Dark Chocolate Truffles

Name: Dark Chocolate Truffles
Yield: Makes about 65 truffles
Ingredients: 390 g (12½ oz) good quality dark chocolate; ½ cup (60 g/2 oz) good quality cocoa powder for rolling truffles; 100 g (3½ oz) extra chocolate for rolling truffles; 3 teaspoons brandy or Grand Marnier; 225 mL (7 fl oz) light (single) cream

Preparation info

Makes about
65
truffles

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Taste of Australia

By Victoria Alexander and Genevieve Harris

Published 1995

About

The quality of the finished truffles depends entirely on the quality of the ingredients used. It is very important to use best quality chocolate and cocoa. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They are best eaten within 2 weeks but will keep for longer.

Ingredients

390 g (12½ oz) good quality dark chocolate
225 mL (7

Gluten-free
Confectionery
Vegetarian

Method

CHOP THE CHOCOLATE ROUGHLY and place it and the cream into a medium-sized heatproof bowl. Bring a saucepan of water to a simmer over a low heat and place the bowl over it, stirring gently until the chocolate is melted and the cream and chocolate are amalgamated. Remove the bowl from above the saucepan, add the alcohol to the chocolate mixture and stir well. Leave the chocolate mixture to