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
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2 hours 39 min. | 15 min. | 2 hours 54 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.
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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 828 Kcal or 3,467 Kj | 27 gr | 126 gr | 129 gr |
| 41 % | 11 % | 12 % | 20 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 212 Kcal or 888 Kj | 7 gr | 32 gr | 33 gr |
| 11 % | 3 % | 3 % | 5 % |
| Per truffles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 28 Kcal or 117 Kj | 1 gr | 4 gr | 4 gr |
| 1 % | <1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 30 truffles : 2.60 €
- Per truffles : 0.09 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Chocolate ganache: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Flaky chocolate brioche, Chocolate and vanilla crème brûlée, Little cakes with a chocolate and hazelnut centre, Two-coloured chocolate-orange tart, Hazelnut and chocolate biscuits, ... All |
 | Pistachios: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Crisp apricot and pistachio tart, Granola, Mini apricot and pistachio brioches, Nougat, ... All |
 | Powdered cocoa: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Flaky brownie brioche, Moist chocolate cake, Black Forest gateau, Belle-helene in a glass, Toasted almond cake, ... All |
 | Whole almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tomato pesto, Crusty pistachio, almond and apricot flan, Grandma Solange's biscuits, Piped petits-fours, Beetroot and fried chicken salad, ... All |
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