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Bittersweet Chocolate-Coffee Truffles

Homemade Bittersweet Chocolate Truffles

Thomas Wenger
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Chilling Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Servings 25 pieces

Ingredients
 
 

  • 230 grams bittersweet chocolate couverture at least 58% cocoa
  • 125 ml heavy cream 35% fat
  • 30 grams unsalted butter
  • 15 grams coffee beans
  • 30 ml Kahlua or other coffee liquor
  • cocoa powder for coating

Instructions
 

  • Chop the chocolate couverture into small pieces and place it in a bowl.
  • In a saucepan, heat up the cream and the coffee beans. Bring to boil and keep warm for 5 minutes to infuse the coffee flavor into the cream.
  • Bring to boil again and strain the boiling hot cream over the chocolate pieces. Let stand for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the butter and stir gently with a hard plastic or rubber spatula until a smooth homogeneous chocolate mixture has formed. This mixture is called a ganache.
  • Add the Kahlua, incorporate very well and pour the mixture into a shallow, cling wrap (plastic film) lined tray. Thickness should be approximately 2-3 cm (approx. 1 inch) thickness.
  • Chill in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours, best overnight. This will firm up the mixture for easy handling during the rolling and coating process.
  • Turn the firm, chilled ganache onto a clean surface and with a hot knife, cut 12-15 g (approx. ½ oz) or 2 cm (3/4 inch) cubes out of the chocolate-cream mixture.
  • Between your palms, roll the ganache cubes into round balls and coat them well with the cocoa powder.
  • Chill again to firm them up before packing or for storing.

Notes

Homemade Bittersweet Chocolate Truffles
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