Description
Rich dark chocolate blends with fresh cream in this classic French chocolate truffles recipe, creating silky ganache centers rolled in cocoa powder. Parisian chocolatiers have perfected these elegant confections you’ll savor with pure delight.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (50 grams) cocoa powder
- 3 tbsps (1.5 oz / 42 g) high-fat butter, softened
- ¾ cup (6 oz / 170 g) heavy cream
- 7 oz (198 g) dark chocolate (55% to 70%)
Instructions
- Chocolate Preparation: Meticulously chop premium dark chocolate into uniform, small pieces, placing them in a heat-resistant bowl.
- Cream Heating: Gently warm heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat until it reaches a soft, bubbling point, avoiding scorching.
- Ganache Formation: Pour steaming cream over chocolate, allowing 30 seconds of rest to initiate melting, then blend using an immersion blender or whisk until achieving a luxurious, glossy consistency with no visible chocolate fragments.
- Butter Integration: Fold softened unsalted butter into the ganache, stirring until completely smooth and homogeneous.
- Resting and Thickening: Transfer ganache to a sealed plastic bag, allowing it to rest at room temperature for 4 hours until reaching a pipeable consistency.
- Truffle Shaping: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, pipe uniform ganache mounds, and briefly chill for 10-15 minutes to set their form.
- Coating and Finishing: Sift unsweetened cocoa powder into a shallow dish, delicately roll each chilled ganache mound to ensure complete coverage.
- Storage and Serving: Preserve truffles in an airtight refrigerator container for up to 2 weeks, removing 15-20 minutes before serving to enhance flavor and texture.
Notes
- Chocolate Quality Matters: Select premium dark chocolate with at least 60% cocoa content for rich, intense flavor and smooth texture.
- Temperature Control Critical: Heat cream gently to prevent scorching, which can ruin the delicate ganache’s taste and consistency.
- Patience Pays Off: Allow ganache to rest and thicken naturally at room temperature for 4 hours, ensuring perfect piping and truffle formation.
- Cocoa Coating Technique: Sift cocoa powder thoroughly and roll truffles gently to achieve an even, professional-looking finish without clumping.
- Prep Time: 4 hours 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 21
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 10 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg