Easy Chocolate Truffles
Recipe video above. A basic but luxurious chocolate ganache truffle recipe, made using ordinary dark chocolate melts from the supermarket! These are rich and creamy and a great base to add flavourings of choice (suggestions below). Makes around 24 truffles. Use for gifting, post dinner treats, serve with coffee!
Ingredients
- 285 g10 oz dark chocolate melts ((chocolate chips, or chocolate block coarsely chopped))
- 2 tbspunsalted butter
- ½ cupcream ((full fat, not low fat, not whipped))
- ½ cupdesiccated coconut
- ¼ cupunsweetened cocoa powder ((dutch processed is darker, looks "posh"))
- ½ cupcrushed peanuts ((small, so can stick))
- ⅓ cupsprinkles or similar
- ¼ cupicing sugar / powdered sugar
Directions
- 1
Place chocolate, cream and butter in a microwave proof bowl. Microwave on high for 4 x 30 second bursts, stirring in between.
- 2
Cover bowl with a plate and stand for 5 minutes, then stir until chocolate is melted and smooth (this is a ganache!)
- 3
Place the bowl in the refrigerator for 6 hours. Do not be tempted to shortcut it by freezing it! (Note 2)
- 4
Put a dinner plate or tray that you will use to place the rolled truffles on in the fridge as well.
Rolling the truffle balls
- 1
Place cocoa / coatings of choice in a small bowl or plate.
- 2
Remove Ganache from fridge. The chocolate mixture should be firm - softer than cold butter but harder than peanut butter.
- 3
Get an ice pack or bag of frozen peas from the freezer and place on the bench. Cover with a couple of paper towels. ("Freezer Pack").
- 4
Scoop up a tablespoon (using tablespoon measure), then use a teaspoon to scoop the mixture out into your hands (see video). Roll into ball then place on chilled plate. Repeat with remaining chocolate mixture, chilling hands on Freezer Pack as needed.
- 5
Once all balls are rolled, roll in cocoa or Coatings of choice. Serve at room temp so the chocolate is beautifully creamy inside!