Dark Chocolate Raspberry Truffle

Ingredients

• 1 cup of chopped dark bittersweet chocolate
• 1/3 a cup of room temperature cream cheese
• 1/2 a teaspoon of raspberry flavor (extract)
• 1 cup of powdered sugar
• 1 heaping teaspoon of seedless raspberry jam
• chocolate candy coating (or almond bark)
• white chocolate candy coating (optional)

Directions

1. Place your room temperature cream cheese and powdered sugar in a mixing bowl and beat on high until smooth and then mix in your raspberry extract.
2. Melt your 1 cup of bitter sweet chocolate and slowly mix your chocolate in with your cream cheese mixture until there are no more streaks and your mixture is thick and well blended.
3. Last mix in your raspberry jam and blend well. Refrigerate this mixture (covered) for one hour.
4. Remove from the refrigerator and scoop teaspoon size clumps and roll those into smooth ball shapes and place onto wax paper.
5. Remove your bowl from the refrigerator and scoop teaspoon size clumps and roll them into smooth balls. Dip into dark chocolate candy coating and place them on wax paper until they have completely hardened.
6. Next melt a little white chocolate (optional) and drizzle right on top. You can also top with fresh raspberries, sprinkles, etc.
7. This recipe made about 10-12 truffles.