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Baileys Irish Dream Truffles

It’s getting to be St. Patrick’s Day is a few weeks time and while I am in no way Irish, I do live in Boston, so the town is full of faux-Irish, as it were. And as with any holiday, it is just a good excuse to make something sort of, somehow related to that holiday. So I made these truffles. OK, I probably didn’t need to put the green nonpareils on there, but they are to distract you from the not-so-good look of the truffles themselves. They taste great, but I am not very talented with the whole “dipping in chocolate” part.
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Coconut Crème Truffles

I’m not very good at making truffles. They are a lot of work and I don’t have the patience for them. That said, every once in a while, a recipe comes a long that I just must have a go at. Thus, Coconut Crème Truffles, which might be my new favorite homemade truffle type. They might not be Russell Stover for this Valentine’s Day, but maybe your sweetheart will appreciate homemade?
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