England / Desserts

Chocolate truffles

Name: Chocolate truffles
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 25 portions
Cuisine: England
Ingredients: 300 ml double cream; 300 g dark chocolate, at least 65% cocoa; 1 tsp salt; As needed: cocoa powder

A home adaptation of Heston Blumenthal’s published chocolate truffles.

Prep30 min

Cook10 min

Yield25 portions

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Editorial home-cooking adaptation · Not yet kitchen-tested. Timings are estimates; additional soaking, rising or chilling may apply. Read the complete method before starting.

From the published recipe collection

Heston Blumenthal

This is Private Kitchen’s concise home adaptation, not the chef’s original text. Read the source for the complete published method and context.

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Three-star restaurant connection: The Fat Duck, Bray · MICHELIN Guide . Restaurant recognition does not certify this recipe. No affiliation or endorsement.

Ingredients

25 portions

1×

300 ml double cream
300 g dark chocolate, at least 65% cocoa
1 tsp salt
As needed as needed cocoa powder

Units are listed with each ingredient. 1 tbsp = 15 ml; 1 tsp = 5 ml. US cup measures are approximately 240 ml. Chef adaptations may retain source units. Scaling changes quantities, not cooking times. Ingredient ticks reset when the page reloads.

Let’s make it.

Warm cream until it begins to simmer. Melt chopped chocolate gently over a water bath.
Take cream off the heat, dissolve salt into it, and mix into chocolate in three additions.
Spread ganache in a shallow lined tray. Refrigerate promptly until firmly set, approximately five to six hours.
Scoop small portions with a melon baller and coat with cocoa.

A little kitchen note

Private Kitchen home adaptation of the linked published recipe; not kitchen-tested or endorsed by the chef. Yield: 25 truffles. Safety adaptation: refrigerated setting replaces the source’s four-hour room-temperature rest; allow extra chilling until firm.

Allergen notes

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A little nourishment.

Illustrative nutrition estimate · Per listed portion (1/25 of the recipe)

Energy: 113 kcal
Protein: 1.3 g
Carbs: 5.8 g
Fat: 9.5 g
Fibre: 1.3 g
Total sugar: 3.2 g
Sodium: 100 mg

Approximate generic ingredient estimates, not verified nutrition labels. Includes quantified optional ingredients; unquantified “as needed” salt, oils or garnishes may be excluded. Brands, substitutions, portions and cooking change values. Nutrition stays per portion when batch quantities are scaled. How we estimate nutrition

Excludes unmeasured: cocoa powder. Actual calories, fat and sodium may be higher.

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