WeightWatchers Italian Chocolate Truffles Recipe

Here’s a delicious and elegant chocolate treat that’s surprisingly easy to prepare.

Instead of grated chocolate, you can also roll the truffles in coconut. They will keep for up to 2 weeks in a cool place.

Weight Watchers Italian Chocolate Truffles recipe
Makes 24 balls

Ingredients
6 ounces dark chocolate (or milk chocolate)
1 3/4 ounces grated chocolate
1/2 cup ground almonds
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
3 tablespoons sweet butter
2 tablespoons almond liqueur or orange liqueur

Preparation
1. In a double boiler, melt the dark chocolate with the liqueur; stir until well blended.
2. Add the butter and stir until melted.
3. Stir in the sugar and ground almonds.
4. Leave the mixture in a cool place until firm enough to roll into balls.
5. Put the grated chocolate on a plate and roll the balls in the chocolate to coat them.
6. Put the truffles in paper candy cups and chill.

How many Weight Watchers points in Italian chocolate truffles recipe?
WW POINTS for one ball: 2
Nutritional information for one ball: 79 calories, 7.2g fat, 1.8g fiber

Originally posted 2008-04-27 13:07:48.