Eggnog Truffles

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Time to Prepare this Recipe 3 hours Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 15 minutes
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 13 calories per serving view nutrition facts
# of servings this recipe makes 36 servings suggest servings
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Ingredients

Truffles
2 cups milk chocolate chips
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 cup eggnog
Chocolate cups
2 cups chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
1 tablespoon vegetable shortening

Directions

CHOCOLATE CUPS: Melt chips with shortening in heavy, small saucepan over very low heat, stirring constantly.

Spoon about 1/2 tablespoon of the chocolate mixture into each of about 36 small foil cups.

With back of spoon, bring some of the chocolate up side of each cup.

Refrigerate until firm.

TRUFFLES: Melt chips with butter and eggnog in heavy, medium saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally.

Pour into pie pan.

Refrigerate until mixture is thick, but soft, about 2 hours.

Spoon truffle mixture into pastry bag fitted with large star tip.

Pipe mixture into chocolate cups.

Truffles can be refrigerated 2-3 days or frozen several weeks.

Hint: To remove foil cups, cut slit in bottom of the cup and peel foil up from bottom.

Do not peel down from the top edge.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 5g
Amount per Serving
Calories 13 85% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.0g2%
 Saturated Fat 1.0g3%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 4mg1%
Sodium 6mg0%
Total Carbohydrate 0.0g0%
 Dietary Fiber 0.0g0%
 Sugars 0.0g
Protein 0.0g0%
Vitamin A 1%  Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0%  Iron 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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