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LemonVanilla’s Top 5 Absolute Favourite Chocolate Truffles
What are you waiting for? Make some now!
You only need a few ingredients and it’s super easy to make these. Check our ‘Guides’ section for a fool-proof, easy method for making chocolate truffles.
Limoncello Truffles
These Limoncello truffles have just the right amount of lemon zest giving them a real depth of flavour and texture. Limoncello is an Italian lemon liqueur mainly produced in Southern Italy. It is smooth and sweet with an intense lemon flavour that works beautifully in chocolate.
We like to use our Milk Chocolate Truffle Kits to make these, but you can also use your own choice of milk chocolate like Barry Callebaut 823
All you need is:
- 1 Milk Chocolate Truffle Kit (contains 70g chocolate buttons) (link the kits)
- 13ml Limoncello
- 3g lemon zest (or, 2 drops of our Lemon Spice Drops)
- Make the ganache as instructed in the kit or in our ‘Guide’ using 30ml double cream per 70g chocolate
- Add the Limoncello and the lemon zest
- Leave to set (it may take up to 3 hours) then roll the truffles in chocolate pieces or cocoa powder.
Makes approximately 10 truffles
White Chocolate Lemon & Coconut Truffles
All you need is:
- 250g White Chocolate
- 130 ml Double Cream
- ½ tbsp unsalted Butter (melt with chocolate)
- 1-2 Lemon Spice Drops (Add these to the ganache once made).
- 60g Desiccated Coconut
Follow our simple truffle making guide (link to GUIDE) when making these and add butter and Lemon Spice Drops to the recipe. Coat the rolled truffles in desiccated coconut to finish.
Good to know: white chocolate ganache may take a bit longer to firm up than milk chocolate.
Dark Chocolate Raspberry Truffles
Just so delicate and pretty; the colour of love!
All you need is:
- 2 cups Crushed Freeze Dried Raspberries
- 70g Dark Chocolate
- 40ml double cream
Follow our truffle making guide to make the ganache, and coat your truffles in the crushed, freeze dried raspberries.
Orange & Rum Chocolate Truffles
All you need is:
- 70g Milk Chocolate
- 12ml Dark Rum
- 1-2 drops (to taste) Orange Spice Drops
- 15ml double cream
Make the ganache as instructed in our truffle making guide or Truffle Kits, replacing 15ml of the cream with 12ml of rum. Add a drop or two (to taste) of the Orange Spice Drops into the ganache.
Top tip: don’t heat the rum!
Rose & Pistachio Chocolate Truffles
If you have a flair for the exotic, these may tickle your fancy.
All you need is:
- 70g Milk Chocolate
- Rosewater
- Chopped roasted pistachios for rolling
- 40ml Double Cream
Using our guide, make the ganache as instructed and then add a drop or two (to taste) of the rosewater and mix well.
After setting the ganache in the fridge, roll the truffles and coat in the pistachios.
Top tip: Use our Milk Chocolate Truffle Kits for an easy truffle-making shortcut
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