Indulge Yourself With Homemade Champagne Truffles

By Elizabeth Baker


Truffles are loved by everyone and people think that its extremely difficult to make truffles at home. The reality is quite opposite because they are not as difficult to make as you think provided you know how to manage chocolate correctly. You can make your own champagne truffles and the recipe is pretty easy and simple to follow.

Some people like to use plain white chocolate in their recipe while others are more keen to use milk chocolate or sometimes a blend of milk and dark chocolate. Generally, plain chocolate is favored as it compliments the essence of champagne. Try to make sure that the taste of chocolate is a bit mild otherwise it might taste a bit too intense after you add champagne to your blend.

Take the chocolate bar and break it into small pieces and then finally grind it up using a food processor. The reason you have to grind up the chocolate is because if you try to work with small pieces of chocolate, it would leave a bit of lump and you won't like a lump in your truffle.

Place a small saucepan on the stove and pour in cream, little amount of champagne and some butter and just lightly warm up this mixture. You don't have to boil it up otherwise champagne would just evaporate. Use full fat cream if you want to get a creamy texture. Afterwards add the mixture over the chocolate and blend it up until smooth and creamy in texture.

Mix everything well together until it forms a smooth creamy texture. To give it an additional flavor, include a touch of yogurt in it. To ensure that the mixture is set, you have to refrigerate it for about eight hours or more so that it doesn't look runny anymore. It will thicken up after a few hours time and then you're good to go. This is the fundamental truffle blend which you can use to make plain and also different assortments of truffle.

Always use good quality chocolate for your truffles because otherwise they won't taste good at all. Opt for brands that you can trust instead of buying something that is just cheap. Also, the champagne you use should be of good quality otherwise the truffles would taste too bitter to consume.

Whilst making this indulgent treat, you have to be a bit careful in handling the mixture because it will start to melt down as soon as you start working with it. You'd have to work them quickly so that they do not melt and retain their shape. Put them in a fridge afterwards because if the outside temperature is too hot, they will begin to loose their shape.

You could add distinctive flavors to your truffle blend like, slashed ginger, nuts, or even dry fruits. Ensure that the extra flavors that you're utilizing compliment the general taste of the truffles.




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