Chocolate Truffles

These chocolate truffles are made with just 2 base ingredients, and taste like pure chocolate lusciousness! Chocolate truffles are the ultimate expression of chocolate with silky, rich centers encased in delicate coatings. They’re made out of a simple French emulsion called ganache.

What Are Chocolate Truffles?

Chocolate truffles are bite sized confections made from ganache, which is chocolate and cream, shaped into balls, and coated in cocoa powder, chocolate, or other finishes.

They are defined by:

• Soft, creamy center
• Rich chocolate flavor
• Thin outer coating

The chocolate truffles originated in France in the late 19th century and it was named after the luxury fungus “truffle” due to visual similarity. Traditionally it was made with dark chocolate, cream and a cocoa powder coating.

Today, chocolate truffle recipes are flavored, coated in several nuts, chocolate shavings, dried fruit and endless coatings.

It’s similar to making a ganache, except it’s a thicker ratio of chocolate to cream. The chocolate truffle is usually prepared, then chilled before rolling and serving.

And now imagine only few ingredients, no fussy technique and no baking needed. Seriously can you imagine all of that?!!

Why You’ll Love this Chocolate Truffles Recipe

• Luxurious, melt in your mouth texture
• Simple ingredients with high end results
• Customizable flavors
• No baking required
• Perfect for gifting and entertaining
• Can be made ahead of time so easy to make!
• It takes just a few minutes and you can store them for a while.
• These truffles are the SECRET INGREDIENT to our NO FAIL Molten Lava Cake!! YES!

Ingredients for Chocolate Truffles

Chocolate

• High cocoa content dark chocolate will give you dark chocolate truffles. Lower cocoa content will give you milk chocolate truffles.
• Smooth melt quality
• Real cocoa butter
• Couverture chocolate are ideal for professional results and high quality bars offer good alternative
• Avoid chocolate chips because they often contain stabilizers.

Cream

• Heavy cream. Yes high fat content is essential
• Lower fat  will give you a wrong texture
• The truth is, you will never reach this velvety melt in your mouth texture without cream. And for the record, not much cream is used for this recipe, but its effect on the recipe is HUGE!

Flavor Additions

• Use high quality extracts or real ingredients. A simple vanilla bean paste is great and crowd pleasing to start with.

How to Make Chocolate Truffles with Science

Start with room temperature ingredients always. This is the science of making a ganache, a classic French emulsion. We have used it in Molten Lava Cake, Black Forest Cupcakes, Ultimate Chocolate Cheesecake.

Ganache Ratio is a Critical Foundation

• Chocolate and cream creates an emulsion
• Ratio determines texture: More chocolate will yield firmer truffles, More cream yields softer center

Emulsion Mixing

• Proper mixing gives a smooth, glossy ganache
• If not mixed well, you get a broken ganache which often looks grainy or oily

How To Make Chocolate Truffles

So let’s get to it, here’s how two ingredients plus collagen are used to their best! You’ll need to finely chop your quality chocolate bars. Alternatively, you can grate them after chilling in the fridge.

In a pan or another bowl, you’re going to heat up the cream until it simmers. You can do this in the microwave and you can also use the stove. The cream has to be in a boiling state.

Now you’re set to make the truffles. Bring two bowls and use one type of collagen for each bowl, that way you have two different flavored chocolate truffles.

Add the collagen at the bottom of the bowl.

Pour the hot cream over the collagen. 

Add in the chocolate chunks and whisk until smooth and the chocolate is completely melted. It will be silky smooth and shiny.

If you feel the mixture isn’t melting completely (sometimes the cream isn’t that hot to begin with). In this case you can microwave the bowl for 20-30 seconds at most, and then continue whisking until it melts.

You can jazz up that caramel flavored chocolate truffles recipe with a dash of coffee. Pour on a tablespoon of hot brewed espresso (or coffee) for a richer chocolate taste, along with a pinch of salt and vanilla if you’d like.

Give your chocolate ganache a final whisk. THAT’S IT ! This is such an easy recipe worth savoring, sharing and making more often!

Cooling

All the work is done. This mixture gets covered and chilled for 1.5 hours. Then you’ll take a melon baller or a mini ice cream scoop. You’ll need a cup of hot water to dip in between scoops.

Scoop up balls from the chocolate mixture using the melon baller. Working in batches, place each velvety chocolate ball in either cocoa powder or shredded coconut to coat. You can also use chopped nuts, dried fruits or any coating you like.

I used a bowl of caramel bits too for the caramel flavored truffles. SO GOOD! That crunch texture with the silky smooth truffles is unbeatable.

When all the truffles are done, it’s best to chill them for just 10 mins or so. Or enjoy them right away!

