Truffles

Ingredients:

  •  8oz. semisweet chocolate chips
  • 5 ½ T butter
  •  1/3 cup Frantoio/Leccino EVOO (or your favorite fresh, mild EVOO)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder

Combine chocolate chips, butter, oil and salt in a glass or metal bowl. Place the bowl over a pot of simmering water (on medium heat) OR combine above ingredients into the top pot of a double boiler. Stir until chocolate is melted and ingredients are fully combined.  Refrigerate for 3-5 hours.  Scoop out approximately a tablespoon of mixture and roll into a ball.  Rolle the ball in the cocoa powder.  They are ready to be arranged and serve.