How to Make Chocolate Truffles

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“Anything is good if it’s made of chocolate.” The chocolate truffle was created by the French culinary giant Auguste Escoffier way back in 1920s. Originally chocolate truffles are made of ganache, chocolate, cream and rolled in cocoa. As time goes by, food becomes more creative.

Chocolate Truffles can also be coated in sweet curry and paprika. Nowadays, people make chocolate truffles as a gift or a present to a friend or to someone special. Chocolate truffles are very affordable compare to other chocolate candies.

The word “truffles” means any filled chocolates. The history of chocolate truffles is quite confusing because in some studies it was stated that chocolate truffles was invented in Chambery, France M. Defour in 1985 and the Europeans learned about chocolate truffles in 1900’s.

Let me share you the recipe in making chocolate truffles.

How to Make Chocolate Truffles

Ingredients for 20-25 pcs.

1. 450 grams of unsweetened or dark chocolate bar
2. 1/4 cup of thick cream that was chilled for 24 hours.
3. I table spoon of butter
4. 1 table spoon of vanilla
5. Oats or sprinkles

Procedures:
1. In a small pan, melt the butter together with the chocolate bar for at least two minutes in a low set of fire.
2. Set aside until it was chilled
3. Mold the cooked chocolate into a circle. You can also put a marshmallow inside the molded chocolate.
4. Coated it with oats or sprinkles
5. Arrange it into a box and share it with your family and friends