Description
Delightful lemon cream truffles dance with zesty brightness, promising a refreshing dessert experience. Creamy white chocolate and tangy lemon combine in bite-sized indulgences you’ll savor with pure culinary pleasure.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 14 ounces (397 grams) white chocolate melting wafers
- 3/4 cup (177 milliliters) heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon (15 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
Flavoring:
- 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) lemon extract
Instructions
- Combine white chocolate and butter in a heat-resistant container, preparing for ganache creation.
- Gently warm heavy cream in a saucepan until tiny bubbles appear around the edges, approximately 2-3 minutes at medium heat.
- Remove cream from heat and incorporate lemon extract, creating a fragrant infusion.
- Pour warm cream over chocolate-butter mixture, stirring methodically until achieving a silky, uniform consistency.
- Cover ganache surface directly with plastic wrap, eliminating potential air exposure.
- Allow mixture to rest at room temperature for 60 minutes, then transfer to refrigerator for 6-8 hours until completely solidified.
- Select powdered or granulated sugar for coating in a separate shallow dish.
- Using a melon baller or measuring spoon, carefully extract small ganache portions.
- Delicately shape ganache into smooth, uniform spheres using clean palms.
- Gently roll each truffle in selected sugar, ensuring complete and even coverage.
- Place coated truffles in an airtight container and refrigerate until serving time.
Notes
- Chill the ganache thoroughly to ensure easy handling and prevent sticking when shaping truffles.
- Use cold hands or briefly chill your palms to roll smoother, more uniform truffle balls without melting the mixture.
- For dairy-free alternatives, swap white chocolate with coconut cream-based white chocolate and use plant-based butter.
- Try different coatings like finely ground pistachios, toasted coconut, or powdered freeze-dried lemon zest for added texture and flavor complexity.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 115
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 7 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 0.1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg