Dark Chocolate Truffles
Easy Homemade Chocolate Truffles for Valentine's Day
Servings 10
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 12 ounces 72% dark chocolate
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions
- Heat up cream and vanilla in a small saucepan.
- Chop chocolate and place in a heatproof bowl with the sea salt.
- Once cream is scalding, pour over chocolate and let sit for 1-2 minutes.
- Stir until the chocolate is completely smooth and shiny.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Once chilled, scoop 1” balls and roll in your hands to smooth.
- Spread cocoa powder in a shallow dish and roll each ball to coat.
- Transfer to a storage container and chill for at least 1 hour.
Notes
- When chopping chocolate bars for recipes, I always use a serrated bread knife. This way it kind of latches onto the chocolate rather than pressing down and sending the chocolate pieces flying. It helps a ton!
- If you are infusing flavors into your truffles, you can tie together herbs and steep it in the cream. You can also infuse fruit zest, extracts, liquors, and spices. If you want something potent, heat the cream and add your flavoring. Then, turn off the heat, cover, and let steep for an hour to deepen the flavor profile.
- Make sure you wait for 1-2 minutes after pouring the cream on the chocolate. If it doesn’t all melt right away, you can heat the entire mixture over a double boiler or you can pop it in the microwave in 30 seconds bursts until melted. Because truffles have a high ratio of chocolate to cream, it can sometimes take a while to melt it all.
- The Mellon baller used to scoop the truffles can get clogged after a few uses. Keep a cup of warm water nearby to dip it in if you need, which will help the truffles come out easier.
- When you remove the ganache mixture from the fridge, let it come to room temperature for an hour or two before rolling into balls. If it’s too cold and stiff it’ll be too tough to make evenly round shapes, although they will still taste great.