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Espresso chocolate truffles with honey and vanilla

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Espresso chocolate truffles with honey and vanilla. (PHOTO: Armelle Habib)
Espresso chocolate truffles with honey and vanilla. (PHOTO: Armelle Habib)
Prep Time: 20mins
Servings: makes 50
Cooking Time: 10mins
Ingredients
  • 260ml - (generous cup) whipping cream
  • 20g - roasted coffee beans, crushed
  • 5ml - honey
  • 5ml - vanilla bean paste
  • - pinch of sea salt
  • 520g - good-quality milk chocolate
  • 150g - cocoa powder
Method

1 Heat the cream in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil.

2 Remove from the heat and add the coffee beans. Place the lid on the saucepan and leave to infuse for 10 minutes.

3 Strain the cream into another saucepan, then add the honey, vanilla paste and sea salt and bring to a boil over medium heat.

4 In a microwave-safe bowl, partially melt the chocolate in the microwave on high in 30-second increments until it is 50% solid and 50% liquid.

5 Pour the hot cream over the chocolate, then whisk until the chocolate is completely melted and incorporated.

6 Cover with clingfilm touching the surface of the ganache and leave to set at room temperature for a minimum of 8 hours or overnight.

7 Roll teaspoons of the ganache into balls to make truffles.

8 Place the cocoa on a plate or in a shallow bowl, then roll the truffles in the cocoa powder to coat.

9 Store the truffles for up to 1 week in an airtight container below 25°C.

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