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Chocolate Truffles

Chocolate truffles made with egg yolks and covered in a variety of toppings
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Keyword Dessert
Prep Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 250 g Dark Chocolate
  • 125 g Butter
  • 2 Egg yolks
  • 125 g Icing Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • Assorted coatings

Instructions

  • Melt the dark chocolate in a double boiler. As it melts, add the butter slowly and mix in
  • Take it off the heat and mix in the egg yolks, icing sugar and vanilla extract
  • Let it cool completely, then put in the fridge overnight to set
  • The next day set up the coatings of your choice by pouring them onto greaseproof paper or into bowls
  • Set out some petit four cases to hold the truffles in
  • Scoop out the mixture with a spoon and roll it between the palms of yours hands, then roll it in the various coatings until covered
  • Repeat until the truffle mixture is all used
  • If you let the mixture cool in a square tray you can cut it into squares if you don't want to roll them
  • Store in the fridge and eat within 2 weeks