Name: Chocolate-Covered Raspberry Truffles
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 2 hr (includes chilling)
Yield: Makes about 50
Ingredients: 1/4 cup heavy cream; 7 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not extra-bitter or unsweetened), finely chopped in a food processor; 1 1/2 tablespoons framboise (raspberry eau-de-vie) or brandy; 6 oz fresh raspberries (1 cup); 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; a large sealable plastic bag

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Chocolate-Covered Raspberry TrufflesRomulo Yanes

Be sure to use bittersweet chocolate with no more than 60 percent cacao for this recipe.

Cooks' note:

Truffles can be chilled, covered after 1 hour, up to 2 days. Coat with cocoa powder up to 1 hour before serving.

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