Chocolate Truffle Martini with Dulce de Leche Rum Butter Truffles.

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Chocolate Truffle Martini with Dulce de Leche Rum Butter Truffles.
Yields: 12-18 TRUFFLES + 1 CHOCOLATE MARTINI preparation time: 15 MINUTES cook time: 15 MINUTES total time: 30 MINUTES

Ingredients

Dulce de Leche Rum Butter Truffles
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup Dulce de Leche
2 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon rum (optional)
Melted chocolate for dipping (optional)
Good quality sprinkles, toasted pistachios, almonds, coconut or edible gold leaf (optional)
Chocolate Truffle Martini
One shot vanilla vodka
One shot light Godiva chocolate liqueur
One shot dark Godiva chocolate liqueur
Splash of Baileys
Chocolate syrup, for drizzling

Instructions

In a small sauce pot combine the sweetened condensed milk, Dulce de Leche, dark chocolate, cocoa powder and salt. Place the pot over medium high heat and bring to a gentle boil, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook 10 to 15 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick and shiny and starts to pull away from bottom and side of sauce pot. The mixture is going to get thick. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter, vanilla and rum until melted and smooth. Pour mixture into glass bowl, cover and place in the fridge for at least 1 1/2 hours or overnight. Once chilled place the sprinkles (or whatever you are using) in a shallow bowl. Rub some softened butter over hands and scoop out a rounded teaspoon of the chocolate mixture and roll into 1 to 1 1/2 inch balls. Repeat until all the dough has been used. Roll each ball in the chocolate sprinkles (or whatever you are using). Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Store tightly covered at room temperature up to 2 days or in the refrigerator up to 1 week.

Chocolate Truffle Martini
Add one shot vanilla vodka, one shot light Godiva Chocolate Liqueur, one shot dark Godiva Chocolate Liqueur and a splash of Baileys to a martini shaker. Add ice and shake. Drizzle a martini glass with chocolate syrup and strain the martini into the glass. Garnish with a truffle…or two!