Chocolate Truffles

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

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

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
2 hours 40 min.	15 min.	2 hours 55 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Prepare 300 g chocolate ganache, pour into a dish and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight to set.
2	Dry roast 30 g whole almonds and 30 g pistachios for 15 minutes in the oven at 300°F (150°C).
3	Chop the nuts coarsly and set aside.
4	Take out about a teaspoonful of ganache.
5	Form roughly into a ball with your fingers (latex gloves will help keep your hands clean.).
6	Roll with the palm of the other hand...
7	...until nicely rounded.
8	Dip the truffle in cocoa powder...
9	...and put on a plate.
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.
11	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.

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