Raspberry & Dark Chocolate Truffles
Ingredients
- 280g Valrhona Guanaja Dark Chocolate (SCC5000)
- 140g Dark Chocolate Splitters (SDS865)
- 160g KerryMaid Whipping Cream Alternative (SCM280P)
- 2 Drops of Raspberry Flavour Oil (SCF0646)
- 100g Cacao Barry Legere Cocoa Powder (SCC1461)
- 20g Freeze Dried Raspberry Crumble (SCF0776PA)
Method
Indulge your dark side this Valentine's Day with decadent dark chocolate and raspberry truffles, perfect as a gift to the one you love, or a little treat for yourself!
Combining Valrhona's iconic, bitter dark chocolate, Guanaja, and tart but sweet raspberry in a creamy, rich ganache, these truffles are a real celebration of flavour and texture. Enjoy a couple with your favourite hot chocolate drink on February 14th!
How to Make Raspberry & Dark Chocolate Truffles:
Makes 35-40 hand rolled truffles
- Heat the cream and raspberry flavouring oil (SCF0646) together in a microwave
- Pour onto the Valrhona Guanaja dark chocolate (SCC5000) and stir until you reach a smooth ganache. Leave to set in the fridge (this may take up to 3 hours)
- Once set, take out of the fridge and, with a teaspoon, take enough ganache to make the required truffle size
- Roll into a circle and coat the truffle in your choice of cocoa powder or dark chocolate splitters (SDS865)
- Decorate with a sprinkl of freeze dried raspberry crumble (SCF0776PA) to finish
Enjoyed this recipe? Try Valrhona Manjari 64% for a slightly less dark, but still perfect flavour pairing!
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Valrhona
Valrhona Guanaja 70% Grand Cru Dark Chocolate
Feve; Minimum Cocoa Solids 70%
SCC5000
Guanaja 70% is perhaps Valrhona's most iconic dark chocolate. With toasted cocoa notes and an overarching bitte...
In-stock: 37
Mona Lisa
Dark Chocolate Splitters
1.5-2.7mm; Cocoa Solids 39.5% Sugar 58%
SDS865
Dark chocolate splitters add chocolatey texture. Roll truffles in them, use them to decorate chocolate bars, or serve on...
In-stock: 44
Kerry Foods
KerryMaid Whipping Cream Alternative
Minimum fat content 30.5%
SCM280P
A long-life alternative to fresh cream, the KerryMaid whipping cream is perfect for making ganache. It has a smooth, bal...
In-stock: 13
Keylink
Raspberry Flavour Oil (Natural)
Dosage 0.10%
SCF0646
This is an oil soluble product. Simply add a few drops of oil to chocolate, desserts. ganache, marinade and sauces. ...
In-stock: 36
Cacao Barry
Cacao Barry Cocoa Powder; Legere
Light Pink (dry); Fat Max 1%
SCC1461
Fudge and fruit flavours... With a rich, fudgy taste and notes of red fruits with a hint of hazelnut, this cacao powder...
In-stock: 10