{"id":766,"slug":"chocolate-jalapeno-truffles","title":"Chocolate-Jalapeno Truffles","description":null,"ingredients_raw":["1 tablespoon instant coffee powder","¼ cup boiling water","10 ounces best-quality semisweet chocolate, in small pieces or chips","10 tablespoons (1¼ sticks) best-quality unsalted butter, cold and cut into small pieces","2–3 jalapeños, roasted, peeled, seeded, and finely chopped (wear rubber gloves)","½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sift onto a plate"],"ingredients_norm":["instant coffee powder","boiling water","best quality semisweet chocolate in small pieces or chips","best quality unsalted butter","jalapeno","unsweetened cocoa powder sift onto plate"],"steps":["In a metal 1-quart mixing bowl, dissolve coffee in water.","Add the chocolate and set on top of a pan of gently simmering water.","When the chocolate has softened completely but is not hot, remove from heat and stir until smooth.","Beat in the cold butter a small piece at a time, adding a new piece as soon as the previous one is almost absorbed.","Beat with a hand-held electric mixer until creamy, about 10 minutes.","Continue beating for a few minutes to cool. This can also be done in a stand mixer, fitted with the whip attachment.","Add half of the jalapeños and taste. Add more jalapeño to your taste; remember that the heat will intensify with time. Try for a balance of sweet and heat.","Scrape into a small, deep container, press a piece of plastic wrap on the surface, and chill overnight, until completely firm.","Scoop out small balls and roll in the cocoa powder.","Keep refrigerated until ready to serve."],"categories":["Confection recipes","Recipes for confections","Recipes for dessert","Recipes using dark chocolate","Vegetarian recipes","Gluten-free recipes","Recipes using butter","Recipes using cocoa powder","Recipes using instant coffee","Recipes using jalapeño chile"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":60,"servings":null,"yield_text":"36","difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Chocolate-Jalapeno_Truffles","source_ref":"4523969","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Chocolate-Jalapeno_Truffles&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"4cfc176df42dcc1803c16fbce8803448c3a67213199d0d25120335635436c9c5","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:59Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/chocolate-jalapeno-truffles"}