Description
Indulge in these rich Chocolate Truffles filled with silky hazelnut ganache, perfect for sharing or a sweet treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 1/4 cup hazelnut liqueur
- 8 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine
Instructions
- Heat the heavy cream and corn syrup in a small saucepan over medium heat until simmering.
- Remove from the heat and pour the mixture over the melted chocolate mixture; let stand for 2 minutes.
- Stir gently, using a rubber spatula, starting in the middle of the bowl until all chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- Gently stir in the hazelnut liqueur.
- Pour the mixture into an 8 by 8-inch glass baking dish and let sit in a cool dry place.
- Working quickly, spoon a tablespoon of melted chocolate into each of the truffle molds.
- Carefully swirl the mold to coat the sides with chocolate. If the chocolate doesn’t want to move, use the back of a small spoon to work the chocolate up the sides.
- Place a cooling rack over a piece of parchment paper and invert the mold onto the cooling rack. Let sit for 30 minutes to 1 hour, allowing for excess chocolate to drip.
- Transfer the mold to the refrigerator to chill. The chocolate shells are ready when firm and no longer shiny.
- Transfer the chocolate ganache to a piping bag.
- Pipe the chocolate into the chocolate molds, filling them 3/4 of the way full.
- Gently tap the mold to level the ganache.
- Return to the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Repeat the melting process with the remaining chocolate.
- Spoon the melted chocolate over the molds.
- Gently tap the molds to level the chocolate.
- Using a cake spreader, spread the chocolate and remove any excess chocolate.
- Allow to set in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Notes
Use high-quality chocolate for the best flavor. Experiment with flavors by adding spices like cinnamon or sea salt.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 truffle
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 5mg