Bitesize Bakehouse
Making sweet things happen
These Amaretto and Black Pepper truffles were born out of pure procrastination. I was meant to be helping with painting skirting boards but was trying to find anything other than exactly that to do. Hence, I made truffles.
The process went as follows:
We definitely need cake to fuel our D.I.Y’ing
What can I bake?
We have no eggs!
We do have chocolate though…
Truffles it is
Oh look, I have run out of time for D.I.Y. Whoops
Mmmm truffles
150g milk chocolate
50g plain chocolate
14g butter
2 tbsp Amaretto
Black pepper
Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a bain marie. Take off the heat and add the butter. Stir until the butter is completely melted also. Add the Amaretto and a generous pinch of black pepper. Stir well and leave to cool. Once the mixture has cooled you can scoop out small chunks and roll them into balls.
I purposely left out adding in any more sugar as there was plenty in the chocolate anyway, and the Amaretto had enough sweetness to ensure the truffles were not bitter.
I decorated mine by rolling in cacao powder and topping each one with a flake of almond to compliment the chosen liqueur and a piece of chopped dried cranberry. You could really finish them however you want. I also left the finished truffles out for an hour to dry out a little bit so they were easier to pick up and eat.
Amaretto AND black pepper definitely caught my eye! The truffles look amazing!
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Thanks. They disappeared pretty quickly too so must be tasty! Xx
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That procrastination sounds quite familiar. Infact, I’m doing something similar right now! I’m intrigued by this recipe – I’m not adverse to pepper in sweet goods and am a bit of an amaretto addict…
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It’s a really subtle flavour that just warms up the amaretto a little. I think if I make them again I might put a little more in. Let me know if you give it a go. Xx
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Thanks for stoping by though!
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YUMMMMM
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Haha. Yes, they are dangerously moreish!
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I always run out of eggs, due to my baking addiction. But I love truffles, so #winning
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Yes! Such a good alternative with mostly stuff you tend to have in the cupboards. J xx
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