Lemon Zest Infused White Chocolate Truffles
By: Layne Diehl
Published: Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 1:47pm

Ingredients




2 (12 oz) bags Nestles white chocolate chips
1/3 cup heavy cream
Zest from 1 lemon
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup crystal sugar or white sugar

Preparation

1 Combine lemon zest and heavy cream in small non-stick saucepan. 2 Bring to simmer over medium low heat. 3 Remove from heat and let set 20 minutes. 4 Combine white chocolate chips, salt, and butter in double boiler. 5 Heat chocolate mixture over medium low heat, stirring constantly, until just melted. 6 Remove chocolate mixture from heat and transfer to medium size mixing bowl. 7 Transfer zest and cream mixture into a sieve, holding sieve over chocolate mixture, and press zest through sieve into chocolate. 8 Gently stir chocolate and cream mixture together. 9 Fold in two teaspoons lemon juice (or substitute lemon juice with lemon liqueur). 10 Refrigerate overnight. 11 Remove from refrigerator. 12 Roll into one inch balls. 13 Roll truffles in sugar. 14 Refrigerate truffles until ready to serve.

About

I found this recipe on Pinterest but made a few adjustments thanks to my friend Kathy and served them at a chocolate festival here in Martinsburg, West Virginia.  A great variation is to use orange in place of lemon.  We added a pretzel to each paper candy holder to balance out the sugary taste.  You can also substitute lemon or orange liqueur for the juice to add an extra special flavor.

Comments:
Slow Food Ways

Good sounding recipe. Must find a solution to the non-stick pan of course and the ingredients in Nestle's chocolate but will try this out. Yum
Layne Diehl

As long as it's a non-aluminum pan, it should be fine. The original recipe called for a non-aluminum pan so I was afraid the aluminum would affect the cream and the zest somehow, so I just used a non-stick pan.  A glass pan should work as long as you keep the heat very low and stir constantly.  Also, if you use just regular white chocolate, you may not want to use as much or it could thicken a little too much.  The Nestles chocolates are a bit softer, so we had to add some to the mixture to get the right consistency.  Good luck!