Chocolate Truffles
Learn how to make EASY chocolate truffles ~ this homemade candy makes thoughtful gifts for hosts, the holidays, and Valentine's Day!
Servings: 30
Equipment
- small 1" scoop Buy one here.
Ingredients
- 8 oz dark chocolate or good quality dark chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 Tbsp butter, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla*
- pinch salt
- unsweetened cocoa powder for rolling
Instructions
- If you're using bar chocolate, chop it finely. You can break it up in chunks and put it in a food processor or use a large sharp knife. (If you are using chocolate chips, there's no need to chop.) Put the chocolate, the butter, and the salt in a heatproof bowl.
- Heat the cream in a small sauce pan until it is just about to boil. Pour the cream over the chocolate and let it sit for about 10 minutes.
- Stir the cream and chocolate together until the mixture is smooth and silky. This takes a minute or two while the chocolate, butter, and cream come together. If for any reason your mixture remains lumpy you can microwave it briefly (in 30 second increments) to re-heat and then continue stirring. Stir in the vanilla, or other flavoring you like.
- Pour the mixture into a shallow baking dish, or pie plate and put in the refrigerator until set, about 2 hours or until firm enough to scoop and roll.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment or foil. Using a 1" sized scoop, scoop out small balls of ganache and set them on the baking sheet. You don't have to use a scoop, it just makes it easier to form and release uniform sized balls. The balls will be roughly shaped at this point, you'll roll them smooth next..
- Put about half a cup of cocoa powder in a small bowl. Dust your palms with cocoa powder and roll each truffle to form a smooth ball, then roll it in the cocoa powder to fully coat. Lay it back on the baking sheet while you finish the rest of the batch.
- Keep truffles chilled. They can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Store them in a single layer, or separate the layers with waxed paper.
- Truffles can be frozen for up to 3 months.
Notes
*You can use other flavorings like almond, rum, orange, etc. You can also flavor your truffles with liqueur: use 1 tablespoon for this recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 truffle · Calories: 66 kcal · Carbohydrates: 4 g · Protein: 1 g · Fat: 5 g · Saturated Fat: 3 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g · Trans Fat: 0.03 g · Cholesterol: 7 mg · Sodium: 9 mg · Potassium: 58 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 2 g · Vitamin A: 85 IU · Vitamin C: 0.02 mg · Calcium: 8 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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