Chilli Chocolate Truffles

Chocolate truffles with chilli and one with a bite taken out

Rich and chocolately with a bit of a kick too, these chilli chocolate truffles are the best way to enjoy homemade chocolate truffles if you like a bit of heat! Make them for yourself, your family or as a homemade gift for friends.

Course afternoon snack,, Chocolate

Cuisine British, International

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 3

Servings

Calories 88kcal

Author Corina Blum

Ingredients

150 g creme fraiche you can substitute this for double cream
80 g sugar
150 g dark chocolate or milk chocolate and omit the sugar
1 chilli pepper or replace with ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoon cocoa powder or use nuts, sprinkles or coconut

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Put the creme fraiche and sugar in a saucepan and heat over a low heat until the sugar has melted. Turn the heat off.
Break the chocolate up and stir into the cream and sugar mixture.
Deseed the chilli and dice finely. Add to the ganache and stir in.
Pour into a plastic container and put in the fridge to harden.
After a couple of hours (or the next day) take the mixture out of the fridge. Use a teaspoon to take out truffle sized pieces of the ganache. Roll it between your palms to make balls then roll in the cocoa powder.
Store in the fridge.

Notes

Nutritional information is approximate and a guideline only.

Nutrition

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