The French like to give away Chocolate Truffles during Christmas – what a sweet tradition! Often served with coffee, truffles are simply balls of chocolate (melted with varying amounts of egg, butter, cream or sugar) that are coated with chocolate or rolled in cocoa powder. This base mixture can be used for many different flavor possibilities – brandy, rum, cinnamon, vanilla, coffee, whiskey, ginger, marshmallow, lavender, even paprika – almost endless combinations and varieties! The flavoring process can be as simple as just adding the flavor (such as rum), or very complicated, combining multiple ingredients in a delicate sequence.
Muscadines are long truffles dipped in chocolate, and sprinkled with icing sugar, while Chamberry truffles (truffettes) add praline and fondant icing to create a delightful taste and texture.
I love making chocolate truffles, and have been learning different ideas and techniques since before I went to cooking school (a happy slave to my sweet tooth!). I have never used eggs in my truffle recipes – I prefer chocolate and cream as the base, and have had great results. Traditionally made with dark chocolate (my personal preference), some people prefer the less-bitter milk chocolate. I advertised truffles as wedding favors on my first website, and still happily fill custom orders…
The most popular flavors I sell are Brandy, Cinnamon, Espresso, Ginger, Mint, Orange and Tea; of course I can do custom flavors as well. If you are interested in having chocolate truffles for your wedding or any other occasion, just let me know!
Tags: Brandy, chamberry truffles, chocolate, cinnamon, espresso, Ginger, mint, muscadine, Orange, tea, truffettes, truffles
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