Mulled Wine Truffles

Ingredients 

• 1½ cups red wine
• 1 cup dark chocolate, melted
• ½ cup fresh cream
•  ¼ cup sugar
• 5-6 black peppercorns
• 2 inch cinnamon stick
• 2-3 cloves
• A pinch of nutmeg
• A pinch of all spice powder
• 2 orange slices
• Unsweetened cocoa powder as required

Method

1. Heat wine in a non-stick pan, add sugar, black peppercorns, cinnamon stick, cloves and grate a little nutmeg. Add all spice powder, orange slices and let it come to a boil. Reduce the wine to ¼ its original quantity.
2. Heat cream in another non-stick pan, add this to the melted chocolate in a bowl. Strain the wine mixture into the same bowl and mix till well combined. Refrigerate till set.
3. Divide the mixture into small equal portions. Take cocoa powder on a plate and roll each portion it till evenly coated and further shape into a ball.
4. Arrange these balls on a serving platter and serve.