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Chocolate Truffles
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Chocolate Truffles

A ganache of chocolate and heavy cream, chilled until solid, rolled into small balls, sometimes with an almond in the center, and coated in coconut or cocoa: no baking.

⏱ 2 hr 12 min🧩 2 parts
🧀 Dairy🥬 Vegetarian🌾 Gluten-free
Versions:Original🌱 Vegan⚖ Pareve

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Ganache

  1. 1
    Finely chop the chocolate and put it in a bowl.
    KnifeCutting boardBowl
  2. 2
    Heat the cream until just about to boil and pour over the chocolate. Wait a minute without touching.
    StoveSmall saucepan
  3. 3
    Stir gently from the center outward, until you get a smooth, glossy cream.
    💡Stir gently from the center outward: vigorous stirring beats in air, and the ganache loses its shine.

To assemble

  1. 4
    Chill the ganache in the fridge 2 hours, until solid.
    Refrigerator
  2. 5
    Shape the ganache into small balls.
    💡Work fast: the ganache softens from the heat of your hands and turns runny.
  3. 6
    Roll each ball in Shredded coconut until completely coated.
  4. 7
    Return the balls to the fridge for 1 hour.
    Refrigerator
578calories
5 gprotein
30 gcarbs
47 gfat
● protein 4%● carbs 21%● fat 75%

Per serving (125 g), of 4 servings

For the Ganache · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.

🧩 Parts

⚙️ What you can change

  • Possible additions: Powdered sugar · salt · An almond in the center of each ball · Coating · Fridge storage time (week) · Coconut in the ganache · Rose water · Powdered sugar in the coating · Second coating · Third coating · Chopped nuts in the ganache · Cooling at room temperature before the fridge (1 hour) · Freezing the balls (30 minutes) · Melted chocolate coating · Served on a scoop of ice cream · Cocoa for dusting when serving · Mixed berries for serving
  • Chilling the ganache: 2 hours
  • What goes in the center: whole almond
  • What to coat with: Shredded coconut
  • Chilling after coating: 1 hour
  • Ball size: small

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