Description
Luxurious Nutella truffles blend chocolate and hazelnut into irresistible bite-sized delights. Rich ganache centers rolled in cocoa promise indulgent moments for chocolate enthusiasts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (240 g) Nutella
- 200 g (7 oz) dark or semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
- ½ cup (120 ml) heavy cream
- ½ cup (50 g) hazelnuts, finely chopped (optional)
- ¼ cup (30 g) cocoa powder (optional)
Instructions
- Ganache Preparation: Gently melt chocolate with warm cream, creating a smooth, homogeneous base without excessive stirring, ensuring a luxurious texture.
- Nutella Integration: Whisk Nutella into the chocolate ganache until achieving a glossy, uniform mixture with a silky consistency and rich chocolate undertones.
- Chilling Process: Refrigerate the ganache for 2-3 hours, allowing it to firm up and become more manageable for precise shaping of truffles.
- Truffle Formation: With cool, clean hands, swiftly craft uniform chocolate spheres, maintaining a delicate touch to preserve the ganache’s integrity.
- Coating Artistry: Embellish truffles by rolling them through an array of textural coatings such as finely ground hazelnuts, premium cocoa powder, or delicate powdered sugar.
- Flavor Development and Serving: Store decorated truffles in a chilled container, allowing them to rest and intensify their flavor profile for at least 30 minutes. Before serving, let truffles soften for 5-10 minutes to release their full aromatic potential.
Notes
- Prevent Overheating Chocolate: Melt chocolate and cream slowly using double boiler method to avoid burning or seizing, which can ruin smooth ganache texture.
- Control Ganache Consistency: Allow ganache to cool completely in refrigerator for precise shaping; too warm mixture will become sticky and difficult to handle.
- Master Rolling Technique: Use cold, slightly damp hands when forming truffles to prevent chocolate from sticking and ensure uniform, professional-looking spheres.
- Explore Alternative Coatings: Experiment with different toppings like crushed almonds, toasted coconut, or melted white chocolate for unique flavor and texture variations.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 13 g
- Sodium: 15 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg