Chocolate truffles as festive Christmas recipe for Advent, holidays and cosy family dinners
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Chocolate truffle

Pour hot cream over the chopped dark chocolate, stir in butter until smooth, cool and form truffles. Let the ganache set completely and roll briefly with cool hands to prevent it from melting. Rum is optional; grated orange, espresso or chopped hazelnuts flavour the truffle without alcohol.

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Total time 2 hr 25 min
Calories 115 kcal
Servings 24 servings
Difficulty Easy
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Why this recipe works

Chocolate truffles step by step

Let the ganache set completely and roll it briefly with cool hands to prevent it from melting. Pour hot cream over chopped dark chocolate, stir in butter until smooth, cool and moulded into truffles. Rum is optional; grated orange, espresso or chopped hazelnuts flavour the truffle without alcohol.

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Recipe

Chocolate truffle

Pour hot cream over the chopped dark chocolate, stir in butter until smooth, cool and form truffles. Let the ganache set completely and roll briefly with cool hands to prevent it from melting.

Ingredients

24 servings

Method

  1. 1

    Prepare ingredients

    Dark chocolate: chop. Hazelnuts: chop.

  2. 2

    Prepare

    Hot cream is poured over chopped dark chocolate, stirred with butter until smooth, cooled and shaped into truffles.

  3. 3

    Check for doneness

    Let the ganache set completely and roll it briefly with cool hands so that it does not melt.

  4. 4

    Serve

    Roll the ganache quickly into small balls and immediately turn into cocoa or hazelnuts. Keep the truffles cool until they are ready to serve, but do not serve them ice cold.

Kitchen know-how

Tips for Chocolate truffle

Important for chocolate truffles

Let the ganache set completely and roll it briefly with cool hands so that it does not melt.

Variations

How to adapt this recipe

Rum is optional; orange grated, espresso or chopped hazelnuts flavour the truffles without alcohol.

Nutrition per serving

115kcal
10.0 gCarbohydrates
1.0 gProtein
8.0 gFat

Values are estimates and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.

Frequently asked questions

FAQ about Chocolate truffle

Weigh the dark chocolate, prepare the cream and butter separately, and then start the main cooking process for the chocolate truffle.

Let the ganache set completely and roll it briefly with cool hands so that it does not melt.

Allow the chocolate truffles to cool completely. Keep in mind when storing: let the ganache set completely and roll it briefly with cool hands so that it does not melt. Close the pastry tightly and keep it cool and dry.

Rum is optional; orange grated, espresso or chopped hazelnuts flavour the truffles without alcohol.

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