Chocolate Truffles

Name: Chocolate Truffles
Yield: Makes About 50
Ingredients: 2¼ cups unsweetened cocoa powder or confectioners’ sugar, for rolling; 8 oz. best quality dark chocolate (at least 70 percent cocoa solids), chopped into tiny, even-sized pieces about the size of a coffee bean (1⅓-1½ cups); ¾ cup whipping cream

Preparation info

Makes About
50

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Chocolate

By Sara Jayne Stanes

Published 2005

About

You can’t beat handmade chocolate truffles. They are one of heaven’s gifts and should be savored as one of the wonders of the modern chocolate world.

Ingredients

8 oz. best quality dark chocolate (at least 70 percent cocoa solids), chopped into tiny, even-sized pieces about the size of a coffee bean (

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Put the chocolate in a large heatproof bowl. Put the cream in a saucepan and bring to a bubbling boil. Remove from the heat and let it subside for 1 to 2 minutes, then pour it over the chocolate. Stir well with a wooden spoon until the chocolate is melted and smooth. To follow Method A, let the mixture cool to room temperature—at least 30 minutes; or, to follow Method B, chill the mixture in th