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Find tried and tested recipes from McCarthy & Stone homeowners, teams and the restaurant chefs in our assisted living (Retirement Living PLUS) developments

Chocolate Rum Truffles

This easy but decadent recipe for chocolate truffles with rum and raisins comes from McCarthy & Stone homeowner, Margaret.

Rum truffles
Recipes
Posted 03 December 2024
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Prep: 15-20mins Cook:
easy
Serves:
20

Ingredients

For the truffles

  • 30ml double cream
  • 200g dark chocolate
  • 75g butter
  • 50g icing sugar
  • 25g raisins
  • 30ml rum
  • 75g digestives ( made into crumbs)
  • Cocoa/chocolate strands etc. for decoration

Method

  1. Melt the chocolate
  2. Add the butter leaving on top of the chocolate until it melts
  3. Mix in the icing sugar, cream, rum, raisins and biscuit crumbs
  4. Leave to firm up
  5. Take a teaspoon at a time and roll into balls
  6. Roll in drinking chocolate, cocoa or chocolate strands

A recipe for a happy retirement

With their glossy contemporary kitchens, our retirement apartments and retirement bungalows are perfectly designed for your to cook up a storm. And, if you live in a Retirement Living PLUS property and fancy a hearty meal without the faff, you can pop to the subsidised, stylish and sociable restaurant/bistro when you want to, too.

Learn more about our lovely retirement homes near you, call our friendly team on 0800 201 4811 or contact us online for more information.

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