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Name: Mayan Chocolate Truffles
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: �10 oz chocolate with 85% cocoa �10 oz chocolate with 85% cocoa; content chopped coarsely; �zest of 1 orange �1 tsp cinnamon �zest of 1 orange �1 tsp cinnamon; �1/4 tsp chipotle chili powder �1; vanilla bean �1 dash unrefined sea salt; �1 cup full fat coconut milk �1; tbsp coconut oil �cocoa powder for; dredging truffles

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INGREDIENTS

?10 oz chocolate with 85% cocoa ; �10 oz chocolate with 85% cocoa
content chopped coarsely
?zest of 1 orange ?1 tsp cinnamon ; �zest of 1 orange �1 tsp cinnamon
?1/4 tsp chipotle chili powder ?1
vanilla bean ?1 dash unrefined sea salt
?1 cup full fat coconut milk ?1
tbsp coconut oil ?cocoa powder for
dredging truffles

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Toss chopped chocolate into a mixing bowl with the zest of one orange,cinnamon, chipotle chili powder, the contents of one vanilla bean and a dashunrefined sea salt.

2. Bring coconut milk and coconut oil to a slow simmer in a saucepan over amoderate flame.

3. Pour coconut milk and oil over the chopped chocolate and seasonings thenstir continuously with a wooden spoon until the chocolate is thoroughlymelted and the mixture, or ganache, becomes thick, uniform and glossy.

4. Transfer the mixture to a plate lined with parchment paper, molding intoa log as best you can, and allow it to harden in the refrigerator for eightto twelve hours, or overnight.

5. After the Mayan chocolate has hardened in the refrigerator for eight totwelve hours, remove it, unmold it from the parchment paper and carve itinto irregular bite-sized chunks.

6. Toss the chunks with cocoa powder and serve.

Recipe Author: By jenny Published: February 13, 2011

Author Note: Yield: About two dozen Mayan chocolate truffles.

Author Note: Prep: 10 minutes (active) minsCook: 8 to 12 hours(refrigeration) minsReady In: 18 minsThis recipe for Mayan chocolatetruffles calls for chocolate with an 85% cocoa content, bitterly andwonderfully dark; you?ll find that the addition of other flavors such asorange, cinnamon, vanilla and even chipotle chili powder enhance thecomplexity of the chocolate?s inherent flavor and aroma. You won?t miss thatsugar one bit. Further, these Mayan chocolate truffles are more simplisticand rustic ? they require no hand molding; rather, simply chill thechocolate in the refrigerator and cut away at it to form beautifullyimperfect bite-sized pieces. Beauty lies in imperfection.

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Mayan Chocolate Truffles

�10 oz chocolate with 85% cocoa �10 oz chocolate with 85% cocoa
 content chopped coarsely
 �zest of 1 orange �1 tsp cinnamon �zest of 1 orange �1 tsp cinnamon
 �1/4 tsp chipotle chili powder �1
 vanilla bean �1 dash unrefined sea salt
 �1 cup full fat coconut milk �1
 tbsp coconut oil �cocoa powder for
 dredging truffles