Description
Silky honey lavender white chocolate truffles blend delicate French culinary artistry with sweet sophistication. Gentle herbal notes and creamy chocolate create an elegant confection perfect for intimate gatherings or refined dessert experiences.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups/473 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) if desired
- 2 cups/473 ml white chocolate, melted or tempered
Instructions
- Infusion: Gently warm cream with dried lavender, allowing the herbs to release their aromatic essence into the liquid for maximum flavor extraction.
- Chocolate Preparation: Strain lavender-infused cream over white chocolate, creating a smooth base by melting ingredients using a double-boiler technique or carefully controlled microwave intervals.
- Flavor Enhancement: Fold honey into the molten chocolate mixture, ensuring a thorough blend that marries the floral lavender notes with golden sweetness.
- Setting and Chilling: Transfer the chocolate mixture to a container, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until the consistency becomes firm and easily moldable.
- Shaping: With hands lightly dusted in powdered sugar, quickly form the chilled chocolate into uniform, delicate spheres, working efficiently to maintain a smooth texture.
- Coating Process: Briefly freeze the shaped truffles, then carefully enrobe each in tempered white chocolate, allowing excess to drip off before placing on a parchment-lined surface.
- Finishing: Allow truffles to rest at room temperature until the chocolate coating sets completely, creating a glossy, professional-looking confection.
Notes
- Lavender Infusion Technique: Steeping dried culinary lavender in warm cream releases its subtle, aromatic essence without overpowering the delicate white chocolate flavor.
- Chocolate Melting Mastery: Use low, consistent heat to prevent chocolate from burning or seizing, ensuring a smooth, glossy texture that’s crucial for perfect truffles.
- Temperature Control Matters: Chilling and briefly freezing the truffle mixture helps maintain shape and makes handling easier during the forming and coating process.
- Coating Perfection Tip: Work quickly when enrobing truffles in tempered white chocolate to achieve a uniform, glossy finish that looks professionally crafted.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 17
- Calories: 170
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 15 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg