Deliciously simple yet stunning truffles with a choice of various toppings and a decadent flavour - people will be hard pushed to know if they are homemade or professionally made!
Setting and Decorating Time: 2 hourshours20 minutesminutes
Servings: 25truffles
Author: Jane's Patisserie
Ingredients
Truffles
50gunsalted butter
325gmilk chocolate
120mldouble cream
30mldark rum
100gamaretti biscuitscrushed
Salt
50gpistachioschopped
Decoration
50gmilk chocolate
300gdark chocolate
Crushed nutsalmonds and pistachios work well
Crushed amaretti biscuits
Instructions
Pour the double cream into a pan and heat until boiling, don't boil it for too long though - you can turn the heat off once it has boiled
Add the milk chocolate and mix until the chocolate has melted
Add the unsalted butter and do the same and then add the dark rum
If any of the ingredients haven't completely melted, you can gently heat the pan again, but ts important not to heat the mixture too harshly because it might split it or ruin the texture
Add the crushed amaretti biscuits and chopped pistachios and salt and mix
Pour into a container and refrigerate until set (minimum 1 hour, preferably overnight)
Once set form into balls - for example, either use a melon baller, a cookie cutter or even just a spoon and your hands (be careful... you might get messy) and refrigerate/freeze again if the mixture has gone a bit soft.
Whilst they are hardening you can melt the other chocolates you are using to decorate either over a bain-marie or in the microwave
Simply coat the truffles in the chocolates you desire and sprinkle on a little something extra and leave to set!
ENJOY!
Notes
I find it easier to use a melon baller to shape the truffles as it can often make them just the right size - and also consistent.
I also find that if you use some scrunched up tin foil or some polystyrene and get some cocktail sticks, you can stick each of the truffles into the a stick, coat it in the chocolate and leave it in the polystyrene to drip off any excess chocolate and it saves you getting too messy!
If the melted chocolate is very hot and fresh, it might just melt the truffle mixture a bit so be careful!)
They make a delightful little gift for anyone - little jars make the perfect container for the truffles!