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Coconut Lime Truffles

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An easy recipe for homemade coconut lime truffles made with coconut milk, white chocolate, and fresh lime, and rolled in a layer of shredded coconut.

Ingredients

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75 milliliters full fat coconut milk (1/3 cup)
200 grams chopped white chocolate (7 ounces, or about 1 1/4 cups)
10 grams lime zest (2 tablespoons, or the zest of 34 limes)
1/2 teaspoon lime oil
12 drops Neon Brite green gel food coloring
45 grams shredded coconut (about 1/2 cup), divided

Instructions

Add the coconut milk to a small saucepan. Gently warm over low heat until steaming. Do not boil.

Coconut milk in a small saucepan

Meanwhile, add the chopped white chocolate to a bain marie or double boiler. Melt, stirring gently, until completely melted. Remove from heat.

A bowl of chopped white chocolate

A bowl of melted white chocolate

Whisk the warmed coconut milk into the white chocolate.

Pouring coconut milk into melted white chocolate

Melted white chocolate in a bowl with a whisk

Stir in the lime zest, lime oil, and gel food coloring.

Adding lime zest to a bowl of melted white chocolate

Whisking lime white chocolate ganache

Lime and white chocolate ganache in a bowl with a whisk

Stir in 20 grams (1/4 cup) of the coconut.

Adding shredded coconut to a bowl of ganache

Lime green ganache in a bowl with a whisk

Cover bowl and refrigerate until firm enough to scoop, about 4 hours.

A bowl of lime and white chocolate ganache

Line a small tray with parchment or a silicone mat.

Bowl of green ganache, melon baller, and tray

With a melon baller, divide the chilled ganache into 15-18 portions.

Balls of green ganache on a tray

With your hands, roll each portion into a ball. Roll each ball in the remaining coconut.

A tray of green truffles

Lime chocolate truffles on a tray and a dish of shredded coconut

Green truffles arranged on a tray

Place truffles on prepared tray and chill until firm. Serve chilled.

Store leftover truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to five days.

Coconut lime truffles and slices of lime on a white surface

 

 

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