it is very late and i'm going to see the family tomorrow who have given us their daughter's cot for iris. i have been intending to make chocolates for them for the last week as a thank you but have not got around to it. so, here's how to make cocoa bean truffles quickly!prepare little pots of ingredients - i save these from indian takeaways. I used nuts, dried fruit, fresh herbs, rosewater, citrus zest, balsamic vinegar, sea salt, spices ... be creative!
make a ganache of 500g chocolate and a 500ml single or soya cream. you will also need about 250g dark chocolate to enrobe.
for more details on how to make the ganache, temper and enrobe the chocolates see my blog on Dec 3rd 2008.
spoon the plain chocolate ganache into each bowl and mix well. pop in the freezer, have a cup of tea and prepare your toppings and before you know it, they are ready to spoon out onto a plate of cocoa, roll and place on greaseproof paper. remember to label your flavours - a small pencil reminder on your greaseproof works well.
temper your chocoate, dip and top. If you have failed to buy a nice gift box, wrap a small box in nice paper, line with greaseproof paper, fill with truffles and tie with ribbon or string and a handwritten label.
these truffles will be best eaten in a week, especially if using lots of soft fruits and no alcohol - most people see this as an advantage!
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