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Chocolate Truffles

Published: Dec 7, 2014 · Modified: Dec 4, 2014 · About 2 minutes to read this article. · By Kim Nielsen

Recipe for Homemade Chocolate Truffles
Chocolate truffles is a kind of confectionery which are typically covered with chopped nuts like almonds, coconut or hazelnuts, or sometimes they are simply just covered with molten chocolate. In this very simple recipe we have covered the truffles in cocoa powder which gives they a super delicious taste. These chocolate truffles are very easy to make, in fact they require almost no work. You only need three different ingredients; heavy cream, rich dark chocolate and cocoa powder. The chocolate is simply just melted in the heavy cream and left in the fridge to solidify for a couple of hours. Then the chocolate mixture can be rolled into small and nice chocolate truffles.

Beside the fact that they are very simple to make they are also very decorative and therefore perfect as a small hostess gift or similar. We normally make these truffles as a Christmas candy and we simple love them! However, they are super as a candy all year around. You can store them in the fridge and snack them when you are hungry for some delicious candy :-)


Chocolate Truffles

20 pieces
Preparation time: 3 hours

Ingredients:
200 g (7 oz) dark chocolate
2 dl (4/5 cup) heavy cream
2 tbsp cocoa powder

Instructions:
Step 1: Heat up the heavy cream in a sauce pan and melt the chocolate in it.
Step 2: When the chocolate is completely melted; pour the mixture in a bowl and leave it in the fridge until it is solid but still a bit soft. This normally takes a couple of hours.
Step 3: When the chocolate/cream mixture is solidified use a tea spoon to form small balls. Roll the chocolate truffles in your palms until they are perfectly round. If the chocolate truffle is still a bit soft leave it in the fridge for some more time.
Step 4: Pour some cocoa powder on a plate and roll the truffles in it. Keep the truffles in the fridge until serving.

Tip: Try roll the chocolate truffles in something different than cocoa powder. We have tried rolling the truffles in chopped pistachio kernels, freeze dried raspberries or blackberries and chopped hazelnuts. However, it is basically only your imaginations that is the limit :-)



Recipe for Homemade Chocolate Truffles

Recipe for Homemade Chocolate Truffles

Recipe for Homemade Chocolate Truffles

Recipe for Homemade Chocolate Truffles

Recipe for Homemade Chocolate Truffles

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  1. Odête da Bandel

    December 12, 2015 at 8:50 pm

    This is very similar to the Brazilian brigadeiro -- except we use sweetened condensed milk instead of heavy cream.
    Thanks for sharing and happy holidays!!

    Reply
    • Louise Dam

      December 12, 2015 at 8:58 pm

      Wow, than we must try these brigadeiro :-)

      Reply
  2. Mariana Silvara

    December 12, 2015 at 8:54 pm

    Just like the brigadeiro!! The consistency also appears to be the same...we typically top it with Nescau, shredded coconut, powdered sugar, or crushed almonds/pistachios.
    Regards and obrigada de Brasil!! ???
    - Mariana

    Reply
    • Louise Dam

      December 12, 2015 at 8:57 pm

      Oh my! That just sounds amazing! :-)

      Reply
  3. Cinderica

    November 20, 2019 at 1:09 am

    I love this web site! Learning many new things!

    Reply
    • Kim Nielsen

      November 20, 2019 at 11:16 am

      I happy that you like my site. It's comments like yours that makes me happy and want to continue develop my site and recipes.

      Reply
      • Frank Walsh

        December 31, 2019 at 1:36 pm

        Hi Kim,

        I’m just back from a short trip to Copenhagen where we sampled some truffles which I’d now like to try to make for myself. Can you tell me if your heavy cream is the same as the UKs double cream.
        Many thanks

        Frank

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        • Kim Nielsen

          January 01, 2020 at 3:13 pm

          Hi Frank. You should use a normal whipping cream with a fat content of about 38%. I believe the double cream is too thick because it has a higher fat content? Regards Kim (Nordicfoodliving.com)

          Reply

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