Valentine's Day is around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than to make your sweetheart dark chocolate truffles?  This recipe is easy to do in an afternoon, or as a last minute idea-not that you didn't plan anything ;o)

dark chocolate truffles

makes 30 truffles

16 oz dark chocolate (70 percent cocoa), chopped

1/2 cup coconut oil

2 tsp pure vanilla extract

Pinch sea salt

1/4 cup cocoa powder, toasted coconut, or toasted nuts, for rolling

1. Heat chocolate, oil, and 3 Tbsp water in a double boiler, stirring, until just melted. 
2. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and sea salt.
3. Transfer to an 8-inch baking dish and refrigerate until mixture is set but still pliable, about 2 hours. 
4. Using a 1-inch scoop or spoon, scoop out chocolate mixture and transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. 
5. Coat hands in cocoa and roll chocolate into balls. 
6. Refrigerate on parchment-lined baking sheet 10 minutes or until outsides firm up again.
7. Roll in the topping of your choice--more cocoa powder, toasted coconut, toasted chopped nuts, etc
8. Enjoy!

There is also no shame in making these for yourself as a special treat regardless of the time of year!  How else do you think these got made?  Not that I need much of an excuse to make anything with chocolate!

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