Description
Delicate and luxurious, these White Chocolate and Raspberry Truffles combine creamy white chocolate with tart raspberry for the perfect melt-in-your-mouth indulgence.
Ingredients
- White Chocolate Chips: 300 grams – Forms the luscious base and gives the truffles their signature richness.
- Fresh Raspberries: 150 grams – Brings that bold, tangy contrast to the creamy sweetness.
- Heavy Cream: 60 ml – Adds smoothness and helps bind the ganache together.
- Unsalted Butter: 30 grams – Enhances creaminess and provides a glossy finish.
- Powdered Sugar: 50 grams – Gently sweetens and stabilizes the ganache.
- Vanilla Extract: 1 teaspoon – Adds warm depth and balances the tart fruit.
- White Chocolate (for coating): 200 grams – Used to enrobe the truffles in a silky shell.
- Freeze-Dried Raspberry Crumbs or Sprinkles (optional): For garnish and a pop of color.
Instructions
- Preheat Your Equipment: Ensure your workspace is clean and your fridge has space for chilling.
- Combine Ingredients: In a saucepan over low heat, melt white chocolate chips with heavy cream and butter. Mash raspberries, strain out seeds, and stir puree with vanilla extract into chocolate mixture.
- Prepare Your Cooking Vessel: Pour ganache into a shallow bowl, cover, and refrigerate for 2–3 hours until firm.
- Assemble the Dish: Scoop and roll mixture into balls using your hands or a small scoop.
- Cook to Perfection: Melt coating chocolate, dip each truffle, and allow excess to drip off before placing on parchment.
- Finishing Touches: Sprinkle with freeze-dried raspberry crumbs or sprinkles and chill to set.
- Serve and Enjoy: Keep truffles chilled and serve in mini wrappers or on a decorative plate.
Notes
- Roll with cold hands to avoid melting the ganache.
- Use gloves for a neater rolling and coating process.
- Add raspberry extract for more intense fruitiness.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 truffle
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 15mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 8mg
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