Description
Delicate lavender white chocolate truffles celebrate French culinary elegance with silky ganache and delightful floral notes. Sophisticated chocolate lovers will savor these elegant confections that melt gracefully on palates seeking refined sweet experiences.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups/470 ml white chocolate pieces
- ½ cup/120 ml heavy cream
- 5 teaspoons/25 ml dried culinary lavender
- 2 tbsps/30 ml honey
- Food coloring (violet, royal blue, and super red)
- 2 cups/470 ml white chocolate, melted or tempered
Instructions
- Lavender Infusion: Gently heat heavy cream with dried lavender until tiny bubbles emerge around the saucepan’s edges, releasing aromatic essences.
- Chocolate Melting: Strain the lavender-infused cream over white chocolate pieces, allowing hot liquid to naturally dissolve chocolate, then whisk until achieving a smooth, glossy consistency while incorporating honey for enhanced depth and sweetness.
- Color and Chill: Optional pastel tinting can be achieved by introducing food coloring, ensuring even distribution; transfer mixture to a shallow container, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 2-3 hours until firm enough for shaping.
- Truffle Formation: Dust hands with powdered sugar to prevent sticking, then carefully shape chilled ganache into uniform round truffles using a small cookie scoop, briefly freezing to maintain structural integrity during coating.
- Chocolate Coating: Melt additional white chocolate for creating a glossy exterior, delicately dip each chilled truffle to ensure complete and even coverage, placing them on a parchment-lined tray to set at room temperature.
- Elegant Finishing: Optionally garnish with a light dusting of dried lavender or a refined white chocolate drizzle to elevate the visual and flavor profile of these delicate lavender white chocolate truffles.
Notes
- Lavender Infusion Technique: Gently heat cream to create subtle, aromatic flavor without burning the delicate herbs.
- Chocolate Melting Tip: Use hot cream to naturally dissolve white chocolate, preventing seized or grainy texture.
- Coating Preparation Strategy: Briefly freeze truffles before dipping to maintain shape and ensure smooth, even chocolate coverage.
- Elegant Finishing Tricks: Sprinkle dried lavender or drizzle white chocolate for a professional, visually stunning presentation that elevates the truffle’s gourmet appeal.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 10 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg