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Dark Chocolate Raspberry Truffles

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Dark Chocolate Raspberry Truffles

Recipe by becky

  • Total TimeAbout 2 hours, including chilling time
  • Yield15-18 1-inch truffles 1x

A decadent dark chocolate-raspberry ganache, enrobed tempered in dark chocolate and sprinkled with freeze-dried raspberries. The quintessential raspberry truffle recipe!

Ingredients

Scale

130 grams good-quality dark chocolate (4 1/2 ounces, or about 1 cup)
60 grams raspberry purée (1/4 cup)
45 milliliters whipping cream (3 tablespoons)
1 teaspoon honey*
15 grams unsalted butter (1 tablespoon), softened

Dark chocolate couverture, for tempering and enrobing, or unsweetened cocoa powder, for rolling
Crushed freeze-dried raspberries, optional, to garnish


Instructions

Line a quarter sheet baking tray with parchment or a silicone mat.

Melt the dark chocolate over a bain marie, or double boiler.

melted chocolate in a bowl with a whisk

Meanwhile, combine raspberry purée, whipping cream, and honey in a small saucepan and warm over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until steaming. (Do not boil.)

stirring raspberry puree and cream in a saucepan

raspberries and cream in a saucepan with a spatula

Whisk the warm cream mixture into melted chocolate, followed by the softened butter, whisking until butter melts.

ganache in a bowl with a whisk

Cover bowl with clingfilm/plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour, or until firm enough to scoop.

With a melon baller or small cookie scoop** scoop the ganache into individual portions. You should have about 15-16 total.

scooping truffles with a melon baller

scoops of ganache on a tray

With your hands, smooth and shape each portion into a ball.** Arrange on prepared tray and refrigerate for 15-30 minutes.

balls of ganache on a small tray

Use an enrobing fork to dip each truffle in tempered dark chocolate, or roll truffles in unsweetened cocoa powder or crushed freeze dried raspberries. (See notes on coating truffles in the post above.)

truffles coated in cocoa powder

Store raspberry truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Allow truffles to come up to room temperature for 10 minutes prior to serving.

Dark Chocolate Raspberry Truffles

 

Notes

*When making the ganache, take time and adjust the amount of honey as needed. Not all berries taste the same, and  different berries contain different amounts of natural sugar depending on ripeness, growing method, and whether you’ve chosen to purée fresh berries or opted for a store-bought raspberry purée.

**I recommend choosing a melon baller or cookie scoop with a release. Otherwise, the chocolate ganache may be difficult to remove from the scoop. Periodically dipping your scoop in hot water can also make the process go more smoothly.

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