Description
These Chocolate Egg Truffles are a delightful treat featuring a luscious lemon ganache encased in creamy white chocolate and coated in rich dark chocolate. Ideal for parties or special occasions, they offer a unique flavor combination that is easy to prepare and guaranteed to impress any chocolate lover!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- yellow and red food coloring
- 1/2 cup good quality white chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- pinch of salt
- 5 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 1/2 cups good quality white chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- pinch of salt
- 4 oz dark chocolate, for coating
Instructions
- In a small heatproof bowl, combine heavy cream and lemon zest. Microwave until very hot but not boiling, about 30-40 seconds. Mix in 3 drops of yellow food coloring and 1-2 drops of red until you achieve a desired egg yolk color.
- In another medium-sized heatproof bowl, add white chocolate chips. Pour the hot cream mixture over the chips and stir until melted. Microwave in 15-second intervals if necessary.
- Mix in the lemon juice and salt, then refrigerate the ganache for at least an hour to firm up.
- To create the white chocolate ganache, heat heavy cream in a heatproof bowl for 30-40 seconds until hot. Combine it with white chocolate chips, butter, and salt; stir until melted and refrigerate for another hour.
- To assemble, scoop a teaspoon of lemon ganache, roll it into a ball as the egg yolk, and set it aside. Scoop a heaping tablespoon of the white chocolate ganache and flatten it using your thumbs. Encase the lemon ganache ball within it. Refrigerate for 5-10 minutes if the mixture gets too soft.
- Melt dark chocolate in a medium-sized heatproof bowl. Dip each formed 'egg' in the melted chocolate and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate until the chocolate sets before serving.
Notes
The ganache can be refrigerated longer if you want to make the truffles ahead of time.
Use natural food coloring for a healthier option.
Make sure the ganache is firm enough to handle for easier rolling.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 truffle
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 17g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 10mg