Five Spice Chocolate Truffles

Name: Five Spice Chocolate Truffles
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted; 200 g/7 oz dark (bittersweet) chocolate, roughly chopped; 1 tbsp Chinese five spice powder; 100 ml/3½ fl oz/scant ½ cup double (heavy) cream

Preparation info

Makes:
30
truffles

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Everybody Loves Chocolate

By Jennifer Donovan

Published 2024

About

Ingredients

100 ml/3½ fl oz/scant ½ cup double (heavy) cream

Asia
China
Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the cream with the five spice powder in a small saucepan over a low heat until it just begins to simmer. Remove from the heat and leave for 15 minutes for the flavour to infuse.
Pass the cream through a sieve into a clean saucepan and add the chocolate. Cook over a low heat, stirring frequently, until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. Pour