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I\u2019ve never quite understood this about myself \u2013 I don\u2019t like coffee and usually avoid it completely, yet when it comes to coffee-flavoured sweets, I\u2019m absolutely in! Especially truffles, which simply must appear during the festive season. I made these using leftover mascarpone I found in the fridge yesterday while doing some pre-holiday cleaning. These mascarpone coffee truffles are delicious \u2013 highly recommended. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Makes about 20 truffles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ingredients for mascarpone coffee truffles:<\/span><\/p>\n

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• 150 g dark chocolate<\/li>\n
• 250 g mascarpone, at room temperature<\/li>\n
• 1\u00bd tablespoons instant coffee dissolved in 1 tablespoon hot water, cooled<\/li>\n
• 1 tablespoon coffee liqueur<\/li>\n
• 1 cup ground almonds (or hazelnuts), skins removed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water (a bain-marie). Set aside to cool slightly.<\/p>\n

  Briefly beat the mascarpone just until slightly lightened (only a few seconds). Add the cooled coffee and coffee liqueur and mix. Add the slightly cooled melted chocolate to the mascarpone mixture and mix until combined. Do not overmix or the mixture may split. Stir in the ground almonds.<\/p>\n

  Transfer the mixture to a bowl, cover with cling film and chill in the refrigerator until firm enough to shape into truffles.<\/p>\n

  Additionally:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • 200 g dark chocolate<\/li>\n
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Melt the chocolate with the oil over a bain-marie.<\/p>\n

    Shape the chilled mixture into truffles, coat them in the melted chocolate and place on baking paper until the chocolate sets. Decorate as desired and chill again before serving.<\/p>\n

    Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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    I\u2019ve never quite understood this about myself \u2013 I don\u2019t like coffee and usually avoid it completely, yet when it comes to coffee-flavoured sweets, I\u2019m absolutely in! Especially truffles, which simply must appear during the festive season. I made these using leftover<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":267,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[136,96,144,358,92,344,108],"duration":[],"tag_group":[],"class_list":["post-266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-truffles","tag-almonds","tag-chocolate","tag-coffee","tag-coffee-liqueur","tag-egg-free-recipe","tag-gluten-free","tag-mascarpone-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n