Chocolate Bourbon Truffles
These Chocolate Bourbon Truffles have a creamy bourbon dark chocolate center enrobed in perfectly tempered dark chocolate. Roll them in powdered sugar, cocoa powder and drizzle with chocolate for a variety!
Servings: 24 truffles
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 ounces dark chocolate
- pinch kosher salt
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 tablespoons bourbon or whiskey
- chocolate couverture for dipping optional, learn how to enrobe truffles with this post
- cocoa powder optional coating
- powdered sugar optional coating
Instructions
- Place chocolate and salt in a medium bowl set on a dish towel. The towel will help retain the heat from the cream in the bowl, which helps melt the chocolate.
- In a small saucepan, bring the cream to a boil.
- Pour the hot cream over the chocolate mixture. Allow it to sit for 1 minute undisturbed. This makes it so the cream does the heavy lifting for you, and you don’t have to stir forever and risk cooling the cream before emulsifying.
- Starting in the center, whisk the chocolate until it begins to emulsify. It will look smooth, shiny, and silky. Gradually begin to whisk in a larger circle until a smooth, shiny ganache forms.
- Pour in the whiskey and whisk to combine.
- Pour the ganache onto a plastic-lined dish, baking sheet or pan and cover with plastic wrap. This prevents a skin from forming, keeping it smooth. Chill completely before enrobing or coating in powdered sugar or cocoa powder.
- Transfer to a piping bag or plastic baggie with a hole cut out. Pipe ganache into approximately 2 teaspoon-sized portions (10g) onto a parchment paper lined tray.
- Roll to create truffle balls.
- Chill completely before enrobing, or coating in powdered sugar or cocoa powder. Watch the Youtube Video below for more details on enrobing chocolate.
Video
Notes
Technique - If the ganache breaks (it looks grainy), then whisk in small amounts of cold cream.
Variations - If you aren’t feeling up to tempering chocolate, I feel that deeply. You can roll the unenrobed (enrobed is a fancy pastry term for “dipped in chocolate”) truffle in cocoa powder and have an easy, delightful little treat.
Storage - Store rolled truffles in the refrigerator in an airtight container or zip-top baggie for one month refrigerated or 10 days at room temperature.
Nutrition
Calories: 41kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 72IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg