Blood Orange Chocolate Truffles

• Vegetarian
• Gluten free

• Produce

  • 1 g Blood orange, zest
  • 10 ml Blood orange, juice

• Baking & Spices

  • 10 g Cocoa powder, unsweetened
  • 142 g Semi-sweet chocolate

• Dairy

  • 57 g Butter, unsalted
  • 79 ml Heavy whipping cream

Found on keepitsweetdesserts.com

Description

Ingredients

• 79 milliliters (1/3 cup) heavy whipping cream
• 1g (1 teaspoon) blood orange zest (~1 orange)
• 142g chopped semi-sweet chocolate
• 57g (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
• 10 milliliters (2 teaspoons) blood orange juice (~1/3 orange)
• 10g (2 tablespoons) unsweetened cocoa powder (you won’t use all of it)

Directions

• Combine heavy whipping cream and orange zest in a small heavy-duty saucepan; heat over low-medium heat
• Bring to a light rolling boil then remove from heat; immediately pour through a mesh strainer over chocolate and whisk until smooth
• Whisk mixture until chocolate is completely melted; whisk in butter and orange juice until smooth
• Chill mixture in refrigerator for at least two hours or overnight
• Once firm, use a small or cookie dough scoop to form small ball-shaped truffles; they will be slightly soft and sticky; freeze for fifteen minutes to set
• Once set, roll truffles in cocoa powder and store in an airtight container in refrigerator until ready to eat
• Bring to room temperature before serving