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Chocolate Chai Truffles


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  • Author: becky
  • Total Time: About 4 hours
  • Yield: 15 1 1/2-inch truffles 1x

Description

Chai truffles made with milk chocolate, candied ginger, and chai infused whipping cream, hand-rolled and dusted with powdered chai.


Ingredients

Scale

240 milliliters whipping cream, plus more for topping up (1 cup)
5 chai tea bags
150 grams chopped milk chocolate (5 1/4 ounces, or about 1 cup)
30 grams crystallized ginger, finely chopped (3 tablespoons)
Chai powder, for rolling


Instructions

Add whipping cream to a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer, then stir in the chai tea bags.

A saucepan of cream

Tea bags in a saucepan of cream

Remove from heat and allow tea bags to steep in the cream for 30 minutes.

Tea bags steeping in a saucepan of cream

Pass through a fine mesh strainer to remove the tea bags and any bits of tea. (Do not squeeze the tea bags or they will break!)

Tea bags in a mesh strainer

A bowl of chai infused cream

Reweigh cream. Add additional cream as necessary, “topping up” to 120 milliliters, or 1/2 cup.

A measuring cup of chai infused cream

Melt chocolate over a double boiler or bain marie.

Chopped chocolate in a bain marie

bowl of melted milk chocolate

Meanwhile, add infused whipping cream to a small saucepan and rewarm over medium-low heat. (Do not boil.)

Chai infused cream in a saucepan

Gently whisk warm cream into melted chocolate.

pouring cream into melted chocolate

Chocolate ganache and whisk in a bowl

Whisk in the candied ginger.

Chopped candied ginger and a whisk in a bowl of chocolate ganache

Cover bowl with clingfilm/plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours, or until firm enough to scoop.

Chocolate ganache in a bowl

Line a small tray with parchment or a silicone mat.

Use a melon baller or small cookie scoop to scoop the chilled ganache, using your hands to smooth and shape each truffle into a ball.

bowl of chilled ganache, melon baller, and a silicone lined mat

Chocolate truffles on a tray

Roll each ball in chai powder and place on prepared tray. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes, or until ready to serve.

Chocolate truffle in a dish of chai powder

Re-roll in additional chai powder before serving.

Chai truffles on a tray

Store truffles in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week. Allow to sit at room temperature for 10-15 minutes prior to serving. Re-roll in additional chai powder as needed.

Chai truffles arranged on a white surface

 

  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Chilling Time: 2-3 hours
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Category: Chocolate
  • Method: Stovetop
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