Recipe: Earl Grey Truffles

I’d never made truffles before but it turns out that they’re basically just balls of ganache that has been half-set and rolled up and they took all of a few minutes to make (plus setting time). You can basically make them any flavor by adding ingredients to the cream too.

Earl Grey Truffles

AuthorMabDifficultyBeginner

Yields12 Servings
Prep Time10 minsCook Time2 hrsTotal Time2 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients
 120 ml cream
 30 g butter
 2 tbsp loose earl grey tea
 salt
 240 g semisweet chocolate
 ½ tsp vanilla extract
 50 g cocoa powder

Directions
1

Heat cream over medium heat until it begins to simmer then remove from heat, add tea and steep for 5 minutes.

2

Once steeped add in the chopped chocolate, salt, butter, and vanilla. Let the warm cream melt the chocolate completely then mix until smooth and glossy.

3

Cover the ganache and cool in the fridge for 1-2 hours.

4

Use a spoon and your hands to roll the ganache into spheres.

5

Place the cocoa powder in a bowl and roll each truffle in cocoa.

Ingredients

Ingredients
 120 ml cream
 30 g butter
 2 tbsp loose earl grey tea
 salt
 240 g semisweet chocolate
 ½ tsp vanilla extract
 50 g cocoa powder

Directions

Directions
1

Heat cream over medium heat until it begins to simmer then remove from heat, add tea and steep for 5 minutes.

2

Once steeped add in the chopped chocolate, salt, butter, and vanilla. Let the warm cream melt the chocolate completely then mix until smooth and glossy.

3

Cover the ganache and cool in the fridge for 1-2 hours.

4

Use a spoon and your hands to roll the ganache into spheres.

5

Place the cocoa powder in a bowl and roll each truffle in cocoa.

Earl Grey Truffles

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