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Total time: more than 2 hr

Preparation time: 5 + 10 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Refrigeration time: 12 hours or 2 hours for the ganache

Difficulty: Easy

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Nutritional values

per 100 g

Energy:500.1 kcal

Proteins:4 g

Fats:35 g

Carbohydrate:43 g

Fibers:4.8 g

Sugar:33.1 g

Cholesterol:50 mg

Sodium:57.5 mg

Calcium:56.9 mg

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INGREDIENTS

Quantity

Weight/Volume

Unit

Ingredient

*Basic recipe

750

g

semi sweet chocolate

500

ml

heavy cream (35%)

icing sugar

cocoa powder

*Butter Truffles or Ganache

500

g

couverture or bittersweet chocolate

500

ml

crème fraîche (35%)

100

g

butter

icing sugar to taste

METHOD

Basic Recipe

  1. Melt the chocolate in a double-boiler;
  2. add the cream and simmer until slightly reduced;
  3. pour into a container and refrigerate overnight;
  4. form into small balls using two teaspoons;
  5. roll in sugar;
  6. let sit for 12 hours before serving.

Denser Two-Step Truffles

  1. prepare the basic recipe but at the last step, place the truffles in the freezer for 12 hours;
  2. dip each truffle into some lukewarm melted chocolate;
  3. roll in cocoa powder.

Mandarin Truffles

  • add 100 ml mandarin liqueur at the same time as the cream.

Truffles/Ganache with butter - basic recipe

  1. in a saucepan, bring the cream to a boil with the sugar;
  2. blend in the butter;
  3. add the chocolate, cut into pieces; reduce the heat and stir until very smooth;
  4. pour into small individual molds that have been previously chilled or or let set at room temperature; mold into balls with two teaspoons;
  5. unmold and serve.

Truffles/Flavored Ganache

  • when the chocolate is melted, you can add some strong coffee, liqueur or hazelnut paste.

écorces d'orange au chocolat

  1. cut the zest of an orange into thin strips, 5 mm wide at most;
  2. melt the dark chocolate in a double boiler;
  3. dip each strip of zest into the chocolate;
  4. place on parchment paper;
  5. refrigerate.

SOMMELIER

Champagne

CHEF'S NOTES

It's easy to make your own truffles, but you have to begin with excellent-quality basic chocolate, couverture chocolate or dark semi-sweet chocolate from a pastry shop or specialty grocery.

Truffles will keep for quite a long time in the refrigerator in a plastic container lined with parchment paper. All chocolates should, in my opinion, sit for 48-72 hours before serving so that you can enjoy their full flavors.



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