We all know that selecting the perfect gift can be a very strenuous task that only the elite and chosen few have mastered. Giving gifts are a constant dilemma that gives most of us headaches from the sheer effort of trying to come up with the perfect gift. Flowers, cards and sweets are an obvious choice of many. If you are looking for a gift that the receiver is sure to enjoy, maybe you might want to try the newest trend.
Truffles are desserts made of cocoa with a ganache cream center. In this case, champagne is added to the usual whipped cream or in the mixture altogether. There are many variations to this delicious dessert. There are pink, milk and dark chocolate, and classic kinds available today.
Truffles are easy to make. You do not have to be a pastry chef to come up with one. You can try making these babies in different variations like milk, dark, pink, and classic. You can also coat it with chopped nuts, if you desire.
Prepare all the ingredients first. For the classic champagne truffle, you will need three and one fourth cups of semi sweet chocolate chips, one fourth cup butter, three fourth cup sparkling wine of your choice, one fourth cup honey and one fourth cup liqueur. Those are just for the truffle filling. For the coating you need two cups semi sweet chocolate chips and one to two cups powdered sugar.
Once you have all the ingredients, the first thing you need to do is to melt the honey, liqueur, wine and butter in a sauce pan until they all come together smoothly. Add the chocolate and stir until very smooth. One you reach the desired consistency, you can now transfer the mixture into a big bowl.
While allowing the mixture to cool, pull out a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Once the hour is up, drop teaspoonfuls of the mixture into the sheets. Freeze them for an hour, form into balls and freeze again for another hour or so.
Once the balls have hardened, get another cookie sheet. Sift the powdered sugar and divide it. One half stays in the sifter while the other half is dusted onto the cookie sheet. In a double boiler, melt the cocoa chips intended for the coating. Drops the balls one by one into the until every bowl is completely coated. Roll the balls into the sifter with the powdered sugar and put it on the cookie sheet you have just dusted.
For pink champagne types, you can substitute the powdered sugar for some pink berry powder. If you want to have dark truffles, melt dark chocolate for the coating. Melt white bars for the milk chocolate variation. This particular recipe makes 60 truffles
If you are the type of person that is just not into cooking and baking, do not worry. If you do not want to make your own, you can always buy some from dessert shops. Truffles are wildly popular these days that it is not at all hard to find them anywhere.
Truffles are desserts made of cocoa with a ganache cream center. In this case, champagne is added to the usual whipped cream or in the mixture altogether. There are many variations to this delicious dessert. There are pink, milk and dark chocolate, and classic kinds available today.
Truffles are easy to make. You do not have to be a pastry chef to come up with one. You can try making these babies in different variations like milk, dark, pink, and classic. You can also coat it with chopped nuts, if you desire.
Prepare all the ingredients first. For the classic champagne truffle, you will need three and one fourth cups of semi sweet chocolate chips, one fourth cup butter, three fourth cup sparkling wine of your choice, one fourth cup honey and one fourth cup liqueur. Those are just for the truffle filling. For the coating you need two cups semi sweet chocolate chips and one to two cups powdered sugar.
Once you have all the ingredients, the first thing you need to do is to melt the honey, liqueur, wine and butter in a sauce pan until they all come together smoothly. Add the chocolate and stir until very smooth. One you reach the desired consistency, you can now transfer the mixture into a big bowl.
While allowing the mixture to cool, pull out a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Once the hour is up, drop teaspoonfuls of the mixture into the sheets. Freeze them for an hour, form into balls and freeze again for another hour or so.
Once the balls have hardened, get another cookie sheet. Sift the powdered sugar and divide it. One half stays in the sifter while the other half is dusted onto the cookie sheet. In a double boiler, melt the cocoa chips intended for the coating. Drops the balls one by one into the until every bowl is completely coated. Roll the balls into the sifter with the powdered sugar and put it on the cookie sheet you have just dusted.
For pink champagne types, you can substitute the powdered sugar for some pink berry powder. If you want to have dark truffles, melt dark chocolate for the coating. Melt white bars for the milk chocolate variation. This particular recipe makes 60 truffles
If you are the type of person that is just not into cooking and baking, do not worry. If you do not want to make your own, you can always buy some from dessert shops. Truffles are wildly popular these days that it is not at all hard to find them anywhere.
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