Chocolate Truffles

Nationality: France   Servings: 30  Rating: 9
Type: Dessert
Source: Web [ jamie oliver ]
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Ingredients

150ml double cream
25g of unsalted butter
Pinch of salt
150g good quality dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa solids)
 

 

Method

Method:

Break the chocolate into small pieces and place them in a bowl. In a saucepan, warm the cream up gently until it starts to boil. Stir in the butter until completely dissolved. Pour this over the chocolate and stir until all the chocolate is melted and you have a uniform mixture. Add a small pinch of salt.
Place the mixture in the fridge for three hours or overnight.
Remove from the fridge and allow it to come back to room temperature for about 30 min.
Start shaping the truffles with the help of a couple of warm teaspoons. Shape into a ball and coat with your chosen ingredient (see below).

Flavour Variations:

Rum truffles
For rum truffles simply dissolve 1 Tbsp of rum in the cream/butter mixture and proceed with the recipe.

Rose truffles
For rose truffles simply dissolve 1 Tbsp of rose syrup or rose water in the cream/butter mixture and proceed with the recipe

Hazelnut truffles
For hazelnut truffles simply add 1 to 3 Tbsp of finely chopped roasted nuts to the cream, butter and chocolate mixture and proceed with the recipe

Chilli truffles
For chilli truffles simply add 1 Tbsp of cayenne pepper to the cream, butter and chocolate mixture and proceed with the recipe.

Coffee truffles
For coffee truffles simply add 1 Tbsp of finely ground coffee to the cream, butter and chocolate mixture and proceed with the recipe

Coatings:

Hazelnuts
Roast your hazelnuts for about 5 minutes at 180°c. Finely chop them and spread them on a flat surface. Leave to cool. Once cooled roll your chocolate truffle over the nuts until coated.

Cocoa Powder
Simply spread some cocoa powder on a plate and roll your truffle until coated.

Dried coconut
Simply spread some desiccated coconut on a plate and roll your truffle until coated.

Icing sugar
Simply spread some icing sugar on a plate and roll your truffle until coated.

Colourful sugars
Simply spread some of the chosen sugar on a plate and roll your truffle until coated.

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