Now, these are the most basic, simple and yet decadent chocolate truffles you’ll ever make!!

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Chocolate Truffle Recipe

These chocolate truffles are made with just 2 base ingredients, and taste like pure chocolate lusciousness! Watch the recipe video and spare 10 minutes for this divine chocolate truffles recipe!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, French

Keyword Chocolate Truffles, Chocolate Truffles Recipe, What is Chocolate Truffle

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 1 minute

Cooling time 2 hours

Total Time 6 minutes

Servings 12

Calories 149 kcal

Author Mahy

Ingredients

• 2 cups or 1 lb chocolate pieces from a chocolate bark a mixture of milk and dark chocolate is my favorite—but entirely dark or milk or semisweet works too
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 Tablespoon Caramel Collagen From Great Lakes Wellness
• 1 Tablespoons Honey Cinnamon Collagen from Great Lakes Wellness.
• 1 tablespoon hot brewed espresso optional

Coating:

• dark raw cocoa powder
• coconut shreds
• Cinnamon Sugar
• Caramel Bits

Instructions

1. Heat the whipping cream in a medium size pan over medium-low heat, covered with the lid until it starts to simmer—alternatively, you can place the cream in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave it for 1 minute until it simmers.
   
2. Bring two bowls to flavor the chocolate truffles with the two different collagen flavors.
   
3. Add a scoop of the collagen at the bottom of one bowl.
   
4. Add to that half the hot cream.
   
5. Then add in half the chocolate chunks.
   
6. For the caramel flavoured truffles, add in the coffee as well.
   
7. Whisk everything together until the chocolate melts and is shiny smooth.
   
8. Cover up the truffle mixture with plastic wrap, and chill it for nearly 2 hours until it sets.
   
9. Repeat this process in the other bowl using the honey cinnamon collagen and adding the remaining half of the cream and chocolate chunks. Chill.
10. Use a melon baller or mini ice cream scoop and scoop up little balls of the truffle mixture and dump it right into a bowl of Cocoa powder. Roll the truffle in cocoa powder to evenly coat it.
    
11. Repeat with the remaining mixture.
    
12. Chill the truffles or serve right away and enjoy!!
    
13. Store the truffles in the fridge for up to 3 days.
    

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

Expert Tips for Chocolate Truffles 

• Use heavy whipping cream (35%) only for this recipe.
• I’ve used a combination of milk and dark chocolate chunks, feel free to use your favorite only.
• If you’re rushed, use the microwave to heat the cream.
• Don’t rush the chilling process once the chocolate is mixed with cream. You may place it in the freezer if you’re rushed.
• If you feel like jazzing things up, make different coatings to the truffles. Try ground nuts, shredded coconut, white chocolate, cranberries (or any dried fruit chopped up), a mixture of nuts and dried fruits, confectioner’s sugar, and many more options!
• These should be stored in a cool place, like in an airtight container in the fridge.

Storage

• Store in airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. 

What if Ganache is Too Soft

• You've used too much cream
• The mixture was not chilled long enough

Why is the Ganache Too Hard

• You added too much chocolate
• The mixture was over chilled

Why is it Grainy Texture

• Overheated cream was used 
• Improper mixing technique

What if there's an Oily Separation

• Broken emulsion due to wrong temperature, or mixing 

Why do Truffles Melting While Rolling

• The room is too warm, or your hands are too warm
• The mixture hasn't cooled enough.

What if the Coating is Not Sticking

• Surface was too dry or cold

Why do I have Flat or Misshapen Truffles

• Ganache was too soft
• Poor shaping technique

Why You Don’t Boil Cream

• Overheating can break emulsion
• Leads to grainy texture

Why Mixing Technique Matters

• Stirring from center builds stable emulsion

Temperature Control

• Too warm the mixture won’t hold shape
• Too cold will be difficult to scoop

What are chocolate truffles made of?

Ganache (chocolate and cream), shaped and coated.

Why are truffles so soft inside?

High fat ganache creates a creamy texture.

How long do chocolate truffles last?

Up to 1–2 weeks refrigerated.

Can you freeze chocolate truffles?

Yes, but texture may change slightly.

Why is my ganache grainy?

Overheating or improper mixing.

Do you need to temper chocolate for truffles?

Only if coating in chocolate.

How do you keep truffles from melting?

Store in a cool environment.

Can you make truffles without cream?

Yes, with alternatives like coconut cream.

Nutrition Facts

Chocolate Truffle Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 truffle)

Calories 149 Calories from Fat 99

% Daily Value*

Fat 11g17%

Saturated Fat 7g44%

Cholesterol 15mg5%

Sodium 6mg0%

Potassium 119mg3%

Carbohydrates 11g4%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 7g8%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin A 156IU3%

Calcium 19mg2%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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