Chocolate Orange Truffles
Decadent no-bake dark chocolate truffles with citrus notes.
Servings: 15 truffles
Equipment
- Sauce Pan
Ingredients
- 1/2 c Heavy cream
- 240 g Dark Chocolate
- 1 tbsp Orange zest
- 1 tsp Orange oil
For Rolling The Truffles
- 1 tbsp Cocoa
- 1 tbsp Powdered sugar
- 1 tsp Orange zest
Instructions
Making the truffles
- Heat the cream in a heavy bottomed sauce pan till it just begins to boil.
- When done, switch off and let it sit for 2 mins
- Now, add the dark chocolate and mix well.
- Initially, it will be lumpy. But keep stirring and it will soon loosen up and melt.
- Keep stirring until smooth and glossy.
- Allow this mixture to become warm.
- Now, add orange oil and the orange zest and mix well.
- When done, allow it to chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours.
Shaping and rolling the truffles
- This truffle mixture will set and solidify beautifully after sitting in the fridge.
- Combine the cocoa powder, orange zest and powdered sugar. Mix well.
- When done, use a melon baller and scoop out portions of the truffle dough.
- Dust your hands with cocoa and roll the scooped out dough into a ball.
- Roll this in the cocoa-sugar-orange zest mixture.
- Place in parchment paper lined tray or in tiny muffin liners.
- Repeat with the remaining mixture.
- Chill in the fridge until ready to eat.
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Disclaimer
Nutrition values are provided here as a courtesy and are only a rough guide. Please consult a health care provider if you have any concerns.
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