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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.

53 K 5/5 (7 reviews)

2 hours 55 min. difficulté

Easy

2.60 €

30 truffles

4 Ingredients

Last modified on: January 6^th 2016

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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

Change these quantities to make:

10 truffles 15 truffles 30 truffles 60 truffles 90 truffles

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 2 hours 40 min.

Cooking: 15 min.

All in all: 2 hours 55 min.

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Step by step recipe

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.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	50 RDI=20 %	430 RDI=40 %	400 RDI=60 %	1,760 RDI=90 %	7,360 RDI: 90 %
Per 100 g	10 RDI=5 %	110 RDI=10 %	100 RDI=20 %	450 RDI=20 %	1,890 RDI: 20 %
Per truffles	1 RDI=1 %	10 RDI=1 %	10 RDI=2 %	60 RDI=3 %	250 RDI: 3 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Nuts

How much will it cost?

For 30 truffles : 2.65 €
Per truffles : 0.10 €

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