Chocolate Truffles Recipe

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Chocolate Truffles
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Ingredients
5
Count
Nutrition
595
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. For ganache, break chocolate into small pieces in a large aluminum bowl.
  2. Bring cream slowly to a light boil in a small saucepan over low heat.
  3. Pour boiling cream over chocolate and keep stirring until all the chocolate has melted and the batter is homogeneous. It is very important that there are no pieces of chocolate left here and that the batter is very smooth.
  4. Refrigerate for 15 minutes or until ganache is just thick enough to easily form truffle balls.
  5. Form even round balls and place on waxed paper, slightly flattening bottom.
  6. For coating, melt the chocolate in a double-boiler. If you don’t have a double boiler, heat 2 inches of water in a small saucepan. Break chocolate into small pieces in a small aluminum bowl. Turn off heat and place bowl on top of saucepan with hot water. Let chocolate melt and stir until smooth. Place bowl of melted chocolate on a dry towel.
  7. Sift together cocoa powder and icing sugar.
  8. Dip each ball in the melted chocolate (slightly cooled, but not hardened); place back on waxed paper to let chocolate harden slightly.
  9. When chocolate is hardened enough so that it doesn’t rub off on your finger, roll in cocoa mixture. Store truffles in covered container at room temperature in a slightly cool place away from heat.
  10. Here are a few variations. If coating in cocoa powder, sift first with a little icing sugar or it will be too bitter.
  11. White Chocolate Truffles: Using high quality white chocolate, follow the same recipe as above.
  12. Coconut Truffles: Make a white chocolate ganache, sprinkle in shredded coconut when ganache is still warm, and roll in shredded coconut instead of cocoa powder.
  13. Rum Raisin: Make a dark chocolate ganache, soak raisins in rum and drain, add raisins to warm ganache.
  14. Orange Grand Marnier: Make a dark chocolate ganache, soak small cubes of orange rind in Grand Marnier and drain, stir in orange cubes when ganache is still warm.
  15. Hazelnut: Make a milk chocolate ganache, stir in tiny pieces of hazelnut, and roll in chopped hazelnuts and/or cocoa powder.
  16. Pistachio: Make a dark chocolate ganache, crush unsalted pistachio's and stir into warm ganache, roll in crushed pistachios and/or cocoa powder.
  17. Coffee Truffles: Roll in coffee powder instead of cocoa.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 595.23 Kcal (2492 kJ)
Calories from fat 368.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 40.89g 63%
Cholesterol 20.55mg 7%
Sodium 204.78mg 9%
Potassium 371.01mg 8%
Total Carbs 61.23g 20%
Sugars 21.41g 86%
Dietary Fiber 18.08g 72%
Protein 4.79g 10%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 2%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Calcium 208.2mg 21%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 466.46 Kcal (1953 kJ)
Calories from fat 288.41 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32.05g 63%
Cholesterol 16.1mg 7%
Sodium 160.48mg 9%
Potassium 290.74mg 8%
Total Carbs 47.99g 20%
Sugars 16.78g 86%
Dietary Fiber 14.17g 72%
Protein 3.75g 10%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 2%
Iron 0.8mg 6%
Calcium 163.1mg 21%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 14.5
    Points
  • 16
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • high fiber

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