Chocolate Truffles

Posted by admin on November 13th, 2009 and filed under chocolate truffles | 2 Comments »

Dark Chocolate:
1 cup light cream
2 tbsp unsalted butter
8 oz bittersweet chocolate
8 oz semisweet chocolate
2 tbsp liqueur (optional)

Heat cream and butter in saucepan over medium heat.
Stir the butter into the cream when it melts, and bring to a boil.
Remove from heat and add in the bittersweet, and semisweet chocolate.
Stir until the mixture is smooth.
Stir in liqueur if desired.

Spread thinly over a piece of wax-paper on a cookie sheet.
Refrigerate for two hours to harden.

White chocolate:
6 oz white chocolate
5 tbsp unsalted butter
3 tbsp heavy cream
1/2 tsp orange liqueur

Melt white chocolate, butter, and cream in a double boiler.
Remove from heat and let cool.
Add liqueur if desired.

Cover and refrigerate of two hours.

Outer coatings:
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp powered sugar
Pralines
Chocolate sprinkles

Mix cocoa powder and sugar together in a small bowl.
Spread out Pralines on a small plate
Spread out chocolate sprinkles on a small plate.

Once the chocolate has hardened.
Shape into spheres and roll each of them in one of the three coverings.

Keep covered in a refrigerator for up to two weeks.

Duration : 0:9:52


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2 Responses

  1. thehobbitsmum Says:

    awesome video u …
    awesome video u make it seem so simple ;D thanks! i’m gonna try this!

  2. amsward Says:

    hi liam. i just …
    hi liam. i just watched your vid and enjoyed it very mush. thats for the info. although one thing I was told in class when making chocs is never to leave them in fridge as the condensation when taken out again to room temp to affect the quality of them. i guess with truffles its not as big of a deal, but your doing pralines or formed choco I guesss it would. but some lovely recipes. im gonna try them out. thanks a mill…all the way from ireland

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