ORANGE-GINGER TRUFFLES
Orange zest and ground ginger bump up the flavor of our Classic Truffles.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Yield Makes about 4 1/2 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, bring cream, butter, and corn syrup to a full boil overmedium heat. Turn off heat. Add 1 poundchocolate; gently swirl pan to coverchocolate with cream, but do not stir. Let stand, undisturbed, 5 minutes. Stir in orange zest.
- Slowly whisk until combined. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; refrigerate,stirring every 15 minutes.
- After 45 minutes, mixture will thickenquickly, so stir every 3 to 5 minutes untilthick enough to scoop, 10 to 20 minutesmore. Using two spoons or a small ice-cream scoop, form into 1-inch balls; transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Chill until firm, but not hard, about 10minutes. Remove from refrigerator; rollin palms to form a ball, and press gentlywith fingers to create irregular shapes.Chill until ready to dip, up to 1 week.Place remaining 12 ounces chocolate ina heatproof bowl over a pan of simmeringwater; stir occasionally until chocolatemelts. Remove from heat; cool slightly.
- Place ginger and confectioners' sugar in a small bowl. Removecenters from refrigerator. Using onehand, dip one center into melted chocolate, then roll around in your hand tocoat evenly, letting excess drip back intopan. Place truffle in ginger. With yourclean hand, cover truffle with ginger. Letsit in bowl 20 seconds.
- Lift out, and set on a parchment-linedbaking sheet. Repeat with remainingtruffles. If your kitchen is warm, refrigerate 5 minutes to set. You can storetruffles in airtight containers up to 1week at a cool room temperature.
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Faiqa Akbar
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly, but my truffles turned out grainy. Not sure what went wrong.
Malik Majid
[email protected]These were a bit too sweet for my taste, but otherwise they were good.
Zarina Hernandez
[email protected]I've made these truffles several times now, and they're always a crowd-pleaser. The orange zest and ginger give them a unique and flavorful twist.
Philliminius Jooka
[email protected]Easy to make and delicious! I used dark chocolate instead of semisweet, and they turned out great.
Levinus Leslech
[email protected]These truffles were a hit at my holiday party! The orange and ginger flavors were perfectly balanced, and the chocolate ganache was rich and decadent. I would definitely make these again.