Chilli Chocolate Truffles
Makes 40
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Liddells Lactose Free Thickened Lite Long Life Cream
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 2 x 6cm strips orange rind
- pinch chilli powder*
- 300g dark chocolate, chopped*
- icing sugar, for dusting
- 1/2 cup (60g) pistachio kernels, finely chopped
Method
- Combine cream, honey, orange rind and chilli in a small saucepan and bring to a gentle simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat and take out orange rind, stir in chocolate until melted, cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Dip a small melon baller or teaspooon into icing sugar and scoop chocolate mixture into balls. Roll in chopped pistachios then refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.
Additional Information
* Adjust chilli powder to taste. Some dark chocolate may contain traces of lactose, check the labels before using.
Variations
Add 2 tablespoons of chopped raisins soaked in rum to the chocolate mixture
Roll truffles in:
- Chopped chocolate coated coffee beans
- Finely chopped toasted almonds
- Lightly toasted coconut
- Cinnamon and cocoa mix
Click to view recipe Nutritional Information
| Servings per yield: 40 Serving size: 12g (1 Truffle) | ||
| Per Truffle (12g) | Per 100g | |
| Energy (kJ) | 225 | 1817 |
| Protein (g) | 0.7 | 5.5 |
| Total Fat (g) | 3.6 | 29.0 |
| Saturated Fat (g) | 2.5 | 20.4 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 4.8 | 38.5 |
| Sugars (g) | 4.5 | 36.4 |
| Dietary Fibre (g) | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| Sodium (mg) | 5 | 37 |
| Calcium (mg) | 10 | 81 |



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