White Nut Truffles
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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
40 min.
Preparation
ready in 2 h. 30 min.
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Ingredients
for
40
- Ingredients
- ¾ cup caster sugar
- 1 cup roasted Hazelnuts
- ⅔ cup cream (38% fat)
- ½ cup unsalted butter (chopped)
- 14 ozs white chocolate (chopped)
- 3 cups Shredded coconut
Preparation steps
1.
Line a large baking tray with non-stick baking paper.
2.
Heat the sugar and water in a pan and stir over a low heat until the sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil and boil for 8-10 minutes, until golden brown;149ºC|300ºF on a sugar thermometer.
3.
Stir in the nuts then quickly pour the brittle onto the baking tray. Leave to set.
4.
Heat the cream and butter in a pan and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate, stand for 2 minutes, then stir until smooth. Chill for 20 minutes, until set.
5.
In a food processor, blend the hazelnut caramel until coarsely chopped.
6.
Put into a bowl and stir in the chocolate mixture. Chill for 30 minutes. Roll tablespoonfuls of mixture into balls then roll in the coconut. Chill for 1 hour until firm.
