Chocolate truffles

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   Prepare the necessary ingredients for making chocolate truffles. This is milk powder, good quality cocoa powder, granulated sugar, butter (natural, high quality), a little water and walnuts.

2. STEP 2

   

   Pour clean water into the pan, add granulated sugar, bring to a boil and, stirring, cook for about 5 minutes.

3. STEP 3

   

   Add butter and cocoa powder to hot syrup. Since it is cocoa that will determine the future taste of the finished sweets, do not skimp and purchase high-quality cocoa.

4. STEP 4

   

   Add chopped walnuts.

5. STEP 5

   

   Next, gradually add dry milk and carefully observe the consistency; as soon as the mass becomes thick enough and does not stick to your hands, you do not need to add any more milk. Further, opinions vary: some say that the mass needs to be formed while it is warm, others claim that its place is in the refrigerator or even the freezer, where it will thicken and form well.

6. STEP 6

   

   Roll the formed candies in something tasty: chopped nuts, cocoa powder, coconut flakes, crushed wafers, powdered sugar.

Comments on the recipe

Narita

28.07.2023

4.9

I want to learn how to make homemade sweets like this - Bird's milk

Natalia M

28.07.2023

4.9

I really love homemade sweets, but I make them from baby formula, I like this specific taste. My daughter also loves such sweets, so I experiment from time to time) I looked at this recipe for chocolate truffles for a long time, read the note about the instability of the shape and thought about how to fix it. I had an experience where the candies also melted. Here are the changes I made. To begin with, I took 80 ml. water instead of 100 ml. Cooked the syrup until noticeably thickened, but so that the color did not change much, then added butter and stirred, removed from heat. The result was a rather thick mixture. I decided to add the same amount of shortbread cookies instead of nuts. I figured that the cookies should absorb excess moisture. I smashed the cookies with a rolling pin, but not until they were completely crushed, the blender just broke) I mixed the crumbs with cocoa and added them to the syrup. Mixed it up. Then gradually added the milk mixture. First I kneaded it with a silicone spatula, and finally I kneaded it with my hands like dough. It took me just 200 g of the mixture. After kneading, the “dough” almost cooled down, became warm and came together. I pinched off pieces, formed pyramids and rolled them in natural cocoa. The candies hold their shape perfectly and become even harder after cooling. They stretch a little when biting, but the shape is very stable. The cocoa and milk mixture smells good, which is what I like about these candies. In general, the experiment was a success) The cutlets are excellent, very tasty! I think you can add some nuts too.

naniki

28.07.2023

5

good conclusion)) thanks for the honest warning about the instability of the form, this is important))