Recipe for Easy, Charming Bites: Bittersweet Chocolate Truffles
Luxurious Bittersweet Chocolate Truffles by Charles Chocolates
Get ready to wow your friends and family with these delectable bittersweet chocolate truffles! This no-fuss recipe, inspired by Charles Chocolates, is perfect for dinner parties or holiday gifts.
What You'll Need:
- Guittard Chocolate Company's 72% Cacao Quetzalcoatl Bittersweet Chocolate (or any high-quality bittersweet chocolate with around 70% cocoa solids)
- Heavy cream
- 1 whole vanilla bean
- Natural unsweetened cocoa powder
Yield: Roughly 60 trufflesDifficulty: A breeze!Total Time: 1 hour (plus 5 hours chilling)
Let's Get Cooking!
- Heat the heavy cream in a small saucepan over medium heat until it reaches a gentle simmer. Set it aside, and chop your bittersweet chocolate into small pieces (or use high-quality bittersweet chocolate chips).
- Split the vanilla bean lengthwise, scrape out the vanilla seeds using a paring knife, and add them to the cream. Stir well and let the mixture steep for 10 minutes.
- Return the cream to a gentle simmer and pour it over the chopped chocolate, allowing it to sit undisturbed for 5 minutes. Whisk mixture until it's smooth.
- Pour the chocolate mixture into an 8x8-inch baking dish, cover it, and chill until it's set and hardened (at least 5 hours).
- Use a small melon baller or spoon to scoop 1-inch balls of the hardened chocolate and roll them into smooth, round truffles between your palms.
- Place the cocoa powder in a shallow bowl, and roll the truffles until evenly coated. That's it! Keep your truffles at a cool room temperature for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container, without refrigeration or freezing them.
Unleash your inner chocolatier and create these easy, elegant bittersweet chocolate truffles for your next special occasion. Enjoy!
Optional Extra:
Enhance your truffles by trying out additional flavors like orange zest, liqueurs, or extracts for a twist on the classic recipe!
The recipe for the easy, charming bittersweet chocolate truffles uses Guittard Chocolate Company's 72% Cacao Quetzalcoatl Bittersweet Chocolate, yielding approximately 60 truffles. The truffles not only offer an impressive presentation, but their creation is quite straightforward, with the total time required being just one hour (plus five hours chilling). The instructions involve heating heavy cream, steeping it with a vanilla bean, melting high-quality bittersweet chocolate, and rolling the truffle balls in natural unsweetened cocoa powder.
