French chocolate truffles
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7 hours 35 min
When Christmas arrives in France, there is no way to avoid chocolate truffles. For delicious truffles, always choose quality ingredients, especially the chocolate.
Anne-Françoise
6 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 6
- 250g dark chocolate, broken into pieces
- 150ml whipping cream
- 30g butter, diced
- 50g unsweetened cocoa powder
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:20min ›
Extra time:7hr cooling ›
Ready in:7hr35min
- Make a bain-marie: place a heatproof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, ensuring the bowl doesn't touch the water. Add the chocolate to the bowl and stir till melted and smooth, then remove from the heat.
- Bring the cream to the boil in a heavy saucepan. Remove from the heat, add the melted chocolate, and stir well. Refrigerate at least 6 hours, or overnight.
- After chilling, place the bowl over a pan of barely simmering water yet again. Add the butter and mix well to get a smooth paste. Remove from the heat and let cool for about an hour.
- When set, remove portions of the chocolate mixture and roll into small balls, then roll in the cocoa powder. Set aside on greaseproof paper. Store in the fridge till needed.
