Chocolate Avocado Truffle

Chocolates/truffles are a girl's best friend - Aren't they ? Despite loving them and enjoying my monthly FREE truffles from the King of Chocolate 'Godiva', I never ever dreamt of making them.



When I stumbled on to a chocolate avocado truffle recipe, I couldn't resist reading it and my eyes popped out - Can it be that easy? The truffles which I thought are from heaven, can they be born in my little kitchen? Yes they did with a vague similarity to making ladoo - oh yeah at least the shape!

Yield: 25-40 Truffles
Ingredients:
1 large avocado (really ripe)
1/2 cup butter
1+1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
2+ 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar
1+1/2 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
2 tbsp chopped nuts (optional)

Coating:
1 tbsp cocoa
1 tbsp confectioner's sugar
2 tbsp shredded coconut

- Melt butter in a saucepan
- Remove pit of avocado, slice them, add 2 tbsp of melted butter and make a smooth puree in grinder or processor
- Once pureed (completely smooth), add it to the remaining melted butter, add vanilla extract (optional) and mix well
- Add cocoa to the mixture and mix well until cocoa is evenly distributed
- Add sugar to the above mixture and again mix well. The entire mixture will be very sticky so make sure everything is well blended.
- Refrigerate this mixture for 3-4 hrs or overnight
- Using a spoon or hand, take out small portions of the mixture and roll with your hands into round shapes for plain truffles
- For stuffed truffles, put chopped nuts or caramel sauce into the center and make a round shape
- For coating, put confectioner's sugar or cocoa or dried shredded coconuts in separate plates, and roll the truffles over them
- Store them in refrigerator and bring them to room temperature before serving