Chocolate Coated Fig And Walnut Truffles

Ingredients

• 5 figs
• 3-4 tbsp water or sherry
• ½ cup English walnut meats
• Powdered sugar, as needed
• Fondant
• 3-4 oz Baker's chocolate
• 1 tsp vanilla

Method

1. 1 Remove stems and hard spots from figs. Steam with water or sherry in a double boiler until softened.
2. 2 Add walnuts and chop the mixture very fine.
3. 3 Mix in powdered sugar until the consistency allows shaping into balls.
4. 4 Melt chocolate and combine with fondant and vanilla.
5. 5 Coat the fig-nut balls in the chocolate mixture and drop onto waxed paper to set.