping paper and the like.
