Chocolate Passion Fruit Truffle Recipe

Chocolate Passion Fruit Truffle Recipe
by Mehdi Chellaoui

We’re so thrilled to bring you this excellent recipe from C-Cap graduate, Mehdi Chellaoui.  Mehdi shares his wonderfully seductive Chocolate Passion Fruit Truffle Recipe just in time for Valentine’s Day. 

We hope you enjoy preparing this at home and please join us in our store for a seminar and demonstration by Mehdi on Saturday, February 14th when he will be preparing these Truffles!

View a print ready page. Ingredients: 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine 3 Tbs unsalted butter ½ cup heavy cream 1 Tbs light corn syrup ¼ cup passion fruit puree ½ cup Dutch process cocoa powder for coating truffles       Create the Truffles: 1.  Heat the heavy cream and corn syrup in a small saucepan over medium heat until simmering. 2.  Remove from the heat and pour in the chocolate. Let stand for 2 minutes. Use a rubber spatula, stir gently until all mixture is smooth. 3.  Gently stir in the butter, and then passion fruit. 4. Pour the mixture into an 8 by 8-inch glass baking dish and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour. 5. Using a melon baller, scoop chocolate onto a shallow pan and return to the refrigerator for 30 minutes.   Temper the chocolate for the coating: 6. Using a double boiler, melt the chocolate for coating completely. You want to heat it slowly and thoroughly, stirring all the time. 7. Once completely melted remove from heat and allow to cool to approximately 80 degrees or cool to the touch.   Coat the truffles: 8. Remove the truffles from the refrigerator and shape into balls by rolling between the palms of your hands. 9. Using the tempered chocolate, roll each truffle in a small amount of chocolate to completely coat it. Allow to cool and firm, then repeat. 10. After the second chocolate coating, immediately place the truffle into a dish with cocoa powder. Move the truffle around to coat; leave truffle in the coating for a few seconds before removing. 11. Repeat until all truffles are coated. Allow to set in a cool dry place for at least 1 hour; or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. 12. Truffles are best when served at room temperature.

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