Easy Chocolate Truffles

Here is an easy way to make chocolate truffles with pantry ingredients!  I experimented with using evaporated milk in place of whipped cream to see if truffles could be made with lower fat evaporated milk and make this a quick dessert to prepare anytime at home, on the road, for a pot luck gathering etc.

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Ingredients

16 oz. bittersweet or dark chocolate, break into 1″ pieces

12 oz. canned evaporated milk

1 tangelo or orange zested (optional)

1/2 cup almond meal or powdered sugar (to coat the finished truffles)

Directions

1. Melt chocolate in the microwave set on high at 30 second intervals for 2 – 2 1/2 minutes, stirring the chocolate pieces after each 30 second interval.
2. Heat evaporated milk and citrus zest in a medium saucepan on medium heat until mixture comes to a full boil and bubble start climbing up the side of the pan.  Take mik off heat.
3. Add melted chocolate to the milk.  Whisk for 2 minutes until the mixture combines fully and the chocolate turns dark and shiny.
4. Refrigerate the mixture for 2 hours or until the chocolate is firm.
5. Make truffles using a tablespoon or small scooper.  Form chocolate into a ball.
6. Roll the truffle in almond meal or powdered sugar.
7. Store truffles in a covered container in the refrigerator.