Summer Truffles
Summer truffles are a rich and creamy chocolate treat that makes for a perfect gift. With their smooth texture and customizable flavors, they are an ideal indulgence for special occasions or a thoughtful present for chocolate lovers.
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Servings: 40 truffles
Calories: 17kcal
Ingredients
- 14 ounces good quality dark chcoolate divided
- 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter divided
- 1 tablespoon liquid flavoring (vanilla, hazelnut, or coffee)
Instructions
- Place 9 ounces of the chopped chocolate in to bowl, along with 3 tablespoons of the butter and the cream.14 ounces good quality dark chcoolate, 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
- Once it’s melted for a bit, stir it. When your chocolate looks smooth, it’s ready. Add your flavoring and stir until it’s completely absorbed in the ganache.1 tablespoon liquid flavoring (vanilla, hazelnut, or coffee)
- Place your chocolate in the fridge (if it’s hot out) to harden up a little bit. Don’t let it be completely solid, but stiff enough that it will hold its shape as you begin to turn it into actual truffles.
- Using a melon baller or spoons or other method of your choice, create little balls of chocolate. These can be placed very close together on a silpat or parchment paper, as they aren’t going to change shape like cookies will.
- If you notice that they’re a little rough around the edges, that’s fine; just fix it later. Once you’re finished, put the cookie sheet in the fridge again to ensure the truffles are nice and hard.
- Place the remaining 5 ounces of chocolate and 1 tablespoon of butter into your double boiler. Place an inch or two of water in the bottom, and turn on the heat, no higher than medium. This will gently melt the chocolate without burning it.
- Stir every minute or two until this chocolate looks like the beautiful smooth and glossy chocolate you had above. Once the chocolate is melted, remove it from the heat. Get your truffles from the fridge, pick up the rough truffle and roll it in your hands a few seconds to get the ridges off.
- Use that bit of melted chocolate to coat truffles. Drop in truffles one at a time. Using a fork, roll the truffle in chocolate until it’s coated.
- Pick it up gently with a fork, then shake it gently to get rid of as much excess chocolate as you can. Place it back on the silpat or on a cookie rack so the chocolate can drip down and leave a perfect truffle.
- Keep them in the fridge in a covered container for a week or so.
Notes
- If you do not have any liquid flavoring available, use 1 teaspoon of dry flavoring like sea or truffle salt or cinnamon.
- For more tips and tricks, be sure to read the full article above.
Nutrition
Serving: 1truffle | Calories: 17kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.1g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 2mg | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 64IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.002mg
This site uses an online source to provide nutrition estimates as a courtesy. If you need exact values, please calculate yourself.