Chocolate Herbal Tea Truffles

Photo: Sudha

Ingredients

2/3 cup heavy cream or thick cream

2 tablespoons unsalted butter,leave to soften

2 teaspoons loose herbal tea (used a combination of rose,lavender,lemon grass,rosemary,jasmine e

6 ounces bittersweet chocolate (I used swiss bittersweet chocolate)

1 teaspoon icing sugar

1 cup unsweetened Dutch process cocoa powder

Preparation

Bring cream and butter to a boil in a small heavy saucepan and stir in tea leaves.

Remove from heat and let steep 5mins.

Meanwhile.finely grind or chop the chocolate and transfer to a bowl.

Pour cream through a fine mesh sieve onto chocolate ,pressing on and discarding tea leaves,add in icing sugar ,then whisk until smooth.

Chill ganache,until firm for about 3 to 4 hours.

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About

Traditionally truffles are made with chocolate ganache center coated in chocolate or cocoa powder, usually in a spherical, conical or curved shape. Other fillings may replace the ganache: cream, melted chocolate, caramel, nuts, almonds, berries or other assorted sweet fruits, nougat, fudge or toffee, mint, chocolate chips, marshmallow and popularly liquor.

Yield:

8.0

Added:

Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 5:34pm

Creator:

Sudha

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