Chocolate Truffle is a rich, luxurious treat made using dark chocolate, cream and butter. Chocolate Truffles are a decadent treat perfect for the holiday season. With just 3 main ingredients and minimum effort you can make these chocolate truffles. Learn to make Chocolate Truffles with step by step pictures and video.
Chocolate Truffle is a perfect dessert to end a meal or solace for chocolate craving anytime. These chocolate truffles are made with just 3 main ingredients, vanilla is optional just for flavoring. I have shared certain tips to make a less messy chocolate truffles.
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About Chocolate Truffles
Chocolate Truffles are made by melting good quality chocolate with heavy cream and butter. Chocolate Truffles is a rich dessert that can be made easily – Mix, Chill, Roll, Coat and your chocolate truffles are done. Making chocolate truffles can be a bit tricky and messy but with the tips I have shared I am sure you will find it easy.
With just 3 main ingredients and minimum effort you can make chocolate truffles. It is easy to make with the little tip I have shared here. I have always wanted to try and post chocolate truffles here but kept postponing thinking that I will mess up but finally this holiday season was the perfect time to try it. Tada these chocolate truffles are not difficult as I thought, they came out perfect.
I wanted to make the basic classic chocolate truffles recipe that will be my keeper and this is perfect. No fancy instrument, no liquor yet delicious chocolate truffles every time. The only thing to note is to use good quality chocolate either sweet or semi sweet or milk.
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Chocolate Truffles Ingredients
- Chocolate – You can use dark chocolate or semi sweet or milk chocolate for making truffles. Make sure to buy high and good quality dark chocolate.
- Cream – Use heavy cream for best results.
- Butter – Butter creates a silky finish also helps chocolate to melt easily. Also butter hardens while refrigerating making it to easy to roll.
- Vanilla extract – I used homemade vanilla extract, you can even use vanilla essence too.
Chocolate Truffles Topping
I have used desiccated coconut, cocoa powder and chopped nuts to roll and coat the truffles. You can even use chocolate sprinkles, color sprinkles, chopped pistachios, icing sugar etc to coat the truffles.
- Desiccated coconut – You can use fine desiccated coconut or coconut flakes to coat the truffles.
- Cocoa powder – Use good quality unsweetened cocoa powder.
- Nuts – Toast almonds for few minutes then chop it roughly, you can even pulse it in blender.
To make perfect Chocolate Truffles
- Chocolate mix – Make sure chocolate, cream and butter are properly melted and combined. The mix should be smooth and creamy.
- Chilling – Chilling the chocolate mixture for 4 hours minimum or even overnight is a must. Scoop out then again chill it or even freeze it for 30 minutes so that rolling will be easy.
- Rolling – While rolling between your palms just few rolls is enough. You can even use a frozen pack to chill your palms before rolling.
- Coating – Immediately coat with cocoa powder, nuts or whatever coating you want to. You can even coat with color sprinkles or chocolate sprinkles.
How to make Chocolate Truffles Step by Step
1.First add 1/2 cup heavy cream to a sauce pan. Heat it up until is starts to boil, switch off. Remove from flame and set aside.
2.To a mixing bowl add 285 grams dark chocolate, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
3.Add 1/2 cup hot cream to it.
4.Leave it undisturbed for 2 minutes.
5.Start mixing top combine.
6.Mix until chocolate is combined and melted completely.
7.Melted chocolate should be silky smooth and creamy.
8.Transfer it immediately to a tray.
8.Refrigerate it for minimum 4 hours or even over night.
9.After 4 hours, Scoop out the set chocolate on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Set it in fridge for minimum 30 minutes. I freezed it so that it will be easy while rolling.
10.Now take and roll it between your palms just few rolls is enough. If you keep on rolling then the chocolate will melt and be messy to coat. This rolling part can become messy so chill and roll.
11.Immediately coat in desiccated coconut.
12.Now roll over and coat in chopped almonds. You can even use chopped mixed nuts.
13.Roll over and coat in cocoa powder.
14.Chocolate truffles is ready!
Refrigerate the chocolate truffles until serving time.
Expert Tips
- Use icing sugar for rolling in place of cocoa powder, if you want it sweet.
- I used my cookie scoop to scoop out. You can even use a small ice cream scooper or 1 tablespoon measure.
- You can use nuts, or any flavors in chocolate for variety of truffles.
- You can use other flavors like peppermint, orange, coffee etc.
- If you boil the cream it may curdle so just heat it until it starts to boil.
- Before rolling the ganache in cocoa powder, it will be sticky. You can use gloves while rolling or chill your hands using an ice pack.
Serving and Storage
Chocolate Truffles tastes great chilled. Refrigerate and serve it. It stays good for about 2 months in fridge.
FAQS
1.What type of chocolate to use?
Use good and high quality cooking chocolate. Do not use eating chocolate as it might not melt easily and setting to the right consistency is tough. You can use either dark chocolate or milk chocolate or a mix of both.
