Cocoa-Dusted Truffles

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Because the cocoa needs to acceptable up quickly, it is champion to enactment successful a chill room erstwhile dipping the ganache balls.

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The truffles tin beryllium refrigerated successful an airtight instrumentality for up to 1 week.

From cookbook writer Nancy Baggett.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 40 Makes 1 1/4-inch truffles

For the ganache

1 1/4 cups caller oregon frozen (defrosted) blackberries
1/3 cupful positive 1 tablespoonful sugar
1 tablespoonful dried culinary lavender (may substitute 3 5–inch caller lavender sprigs; optional)
11 1/2 ounces 60 to 65 percent cacao chocolate, coarsely chopped oregon breached up
2/3 cupful dense (whipping) cream
1 spoon raspberry extract
Warm h2o (optional)

For the coating

3/4 cupful sifted unsweetened cocoa powder, preferably top-quality Dutch-process
14 ounces 60 to 65 percent cacao chocolate, coarsely chopped oregon breached up, positive 6 ounces successful ample chunks oregon pieces

Nutritional Facts

Per truffle

Calories
130
Fat
9 g
Saturated Fat
6 g
Carbohydrates
16 g
Cholesterol
5 mg
Protein
1 g
Fiber
1 g
Sugar
13 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From cookbook writer Nancy Baggett.

Tested by Nancy Baggett.

Published December 21, 2010

Updated March 13, 2026