Chocolate truffle balls
Chocolate truffle balls

When rolling your truffles, ensure your hands are cool and wear rubber gloves so the truffles don't melt.

 

Yields1 Serving
  cup (160ml) thickened cream
 40 g unsalted butter, chopped
 2 tbsp loose Dilmah Exceptional Elegant Earl Grey tea leaves
 170 g fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), finely chopped
 100 feuilletine
 Murray River pink salt, to decorate
1

Combine the cream and butter in a small saucepan over high heat.

2

Bring to the boil.

3

Remove from heat.

4

Add the Elegant Earl Grey tea leaves and stir to combine

5

Set aside for 5 minutes to infuse.

6

Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl.

7

Pour hot cream through a fine sieve over the chocolate, pressing with the back of a spoon to squeeze as much cream as possible through.

8

Stir until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth.

9

Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 2 hours or until firm.

10

Line an oven tray with baking paper.

11

Place the feuilletine in a bowl.

12

Roll a teaspoon of chocolate mixture into balls and roll in the feuilletine to coat.

13

Place on the lined tray.

14

Repeat with remaining chocolate mixture.

15

Top truffles with pink salt to serve.

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Ingredients

  cup (160ml) thickened cream
 40 g unsalted butter, chopped
 2 tbsp loose Dilmah Exceptional Elegant Earl Grey tea leaves
 170 g fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), finely chopped
 100 feuilletine
 Murray River pink salt, to decorate
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