Kettle and Cup » candy http://www.blisstree.com/kettleandcup Coffee, Tea and More Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:16:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Chai Truffles http://www.blisstree.com/kettleandcup/chai-truffles/ http://www.blisstree.com/kettleandcup/chai-truffles/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:30:27 +0000 Marye Audet http://www.kettleandcup.com/chai-truffles/ Post from: Kettle and Cup

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I promised I would make these and post the recipe this past weekend but I didn’t. I didn’t make them, so I didn’t get the picture.  I have the recipe, not a problem. I just like doing my own pictures.

But since it could be awhile before I find a minute to make them, and really it takes only a little longer than that…I thought I would just post the recipe.

Chai Truffles

  • 4 heaping teaspoons of loose leaf black tea
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 tsp grated orange peel
  • 8 whole cloves
  • 4 black peppercorns
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/8 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp of chopped dried chipotle

    • Bring 1 cup of heavy cream to the boil, remove from heat, and put all ingredients in the cream. Allow to steep for 10-15 minutes.  Strain through a tea strainer.

    Heat the cream back up to a simmer, remove from heat, and add  one pound of dark chocolate, chopped.  Stir until smooth.  Chill.

    Form truffles with a melon baller or your hands.  Roll in cocoa powder, or dip in melted chocolate.

    Makes a bunch but they won’t last long.

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    and now it really does seem to be all in the mix. Mars is has come out with a new Twix bar that combines the Twix bar with the flavor of coffee. Called the Twix Java, it has “a touch of real espresso beans” to enhance the flavor of the bar.

    So, what do you think? Is this like the ultimate coffee break? Willie Wonka Meets Starbucks? Or one more way to force us to eat chocolate and become out of work sumo wrestlers?

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