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Name: Chocolate Truffles
Prep time: 2 h 39 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 2 h 54 min
Yield: 30 truffles
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 300 g Chocolate ganache; 30 g whole almonds; 30 g pistachios; 30 g powdered cocoa

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Chocolate Truffles

Chocolate truffles: those dreamy, creamy chocolatey treats, rolled in cocoa powder or a mix of chopped dry-roasted pistachios and almonds.

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Last modified on: January 6^th 2016

For 30 truffles, you will need:

1 300 g Chocolate ganache
2 30 g whole almonds
3 30 g pistachios
4 30 g powdered cocoa
Total weight: 390 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
2 hours 39 min.	15 min.	2 hours 54 min.

Preservation:

Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

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Stage 1

2 hours

Prepare 300 g Chocolate ganache, pour into a dish and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight to set.

Stage 2

15 min.

Dry roast 30 g whole almonds and 30 g pistachios for 15 minutes in the oven at 300°F (150°C).

Stage 3

5 min.

Chop the nuts coarsly and set aside.

Stage 4

1 min.

Take out about a teaspoonful of ganache.

Stage 5

1 min.

Form roughly into a ball with your fingers (latex gloves will help keep your hands clean.).

Stage 6

1 min.

Roll with the palm of the other hand...

Stage 7

...until nicely rounded.

Stage 8

1 min.

Dip the truffle in cocoa powder...

Stage 9

...and put on a plate.

Stage 10

For the nutty version, leave off the cocoa and roll the truffle in the chopped-nut mixture, using gentle pressure to help the nuts stick.

Stage 11

30 min.

Prepare all the truffles like this.

Keep them in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Remarks

You can vary the flavour your truffles by adding vanilla or an alcohol that you enjoy.

Nutritional information

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 30 truffles : 2.60 €
Per truffles : 0.09 €

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Source

Home made.

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	Pistachios: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chocolate cereal bars, Nougat, Pistachio powder or paste, Saucipain, Chocolate thins with toasted nuts, ... All
	Powdered cocoa: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chocolate sweetcrust pastry, Toasted almond cake, Chocolate and matcha tea biscuits, Checkerboard biscuits, Chocolate cake, ... All
	Whole almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Moist cereal bars, Chinese style chicken, Kugelhof for Nanou, Apple Batter Puddings, Toasted almond cake, ... All

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