Chocolate-Mint Truffles

If you enjoy the combination of mint and chocolate, definitely try these delicious chocolate-mint truffles, which you can gift in a beautiful package for Christmas or New Years.

Details

  • Preparation Time: 300 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 5 minutes
  • Difficulty: 2
  • Spiciness: 0
  • Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients

  • 100 ml Sweet cream

  • 20 g Butter, unsalted

  • 200 g chocolate, dark

  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla, extract, imitation

  • 50 g Cocoa, powdered, unsweetened

Steps

  1. Roughly chop the chocolate and place it in a large bowl. Pour the sweet cream into a saucepan and add butter and mint flavoring. Heat everything over medium heat. Just before the cream boils, remove the saucepan from the heat and pour the mixture over the chocolate.

  2. Wait one minute without stirring, then gently mix with a whisk until you get a smooth and uniform chocolate mixture. It's important to mix the ingredients, not whip them, to avoid incorporating air into the cream. Pour the chocolate mixture into a smaller baking dish and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours until the chocolate mixture is completely cooled and set.

  3. Once set, take the mixture out of the refrigerator. Use a spoon or an ice cream scoop to portion the mixture and place it on the prepared parchment paper. Sprinkle cocoa powder on a shallow plate. Roll each chocolate portion in the cocoa powder and shape it into a ball with your hands. To prevent the truffles from sticking to your hands, dust them with cocoa powder.

  4. Place the shaped truffles in the refrigerator for a few minutes, then serve them on a plate and enjoy.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 525.81 kcal
  • Fat: 30.39 g
    • Saturated Fat: 16.84 g
  • Carbohydrates: 55.66 g
    • Sugars: 34.42 g
  • Protein: 6.59 g
  • Fiber: 8.79 g

Advice

If you dont have mint flavoring, you can help yourself by adding a handful (or more) of mint leaves to the cream and simmering them for a few minutes to infuse the cream with mint flavor. Then remove the leaves and pour the cream over the chocolate.