How to Make Chocolate Truffles

Shelley shows us how to make Chocolate Truffles and flavor them to your liking. They also make great holiday gifts!

Chocolate Truffles
Yield: 3 dozen
Active time: 30 minutes
Start to finish: 2 hours

1 cup heavy whipping cream
10 ounces best quality semi- or bittersweet chocolate (we recommend Callebaut or Scharffenberger), chopped
1-2 tablespoons liqueur (suggestions: Grand Marnier, Chambord, Frangelico, Kahlua, or rum)
Your choice of coatings: cocoa powder, powdered sugar, chopped nuts, toasted coconut, cookie crumbs or crushed candy canes

1. Heat the cream in a small saucepan until it just begins to simmer. Remove from heat.
2. Add the chocolate to the hot cream. Let sit for 1 minute, and then add the liqueur and whisk until smooth.
3. Pour the ganache into a shallow dish, and chill until fully set, 1-2 hours.
4. Use a small scoop to portion ganache, and quickly roll between your hands into balls. (Wearing gloves will help protect the ganache from the heat of your hands, and also keep your hands clean!)
5. Put cocoa or other coating in a small bowl and roll truffles to coat.
6. Place on a parchment-lined sheet pan and keep chilled until served.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Shelley Young
• The Chopping Block
• Chocolate Truffles
• candy
• gifts
• chocolate
• Callebaut
• Scharffenberger
• Grand Marnier
• Chambord
• Frangelico
• Kahlua
• rum
• cocoa powder
• powdered sugar
• chopped nuts
• toasted coconut
• cookie crumbs
• candy canes

[seashorecanadian]

If I don't add the liqueur do I need extra chocolate or less cream?

[TheChoppingBlock1]

@seashorecanadian No, the liqueur is simply a flavoring agent, so there's no need to alter the recipe if you want to omit it.

[Silky1232]

If you have vanilla in steed of liqueur how much would you put in it ?????

[TheChoppingBlock1]

@Silky1232 Same amount... 1-2 tablespoons depending on how strong you want the vanilla flavor to be.

[TheChoppingBlock1]

@Silky1232 The sweetness of the truffles will depend on the sweetness of chocolate you choose. If you don't want sweetness, use bittersweet chocolate.

[Silky1232]

@TheChoppingBlock1 Ok thanks so you don't use butter or any thing else cause i made truffles and they where really sweet with a different recipe so are these really sweet

[TheChoppingBlock1]

@sambalhijo It's certainly possible to melt chocolate in the microwave. You just need to be diligent in making sure that it does not overheat. Every microwave is different, so try heating the chocolate for 30 to 60 seconds at a time, stirring and repeating this process as necessary.

[TheChoppingBlock1]

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[TheChoppingBlock1]

@Silky1232 The recipe is posted right here on YouTube! Click "show more" and you'll see the entire recipe under the video. Happy cooking!