Dark Chocolate, Hazelnuts and Hazelnut Oil Truffles Recipe
Ingredients (for 6 people):
- 250g dark chocolate
- 150g butter
- 40g ground hazelnuts
- 1 tsp. Guénard 100% Virgin French Hazelnut Oil
- 2 egg yolks
- 5cl crème fraîche
- 100g icing sugar
- 2 handfuls crushed hazelnuts
Method:
Melt the chocolate with two tablespoons of milk in the microwave or using a double boiler.
Add the melted butter and egg yolks, stirring quickly and vigorously.
Then add the icing sugar, ground hazelnuts, crème fraîche and a generous dash of hazelnut oil. Place in the fridge for 2 hours.
Form small balls with the palm of your hands and insert a whole hazelnut in the center of each.
Coat each truffle with crushed hazelnuts.
Store in the fridge until serving.
Enjoy!