Title: Creme De Menthe Truffle Cups
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 24 servings
6 oz Vanilla-flavored candy
Coating
24 Tiny paper candy cups
6 oz Semisweet chocolate; cut up
2 tb Margarine or butter
Cut into pieces
1/3 c Whipping (heavy) cream
1/4 c Finely ground almonds
2 tb Creme de menthe
Recipe by: Betty Crocker's Cookbook
Heat candy coating in double boiler over hot water until melted. Spread 1
teaspoon coating evenly on bottoms and up sides of paper candy cups. Let
stand until hard.
Heat chocolate in heavy 2 quart saucepan over low heat, stirring
constantly, until melted; remove from heat. Stir in remaining ingredients.
Refrigerate about 25 minutes, stirring frequently, or until mixture is
thick and mounds when dropped from a spoon. Spoon mixture into decorating
bag with star tip. Pipe mixture into candy-coated cups. Refrigerate about
30 minutes or until chocolate mixture is firm. Peel paper from cups before
serving if desired. 24 CANDIES; 95 CALORIES PER CANDY.
