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14th June 2011

Perfect Chocolate Truffles

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I must tell you guys, these are the best Perfect Chocolate Truffles !! I can certainly vouch and all of them were gone with the wind one evening !!

It’s the season for jingles, glitter, red ribbons, papers crunching, gift wrappers leaving tell-tale signs on the floor. How quickly a year has passed! Are we ready to welcome a new year so soon?

It’s also the season for homemade goodies as people cook for family, friends, and colleagues and their ovens go on overdrive. I bet there is no other month that can boast of such an overload of cookies, candy, cakes and sweets as much as December can. The sweet aroma of baking, spices, and sugar wafts through the air, and I think this is as good a time as any to make some delicious chocolate truffle. It’s easy and indulgent and you just can’t stop with one!

My first experience with  chocolate truffles was when a family friend brought us a box of Belgian truffles. As I took bite after bite, with the cocoa powder and soft truffle melting on my tongue, I was in love! I’m pretty sure that you will love truffle, too.

What are you waiting for? Try it out!

I have a recipe for Cake Crumble Truffle too. They can be made with leftover cake crumbles.

PERFECT CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

INGREDIENTS

Plain Chocolate 75 gm
Dark Chocolate – 70% Cocoa 100 gm
Whipped Cream / Double Cream 75 ml
Vanilla essence 1 tsp
Cocoa powder 4-5 Tblspn
Icing Sugar 3-4 tsp

 

DIRECTIONS
Use extremely good quality chocolate & cocoa powder for making Truffle. Everything comes from them… I have used Lindt Chocolates and Cadbury Cocoa Powder here.

  • Pour the Whipping Cream onto a milk pan. You could alternatively use Double Cream / Extra Thick fresh cream. Bring the cream to a rolling boiling point with continuous whisking. Turn of the gas and add in all the chocolate pieces.Blend them together with thorough mixing until we get a smooth mixture ,called ganache.
  • Throw in some vanilla essence and give the ganache a good stir.
  • Cover it with cling film and allow it to set in the fridge for roughly 1- 1.5 hours. It can take slightly longer for some..
  • When the mixture has set, use a teaspoon or a melon scooper to spoon out bite-sized pieces. Dust your hands lightly with icing sugar to prevent them sticking and roll the pieces into balls in the palms of your hands.
  • Immediately roll the truffles in sifted cocoa powder and place on the prepared tray to set.
  • Alternatively , just scoop out the set ganache with a tea spoon and gently drop a few onto the plate dusted with a bit of cocoa powder. Dust cocoa powder with the help of a tea strainer onto them. This will give us rock like appearance truffles. Lesser handling the chocolates is better as the warmth of the palm will cause them to melt.

Storing & Serving
These Chocolate truffles should be kept in an airtight container in the fridge. Dust a little extra cocoa powder  with a tea strainer before serving to freshen them up. You can also keep the truffles in indivisual paper cases .
VERDICT :
My lovely tasters  just close their eyes when they have the whole thing and explained the slow transformation of  bitter coco powder to the melting chocolate until its all gone.. I wud say , This is Bingo for people who love truffle and appreciate a bit of dark chocolate..

 

Variations :
You could use in some nuts , icing sugar , melted chocolate for rolling the truffle. Try splashing sum bailey’s irish cream / rum for liquerish truffles.
For people prefering less of dark chocolate , use just plain chocolate for melting.

PERFECT CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

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Author: Sandhya Hariharan

Ingredients

  • Plain Chocolate 75 gm
  • Dark Chocolate – 70% Cocoa 100 gm
  • Whipped Cream / Double Cream 75 ml
  • Vanilla essence 1 tsp
  • Cocoa powder 4-5 Tblspn
  • Icing Sugar 3-4 tsp

Instructions

  • Use extremely good quality chocolate & cocoa powder for making Truffle. Everything comes from them… I have used Lindt Chocolates and Cadbury Cocoa Powder here.
  • Pour the Whipping Cream onto a milk pan. You could alternatively use Double Cream / Extra Thick fresh cream. Bring the cream to a rolling boiling point with continuous whisking. Turn of the gas and add in all the chocolate pieces.Blend them together with thorough mixing until we get a smooth mixture ,called ganache.
  • Throw in some vanilla essence and give the ganache a good stir.
  • Cover it with cling film and allow it to set in the fridge for roughly 1- 1.5 hours. It can take slightly longer for some..
  • When the mixture has set, use a teaspoon or a melon scooper to spoon out bite-sized pieces. Dust your hands lightly with icing sugar to prevent them sticking and roll the pieces into balls in the palms of your hands.
  • Immediately roll the truffles in sifted cocoa powder and place on the prepared tray to set.
  • Alternatively , just scoop out the set ganache with a tea spoon and gently drop a few onto the plate dusted with a bit of cocoa powder. Dust cocoa powder with the help of a tea strainer onto them. This will give us rock like appearance truffles. Lesser handling the chocolates is better as the warmth of the palm will cause them to melt.

