Description
Rich chocolate truffles elevate dessert moments with French-inspired elegance. Silky ganache centers coated in cocoa powder create a luxurious bite that melts seamlessly on palates, inviting pure indulgence.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Chocolate Ingredients:
- 280 grams (10 ounces) dark chocolate
- 120 milliliters (4 fluid ounces) heavy cream
Butter and Flavoring Ingredients:
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder (optional)
Coating and Dusting Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- Coating of choice (powdered sugar or crushed nuts)
Instructions
- Finely fragment the chocolate into uniform pieces, ensuring a smooth melting process.
- Combine heavy cream and butter in a saucepan, warming to approximately 180°F with gentle steam rising.
- Pour the hot cream mixture directly over the chocolate fragments, allowing the heat to initiate melting.
- Let the mixture rest undisturbed for 60 seconds to facilitate even chocolate dissolution.
- Gently whisk the chocolate and cream together until achieving a glossy, completely homogeneous texture.
- Incorporate vanilla extract and espresso powder, stirring until thoroughly integrated.
- Transfer the ganache to a shallow container and refrigerate for 120 minutes, or until the mixture becomes firm and scoopable.
- Using a small melon baller or spoon, extract uniform portions of the chilled ganache.
- Roll the ganache between palms, creating smooth spherical truffles with consistent size and shape.
- Delicately coat each truffle in selected garnishes like cocoa powder, chopped nuts, or powdered sugar, ensuring complete and even coverage.
- Store truffles in a sealed container within the refrigerator, allowing flavors to meld and texture to stabilize.
Notes
- Ensure chocolate is high-quality for rich, intense flavor that elevates the entire truffle experience.
- Use room temperature ingredients to create smoother, more consistent ganache mixture without temperature shock.
- Chill truffles between rolling stages to prevent melting and maintain perfect round shape.
- Experiment with alternative coatings like crushed nuts, cocoa powder, or even freeze-dried fruit powders for unique texture and taste variations.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 192 kcal
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 7 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg