Dark Chocolate Godiva Truffles is wonderful way to make handmade truffles. The key ingredients is using Godiva liqueur along with excellent couverture dark chocolate. This recipe only uses 5 ingredients takes only a few minutes to make ganache filling with Godiva liqueur.
Mise en place for Dark Chocolate Godiva Truffles filling
Truffle centers filling:
The truffle center filling is often made with ganache which is chocolate, corn syrup, heavy cream, butter and flavorings. Many of the flavorings are liquors like Chocolate Godiva, Grand Mariner, Disaronno, Kahlúa. Using these different flavorings give each type of Chocolate truffles and whole new flavor profile.
Adding the Godiva Liquor to ganache
The use of excellent quality dark couverture chocolate 65% is important in making chocolate ganache. The making of the ganache is simple process. First is to heat the cream, corn syrup to just a boil. Next adding the dark chocolate and butter to hot cream. Cover ganache for 5 to 6 minutes allowing chocolate to start melting. Whisk the chocolate ganache until a perfectly smooth consistency. Then finally pouring the liquor over chocolate ganache and whisk until combined. The chocolate truffle center filling is made. This mixture needs to rest in cool area covered for good period of time for the chocolate ganache to become firm. Leave the ganache to rest overnight, and process ganache filling to shape into round balls.
Process of making chocolate truffles:
Mise en place for Dark Chocolate Godiva Truffles fillingPouring heavy cream into saucepan to make filling Pouring corn syrup into saucepan with heavy cream to make filling Bring heavy cream mixture to boil over medium heat.Adding 65% dark chocolate to hot cream. Turn off the heat.Cover chocolate and cream with lid. Let rest 5 minutes.Add the softened butter chunks to ganache Whisk dark chocolate ganache Adding the Godiva Liquor to ganache Whisking the Godiva Chocolate liquor into the ganache Pouring Dark Chocolate Godiva Truffles filling into plastic wrap lined bowl.Dark Chocolate Godiva Truffles filling ready to be chilled to set up firm to a consistency.Dark Chocolate Godiva Truffles fillingPlace in microwave to soften, using 50% power in short amounts of timeTesting that ganache is just soften but not fluid.Mixing on medium speed with paddle attachment until fluffyThe ganache should be lighter in color and form peaks.Using a 100# ice cream scoop to portion the ganache truffle filing.Dropping the truffle portions onto sheet pan lined with plastic wrap.All the ganache truffle portioned ready to shape into round ball.Each of the chocolate truffle balls hand rolled into ballsMelting dark couverture chocolate to 108°FAdding 10% of weight chocolate petals Going through tempering process the chocolate temper cools chocolate to 85° then bring back to 88.7°FDipping chocolate truffle balls into tempered chocolate with dipping fork.Making sure all the chocolate truffle balls are coated Allow all the the excess chocolate to flow off the chocolate truffles Placing the truffles on payment paperSprinkling garnish onto chocolate truffles before chocolate set upAll the chocolate truffles let rest in cool area 68 to 70° room temperature to set up.Trmming the chocolate foot off each truffleAll chocolate truffles trimmed ready to be wrapped.
Tempering chocolate:
Working with good quality chocolate requires tempering process. This can be challenging for many. Go to my chocolates page showing how process works.
Handmade Dark Chocolate Godiva Truffles using just 5 basic ingredients. These chocolate truffles have rich creamy dark chocolate center with Godiva Chocolate Liqueur. Coated with dark couverture chocolate.
Handmade Dark Chocolate Godiva Truffles using just 5 basic ingredients. These chocolate truffles have rich creamy dark chocolate center with Godiva Chocolate Liqueur. Coated with dark couverture chocolate.
Mise en place all ingredients to make dark chocolate ganache truffles filling.
Pour heavy cream into heavy duty saucepan.
Add the corn syrup to heavy cream in saucepan.
Heat cream to just a boil.
Add the dark chocolate to hot cream mixture.
Cover the chocolate mixture with lid, turn off the heat. Let chocolate melt for 5 to 6 minutes with lid on.
After resting chocolate, remove the lid and add butter.
Start whisking chocolate ganache.
Whisking the ganache until completely smooth.
Adding Godiva liquor to the ganache.
Whisking the Godiva liquor into the ganache until completely smooth and combined.
Pour the dark chocolate Godiva ganache into bowl lined with plastic wrap. Cover ganache with plastic wrap.
Chill dark chocolate Godiva ganache for at least 4 hours or overnight.
Making Dark Chocolate Godiva Truffles:
Microwave on 50% just enough to slightly softened. Do not get the ganache too soft.
Place in mixer filled with paddle attachment and beat.
Continue beating ganache until lightened.
Start scooping with 100# scoop.
Scoop ganache onto sheet tray lined with plastic wrap.
Scoop all ganache truffles onto tray.
Fool each scoop of ganache truffles into ball with your hands.
When tempering machine reaches 108°F high melting point ready to set the tempering level. I choose setting two for longer tempering time. Produces best results. If your tempering chocolate need to get between 108 to 118°F melting point.
Next add 10% of weight on melted chocolate with chocolate pistols or chunk of chocolate. This is seeding chocolate to help proper crystallization of cocoa butter.
When chocolate reaches tempered level 88.8°F dip truffles into tempered chocolate using dipping fork.
Drizzle off the excess chocolate back into tempering machine.
Drop dipped chocolate truffles onto parchment paper. Leaving room for each truffle to set up.
Before the chocolate totally sets sprinkle garnish onto top of chocolate. This time used chocolate shavings.
Allow all the dipped chocolate truffles chocolate coating to set up and become almost solid.
Trim the excess chocolate foot that forms on bottom of each truffle as cools. Use a pairing knife.
Place all the trimmed chocolate. truffles onto sheet tray, So they be organized for wrapping. Or service.
Enjoy with latte and Dark Chocolate Godiva Truffles
