The chocolate truffles with cherries or without (if you don’t like cherries) are delightful no-bake treats with no added sugars, perfect to prepare when you don’t feel like turning on the oven or have unexpected guests… or simply because we want to indulge ourselves!
As the Christmas holidays approach, we are always looking for easy and quick desserts to accompany the traditional ones that abound on our tables.
Foolproof but guaranteed to be successful, I assure you that as soon as you taste them, you will experience great satisfaction!
To prepare the chocolate and cherry truffles you need good quality chocolate, fresh cream, a pat of butter, cherries if you use them, and unsweetened cocoa powder.
Let’s head to the kitchen and prepare the delicious chocolate and cherry truffles.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Rest time: 1 Hour
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 20/25
- Cooking methods: Bain-marie
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Fall, Winter
- Energy 137.02 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 6.51 (g) of which sugars 2.89 (g)
- Proteins 2.24 (g)
- Fat 11.71 (g) of which saturated 5.86 (g)of which unsaturated 3.25 (g)
- Fibers 2.38 (g)
- Sodium 8.91 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 1 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 7 oz dark chocolate
- 3.5 oz milk chocolate
- 3.5 tbsp butter
- 0.5 cup fresh whipping cream
- 0.25 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- cherries in syrup (optional)
Steps
Chop the two types of chocolate with a knife and set aside.
Place a pot on the stove that can contain the bowl for the bain-marie, with 1 inch of water and bring it to a boil.
– Pour the two chocolates, cream, and softened butter into a single bowl and as soon as the water on the stove reaches a boil, place the bowl inside (be careful not to let water droplets in) and melt the butter and chocolates.
– Once the ganache is obtained, cover with cling film and let it cool at room temperature, then place the bowl in the fridge.
– Retrieve the bowl with the now pasty ganache and take small amounts of the mixture; place a well-drained cherry in the center, close the ball, and roll it in unsweetened cocoa. If you don’t like cherries, just form the balls with the ganache and roll them in cocoa. Store in the fridge.
Notes:
– To best enjoy the truffles, take them out of the fridge at least 10 minutes before.
– They can be stored for 4-5 days in a closed glass container.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
– Can I use other types of chocolate?
– Yes, they can also be made with only one type of chocolate
– What can I use instead of cherries?
– I think hazelnuts would work well
