Chocolate Truffles

Chocolate truffles do require you to be patience when making them

Chocolate truffles make a enchanting dessert, and one that people from all over the world enjoy both on a regular basis and for special occasions. The one issue with chocolate is that is can be very fattening. People who are searching for smaller chocolate desserts (to be moderately eaten of course) in an attempt to hold their weight should consider chocolate truffles.

Chocolate truffles, what are they?

A chocolate truffle is a delicacy that is in the shape of a small ball. It is called a chocolate truffle because it looks like the truffle fungus in its shape. The center of chocolate truffles always contains some type of gorgeous filling. These fillings can consist of  marshmallows, fudge, fruit, cream, melted chocolate, nuts, and much more.

A favorite chocolate truffles recipe.

While chocolate truffles might often be associated with decadence, they are actually not very difficult to create if at home. One of the most popular kinds of chocolate truffles is the standard one, which just has a simple chocolate filling and the chocolate truffle recipe is easy to follow.

To make these truffles at home, several ingredients are needed. These ingredients include: a half-cup of heavy cream, 1 teaspoon of light corn syrup, 8 ounces of chopped semi-sweet chocolate, plus another 6 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate for dipping, 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter, and half a cup of sifted, Dutch-process cocoa butter.

Once the ingredients have been assembled, mix the corn syrup, cream, and butter together in a saucepan. Place the mixture on the stove with medium heat. Once the mixture reaches full boil, turn off the heat. Add the 8 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate to the mixture. At this point the pan should be swirled gently. After this has been done, allow the mixture to sit for 5 minutes.

When the 5 minutes are over, whisk the mixture. Place the mixture in a bowl and put it in the refrigerator for 45 minutes. Stir the mixtures every 15 minutes during that time. Line some baking sheets (at least two) with parchment paper. After 45 minutes in the refrigerator, the mixture should be noticeably thick. Allow the mixture to stay in the refrigerator for another 15 minutes, and stir it every 5 minutes.

Using two spoons or a mini ice cream scooper, scoop the mixture out into 1 inch balls and place them on the baking sheets. Allow the balls to chill for about 15 minutes, and while that is happening, melt the remaining 6 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate. After the chocolate is melted, allow it to cool just a little bit.

Taking the cooled chocolate balls (now truffles), and dip each one into the semi-sweet
chocolate and cover it with some cocoa. After each truffle has been dipped, place it back on the baking sheet and put all the finished chocolate truffles in the refrigerator for approx 10 minutes. Once this as been done, the truffles will stay fresh and fit to eat  for about one week, and can be stored in an airtight container (preferably in the refrigerator). Chocolate truffles do require you to be patience when making them, but the end result is certainly worth it.