Chocolate Truffles
I want to show you today a chocolate truffle recipe - I would even say it's the easiest homemade candy recipe. It tastes nothing like the store-bought one and you have control over the taste and the ingredients.
You can improvise flavoured chocolate truffles, filled with anything, with or without glaze, or just dusted with cocoa/coconut/walnuts. I also like them low carb, so I use 90% cocoa chocolate and stevia as a sweetener, for a better taste and a low carb content. Note that this version requires more cream than what I wrote in the recipe.
In any case, I warmly recommend this recipe and you must use chocolate that you like, do not use chocolate you haven't tested yet. It should be 60-70% cocoa for the best texture, but you can adjust this along the way. Just the other days I made truffles with dried orange peel and crushed walnuts from the low carb granola. It was absolutely crazy!
Ingredients
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Dark chocolate
250 g
minimum 60-70% cocoa
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Heavy cream (32% fat)
100 ml
if you are using chocolate with more than 80% cocoa content, double the amount of cream
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Vanilla Extract
1 tsp
or other flavours you like
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Cacao powder
3 tbsp
to garnish, you can use coconut flakes, small bits of walnuts etc.
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Step by step
Step 1
In a small saucepan, combine cream, butter and, optionally, 2 tbsp sweetener or powdered sugar (I only use this for chocolate with over 80% cocoa).
Place over heat, stir frequently until it comes to a boil.
Step 2
Tear the chocolate into small bits and place in a bowl, then pour over the hot cream and melted butter mixture.
Step 3
Let stand for 5-10 minutes until chocolate softens and melts.
Step 4
Then whisk until smooth and uniform.
Optionally, you can add here a bit of vanilla extract, dried orange/ lemon peel, chopped walnuts etc.
Step 5
Cover the bowl with a lid or cling film and refrigerate for 3-4 hours, or even more.
Step 6
When the chocolate paste is hard enough, you can start shaping the truffles. You can use 2 tsp to spoon it with, then shape it like play-doh.
Step 7
Form small uniform balls.
Step 8
You can coat them in cocoa powder, the classical way, but they can be extremely good with crushed walnuts or coconut flakes.
Step 9
After shaping, refrigerate the truffles for a few hours, then you can savour them.
You can keep them in the fridge for a long time in an airtight container and enjoy them with the whole family.
Enjoy!
Quantity:
400 g
Prep time:
240 min
Difficulty:
easy
Ready in:
30 min
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