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Hello, today I am making 5-ingredient chocolate truffle.
First, in a heat-proof bowl add in 9 oz of dark chocolate
and 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter.
And melt over bain-marie, hot water bath,
stirring occasionally.
I’m using Hershey's special dark chocolate.
Don't cook the chocolate, the mixture should be smooth and silky.
Out of heat add in 1/2 cup of hot whipping cream and stir until homogeneous.
Normally to make ganache, melt chocolate with simmering cream but today I am doing differently because the amount of cream is not sufficient for the whole chocolate.
Then stir in 1 tablespoon of Cointreau or Grand Marnier (French orange cognac)
Do you know? Cointreau owns Le Cordon Bleu Paris.
Now let cool in the refrigerator at least 2 hours, or until chilled.
Out of fridge, make a ball with a teaspoonful of ganache.
If you want to keep your hands clean, use plastic or rubber globes.
Then roll in unsweetened cocoa powder.
This is the basic 5-ingredient chocolate truffle.
And you can also roll the truffle in confectioners' sugar.
Or your choice of chopped nuts.
This is Valentine's special, so I will use heart shaped confetti.
Voila, French chocolate truffle.
It was easy, wasn't it?
Bon appetit.
I love rich and luxurious chocolate truffle.
And this will make perfect Valentine's Day gift.
Thank you for watching. Bye!