Storing & Serving

  • These Chocolate truffles should be kept in an airtight container in the fridge. Dust a little extra cocoa powder with a tea strainer before serving to freshen them up. You can also keep the truffles in indivisual paper cases .

Notes

VERDICT :
My lovely tasters just close their eyes when they have the whole thing and explained the slow transformation of bitter coco powder to the melting chocolate until its all gone.. I wud say , This is Bingo for people who love truffle and appreciate a bit of dark chocolate..
 
Variations :
You could use in some nuts , icing sugar , melted chocolate for rolling the truffle. Try splashing sum bailey’s irish cream / rum for liquerish truffles.
For people prefering less of dark chocolate , use just plain chocolate for melting.
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  1. sowmya's creative saga says

    14th June 2011 at 8:52 am

    5 stars
    looks yumm and lovely pictures..

    Reply
  2. sandhya khattri says

    14th June 2011 at 9:04 am

    5 stars
    Nice pics, thanks for sharing the recipe

    Reply
  3. SMN says

    14th June 2011 at 9:07 am

    5 stars
    very nice clicks..luks very tempting

    Reply
  4. Prathima Rao says

    14th June 2011 at 9:32 am

    5 stars
    Lovely, attractive truffles!!!! Looks so professionally made…Love it sandhya!!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

    Reply
  5. purabi naha says

    14th June 2011 at 9:34 am

    5 stars
    Lovely! The photographs tempt me to try them ASAP!!!

    Reply
  6. purabi naha says

    14th June 2011 at 9:49 am

    5 stars
    Lovely display. The recipe looks very good. I am saving this!

    Reply
  7. An Open Book says

    14th June 2011 at 9:56 am

    5 stars
    u know what i realised..the cadbury cocoa powder is actually not that good..i figured out that green & blacks (even thought it costs more) is extremely awesome..i mean its dutch processed and the colour is brilliant.. I had many a failed attempts with cadburys cocoa pwd:(
    Truffles look yum..i tried a baileys version recently and couldnt stop with just one like u said 🙂

    Reply
  8. Radhika says

    14th June 2011 at 10:00 am

    5 stars
    Oh my, can't wait to try it out.

    Reply
  9. Sandhya Hariharan says

    14th June 2011 at 10:00 am

    @ nisha…. : Thanks for letting me .. on the cocoa powder front .. I will pick it up as soon as I empty this container 🙂

    My second batch the very same day.. was with bailey's irish cream.. and I m loving it… tooo

    Reply
  10. Sandhya Hariharan says

    14th June 2011 at 10:02 am

    @ Purabhi… Try them and enjoy these beauties…

    Reply
  11. Anjali says

    14th June 2011 at 10:17 am

    5 stars
    Hey… your blog is fabulous and the photographs are magnificent… I needed some help… pls do tell me how do u protect your snaps from being copied… the right click button thingy… I wanna incorporate the same on my blog… pls help…

    Anjali Ramaswamy
    India

    Reply
  12. Sandhya Hariharan says

    14th June 2011 at 10:28 am

    Pass me on ur mail id ,Anjali . I will mail you the code

    Reply
  13. Suman Singh says

    14th June 2011 at 10:36 am

    5 stars
    goodness, these look absolutely scrumptious. very beautifully done..loved the pcis!

    Reply
  14. Suman says

    14th June 2011 at 11:03 am

    5 stars
    Wow. This looks so delicious.

    Reply
  15. RAKS KITCHEN says

    14th June 2011 at 11:12 am

    5 stars
    They look sinfully delicious! Love the clicks as well!

    Reply
  16. Madhura Manoj says

    14th June 2011 at 11:12 am

    5 stars
    Wow.. Looks so tempting & perfect.
    http://www.easycookingforamateurs.com/

    Reply
  17. Ramya says

    14th June 2011 at 11:44 am

    5 stars
    Thatz chocolicious:-)treat to eye…
    Awesome clicks by the way

    Reply
  18. aipi says

    14th June 2011 at 1:22 pm

    5 stars
    These look out of this world ~ pure sinful treats.
    US Masala

    Reply
  19. aipi says

    14th June 2011 at 1:22 pm

    5 stars
    These look out of this world ~ pure sinful treats.
    US Masala

    Reply
  20. Hari Chandana says

    14th June 2011 at 1:27 pm

    5 stars
    Looks simply delicious and awesome.. perfect pictures !!
    Indian Cuisine

    Reply
  21. Krithi's Kitchen says

    14th June 2011 at 2:01 pm

    5 stars
    Mmmmmmmmmmm………. Chocolicious bliss…

    Reply
  22. Sanjeeta kk says

    14th June 2011 at 2:17 pm

    5 stars
    The Truffles look gorgeous, like the uneven look and the cocoa coating!

    Reply
  23. Priti says

    14th June 2011 at 2:43 pm

    5 stars
    Looks awesome ….the pics are just fab

    Reply
  24. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says

    14th June 2011 at 2:54 pm

    5 stars
    whoa !!! beautifully done, they look so cute and tempting 🙂

    Reply
  25. Raksha's Kitchen says

    14th June 2011 at 3:04 pm

    5 stars
    truffles looks great. The pictures are amazing.

    Reply
  26. Nitha says

    14th June 2011 at 7:50 pm

    5 stars
    tempting truffles…

    Reply
  27. Reshmi Mahesh says

    14th June 2011 at 8:10 pm

    5 stars
    Lovely clicks and tempting truffles….

    Reply
  28. Priya says

    14th June 2011 at 8:30 pm

    5 stars
    Wat a prefect treat for a chocoholic person like me,feel like gobbing some..

    Reply
  29. Kairali sisters says

    14th June 2011 at 10:02 pm

    5 stars
    Delectable truffles!!

    Reply
  30. Sharmilee! :) says

    15th June 2011 at 5:02 am

    5 stars
    Perfect I say…looks yummy and tempting that I want to grab one from the screen now 🙂

    Reply
  31. Prathibha says

    15th June 2011 at 8:55 am

    5 stars
    Looks just perfect…love 2 gobble a couple of dem right off d screen..:)

    Reply
  32. Sushma Mallya says

    15th June 2011 at 9:31 am

    5 stars
    Simply want to pick one and have it ..so yum sandy!

    Reply
  33. Sushma Mallya says

    15th June 2011 at 9:31 am

    5 stars
    Simply want to pick one and have it ..so yum sandy!

    Reply
  34. Ananda Rajashekar says

    15th June 2011 at 9:06 pm

    5 stars
    Oh sandhya looks heavenly, i bet i will endup completing all i some alco in It …its all mine!

    Reply
  35. San says

    16th June 2011 at 8:23 pm

    5 stars
    Incredible truffles andy.Droolworthy pics.

    htt://sanscurryhouse.blogspot.com

    Reply
  36. Ambreen says

    17th June 2011 at 11:33 am

    5 stars
    Wow! That looks fantastic … bet you can't eat just one 🙂

    Reply
  37. Radhika @ foodfor7stages says

    17th June 2011 at 7:28 pm

    5 stars
    Can you believe I have never had truffles before. This detailed post and that "dark chocolate" is pushing me to try it soon. And yes I totally agree on using the good quality chocolate. It makes tons of difference. I personally love callebaut. Need to try it with lindt.

    Reply
  38. Cefzil says

    18th June 2011 at 9:36 am

    5 stars
    I was searching for blogs related to chocalate cooking. Great work .My kids love chocalates.

    Thanks
    ________
    Roger

    Reply
  39. Sandhya Hariharan says

    18th June 2011 at 9:40 pm

    Heyy Radhika ,

    I dont blame u for never having them.. I hadnt had my share until feb this year 🙂 So we are ideally on the same boat.. U must give it a shot.. I tasted a Belgian chocolate from M&S…

    Reply
  40. Sandhya Hariharan says

    18th June 2011 at 9:41 pm

    Glad u stumbled upon my space… Did u manage to make them Roger???

    Reply
  41. Namitha says

    20th June 2011 at 10:42 pm

    5 stars
    Love them :-)and I really liked the cocoa sprinkle picture 🙂

    Reply
  42. Anu Nandu says

    22nd June 2011 at 3:17 am

    5 stars
    Heavy Sigh. Nothing else.

    Reply
  43. hdmi cable says

    5th August 2011 at 6:46 am

    5 stars
    Truffle is looking very delicious. Such an very nice work sandhya.

    Reply
  44. driveway says

    22nd August 2011 at 12:55 am

    5 stars
    Nice pics, thanks for sharing the recipe

    Reply

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