2.I am not able to roll why?
If the quality of chocolate is not good or if you add less chocolate this may happen. The mixture may turn goey or sticky making it hard to roll. In that case add more melted chocolate to the mixture, refrigerate and try to roll.
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Chocolate Truffles Recipe
Ingredients
- 285 grams chocolate
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- First add 1/2 cup heavy cream to a sauce pan. Heat it up until is starts to boil, switch off. Remove from flame and set aside.
- To a mixing bowl add 285 grams dark chocolate, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
- Add 1/2 cup hot cream to it.
- Leave it undisturbed for 2 minutes.
- Start mixing top combine.
- Mix until chocolate is combined and melted completely.
- Melted chocolate should be silky smooth and creamy.
- Transfer it immediately to a tray.
- Refrigerate it for minimum 4 hours or even over night.
- After 4 hours, Scoop out the set chocolate on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Set it in fridge for minimum 30 minutes. I freezed it so that it will be easy while rolling.
- Now take and roll it between your palms just few rolls is enough. If you keep on rolling then the chocolate will melt and be messy to coat. This rolling part can become messy so chill and roll.
- Immediately coat in desiccated coconut.
- Now roll over and coat in chopped almonds. You can even use chopped mixed nuts.
- Roll over and coat in cocoa powder.
- Chocolate truffles is ready!
- Refrigerate the chocolate truffles until serving time.
Nish
Those are real nice evenly round!
The only ones I've ever had are Lindor truffles, and I sure did think making truffles at home might be complicated!
Pavithra
Love it totally.. very addictive truffles.
Kadhyaa
that such a lovely post 🙂
Swathi
Chocolate truffles looks delicious.
priya ravi
Chocolate truffles look very tempting.. love the clicks … thanks raks and sharmi for this treat 🙂
Mitha
choco truffles hmm !!
nice to see a guest post !! And am a big fan of Sharmi & Raks.
Today is my hubby's bday and I have baked raji's eggless vanilla cake with choco frosting.
Aarthi
chocolate truffles looks awesome…I can have the whole lot by myself..great work raji and sharmi..
Reshmi Mahesh
Wow….the truffles look awesome…Lovely post dearies…
Vardhini
Trufles look yummy and a nice post Sharmi.
Chandrani
Truffles looks awesome and yummy. Lovely Sharmilee…
Nithu Bala
You really rock…wonderful presentation and pictures are so good..
M D
Awesome treat for Christmas!
RAKS KITCHEN
I love my post in your space 🙂 🙂 Thanks for asking me to do a post for you .. otherwise I would not have tried truffles at all in my life hehe
Priya's Feast
Wow..Wonderful post on chocolate truffle…kudos to both of you ,ladies.
zareena
Lovely and a perfect chocolate sweet to gift to near and dear ones.
Kalpana Sareesh
Oops too good..i was actually looking for somthing like this..chocolateeyy n yummy..lovin it Sharmi rockin as usual..
NiVi
treat to the eyes… raji and sharmii.. it is chocolatyyyyyy and delicious to see… clicks are very nice…
srividhya Ravikumar
looks beautiful..
faseela
so deklightful truffles….supoerb
Prathima Rao
Elegant & stunning truffles!!!! A lovely post Sharmi!!!
Angie's Recipes
A beautiful guest post. Love truffles. Who doesn't? 😉
Tina
sooooo perfect and delicious…
sangee vijay
Chocolate truffles looks so delicious n perfect…lovely post sharmi !!
Rachana
A delicious and tempting guest post. Love truffles 🙂
Prathibha
very nice treat to eyes as well as to the tongue..:) You have done a nice justice wid d post n clicks…
Maayeka
Wow!!!great presentation..lovely clicks and wonderful recipe.
divya
omg…soooooooooper tempting ..
Anu
very tempting and mouthwatering truffles. Good work sharmi
Hamaree Rasoi
Delicious preparation of chocolate truffles for this Christmas.
Suja
Its really tempting..looks divine
Vanamala Hebbar
Fantastic…lovely pictures
maha
very yum.pics are so cool……
Sobha Shyam
wow, amazing chocolate truffles..wonderful post..
Shema George
truffles look so tempting !!! yummy!!
Priya
Those truffles looks super cute,quite addictive and absolutely elegant..Kudos to u..
Archana
Look superb. Perfect for this season. Thanks dear. Seasons greetings to you.
jeyashrisuresh
perfect truffles and gorgeous clicks.
Sandra
wow, amazing chocolate truffles.. Thanks for sharing. I like it.
Yummy Team
Perfect and delicious choco truffles..Amazing clicks too..
sally Cameron
Oh my this looks delicious! Love, love, love Chocolate truffles!thanks for sharing the recipe!
Robert Fisner
This is such a lovely post.
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how to make whipped cream?is there some way to make it from scratch? or if its readymade,can u specify the brand you used?
Rajee
How did I miss this post. Lovely