Making your own chocolates is not very complicated. To make homemade chocolate truffles, start by melting 100g butter and 150g dark chocolate in a small saucepan. Then add 2 egg yolks, 50 g heavy cream, 50 g sugar and a few drops of vanilla extract. Then put the preparation in the refrigerator for a few hours so that it hardens.
Once the chocolate preparation has cooled down and is hard enough, form small balls and place them on parchment paper. Put them back in the refrigerator for ten minutes. Then melt 100 g of dark chocolate and leave to cool. Dip the chocolate balls one by one in the melted chocolate, then sprinkle them with the cocoa powder on all sides. Refrigerate for another ten minutes in the refrigerator before eating.
You can vary this recipe of chocolate truffles at will, according to your tastes and your desires. For example, you can add a little whiskey, grand marnier, rum, orange liqueur, cointreau, etc. to the preparation. You can also add a little crunch to your truffles by incorporating a few hazelnuts or crushed walnuts into the preparation. . Another idea:replace the cocoa powder with a few chocolate vermicelli, or, why not, grated coconut. Also remember to vary the base chocolate:intense chocolate for truffles with character that will delight gourmets, milk chocolate for children and gourmets, white chocolate or praline for truffles with original flavors... Don't hesitate to let it go. your imagination!
