Description
Delight in these rich and luxurious Christmas Truffles with Chocolate Orange, featuring a luscious dark chocolate and orange zest center enrobed in smooth dark chocolate. Perfect for festive gifting or indulgent holiday treats.
Ingredients
Scale
Truffle Centre
- 300 gram dark chocolate (approx 50-70% cocoa)
- 300 millilitres heavy cream or double cream
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
Decoration
- 200 gram dark chocolate to enrobe the truffles
- orange peel (optional)
- edible gold leaf or glitter
Instructions
- Prepare Chocolate: Finely chop 300 grams of dark chocolate so it melts easily. Reserve half for coating later.
- Heat Cream: Using the double boiler method with an Instant Pot or a microwave-safe bowl, gently warm 300 millilitres of heavy cream over low heat, ensuring the bowl does not touch simmering water.
- Combine Ingredients: Stir the chopped chocolate and 1 tablespoon orange zest into the warmed cream, folding gently until fully incorporated.
- Chill Mixture: Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature, cover with cling film to avoid condensation, then refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours until it forms a thick, crumbly texture.
- Shape Truffles: Rinse your hands with cold water, then scoop small amounts of the chilled mixture and roll into balls. Handle quickly as the mixture can get sticky.
- Chill Truffles: Place rolled truffles on a tray and return them to the fridge to firm up further.
- Melt Coating Chocolate: Melt the reserved 200 grams of dark chocolate in the microwave in 30 second bursts or using the double boiler method until smooth.
- Coat Truffles: Using a fork, dip each truffle into the melted chocolate to enrobe completely. Transfer them onto parchment paper and use a small skewer to help release the truffle from the fork.
- Add Decoration: While the coating is still wet, optionally decorate with orange peel and edible gold leaf or glitter.
- Set Chocolate: Allow the chocolate coating to fully set at room temperature or in the fridge before storing the truffles.
Notes
- For detailed ingredient notes and step-by-step images, refer to the original recipe post.
- Use this recipe as a foundation for other treats such as eggless chocolate mousse to use leftover cream and chocolate.
- Try alternative truffle ideas like coconut balls for variety.
- Ensure your hands are cold or damp when shaping truffles to prevent sticking.
- Cover the truffle center with cling film while chilling to prevent moisture buildup.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 truffle
- Calories: 90 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
