Frédéric Bau, École du Grand Chocolat Valrhona

Truffle Hearts

Name: Truffle Hearts
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: ½ vanilla bean; 1 cup minus 3 tablespoons (200 ml) whipping cream; 2 tablespoons (1 ½ oz./40 g) acacia honey; 3 ½ tablespoons (1 ¾ oz./50 g) butter, diced; 10 ½ oz. (300 g) bittersweet chocolate, 70 percent cocoa; 10 ½ oz. (300 g) bittersweet chocolate, 70 percent cocoa; 10 ½ oz. (300 g) bittersweet chocolate, 70 percent cocoa; 10 ½ oz. (300 g) bittersweet chocolate, 70 percent cocoa; Unsweetened cocoa powder for dusting

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Complex
Ready in
4 hr

Appears in

Encyclopedia of Chocolate

By Frédéric Bau and École du Grand Chocolat Valrhona

Published 2017

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Ingredients

Bittersweet chocolate ganache*

8 oz. (225 g) bittersweet chocolate, 70 percent cocoa
½

Gluten-free
Confectionery
Vegetarian
Chocolate
Microwave

Method

Prepare the bittersweet chocolate ganache. Chop the chocolate and melt it slowly in a bain-marie or in the microwave oven (on “defrost” or at 500 W maximum, stirring from time to time). Slit the half vanilla bean and scrape the seeds out into the cream. Bring the cream and honey to the boil with the half vanilla bean. Si

Ingredients

Bittersweet chocolate ganache*

Method

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