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    Published on: February 18, 2012 by Janice Lawandi; Updated on: November 23, 2021 8 Comments

    Earl grey lavender chocolate truffles

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    Easy chocolate truffles recipe flavoured with Earl grey lavender tea, but you can make plain chocolate truffles too if you prefer

    Earl grey lavender chocolate truffles are surprisingly easy to make and made with only 4 simple ingredients: chocolate, tea, cream, and cocoa powder. Find out how to flavour chocolate truffles and chocolate ganache with tea and lavender so you can make these truffles today!

    Recipe for chocolate truffles
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    Truffles are made with ganache

    The simplest dark chocolate truffles are made from a chocolate ganache that has a 1:1 ratio of dark chocolate to cream. Given that, at their core, truffles only have two ingredients, make sure to use the best chocolate and cream you can buy because this is a recipe where the chocolate shines!

    I like to use a 70% dark chocolate from Cacao Barry called Ocoa, which has sour, fruity, and woody notes that are perfect paired with Earl Grey tea and lavender. Be sure to taste the chocolate you are going to use to make truffles. You want to make chocolate ganache and truffles with a chocolate that you enjoy eating. 

    Best chocolate truffle recipe flavoured with Earl grey tea leaves

    The great thing about chocolate truffles is that they are great enjoyed as is, but you can also slip in a little flavour. When flavouring truffles, try to think about the type of chocolate you are using and its flavour profile so that you can pair it with the right ingredients:

    • Is the chocolate fruity? Perhaps you can enhance that with a cream infused with lemon or orange zest
    • Is the chocolate flowery? This might be perfect paired with Earl grey tea and/or lavender buds
    • Is the chocolate woody? This chocolate might be great with some cinnamon or chilli to make a spicy batch of truffles with a little kick to them
    • Is the chocolate nutty? Try adding in a little amaretto liqueur to your ganache!
    Easy truffles recipe

    How to flavour truffles

    It's so easy to add flavour to chocolate truffles, by adding tea, herbs, citrus zest, and spices to the hot cream, and letting it steep before pouring it over the chocolate. The key is to add as much flavour to the cream as possible. Actually, this is the same technique as for flavoured panna cotta, where you infuse the milk/cream with tea or another flavour before making the final panna cotta mixture. These recipes for Earl Grey panna cotta tarts, Earl Grey chocolate tart, and Earl Grey hot chocolate are prime examples of infusing tea flavour into desserts. I've infused frosting and cake layers to make this impressive Earl Grey cake.

    Easy chocolate truffles

    Easy truffles recipe

    These easy Earl grey chocolate truffles  are perfectly smooth, mildly floral and citrusy from the lavender and Earl grey. You could infuse the cream with any of your favourite teas/herbs, but I love Earl grey and lavender tea. For a more pronounced flavour, double up on the tea and infuse the cream for longer. Chocolate truffles are easy to make. Try them and see for yourself. If you like to make chocolates and confections, try these chocolate booze balls, birthday cake truffles and fruitcake truffles too!

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    Recipe for chocolate truffles

    Earl Grey Lavender Chocolate Truffles

    AuthorAuthor : Janice Lawandi
    This is an easy chocolate truffles recipe. You can make plain truffles or you can flavour the cream with tea leaves to make Earl Grey chocolate truffles or Earl Grey lavender chocolate truffles.
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 3 minutes mins
    Total Time 18 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine French
    Servings 24 truffles
    Calories 55 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • ⅔ cup whipping cream (35 % fat) 167 mL
    • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter 28 grams
    • 2 teaspoon Earl grey lavender tea leaves
    • 170 grams dark chocolate
    • 1 cup Cacao Barry extra brute cocoa powder for coating the truffles

    Instructions
     

    • In a small saucepan, combine the butter and the cream, and heat over medium heat to melt the butter. Bring the mixture to a light simmer, add the tea, and reduce the heat to medium-low. Continue simmering for about 10 minutes to infuse the cream with the tea flavor.
    • In the meantime, pulse the dark chocolate pistoles in the food processor to grind the chocolate. Transfer the ground chocolate to a metal bowl.
    • When the tea has steeped sufficiently, strain the cream mixture over the chocolate, pressing the tea leaves into the strainer to extract all the cream. Whisk the cream/chocolate mixture until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth.
    • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill it for about 2 hours until the mixture is firm enough to scoop and roll into truffles.
    • Toss each truffle in the cocoa powder to coat it, tapping off the excess.
    • Store the truffles in an airtight container.

    Notes

    For the tea leaves, I used Earl grey lavender tea leaves
    For the chocolate, I used this Saint-Domingue Cacao Barry 70% chocolate

    Nutrition

    Calories: 55kcal
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    Comments

    1. Jana says

      April 05, 2012 at 3:43 pm

      lovely pictures...what about simply adding dried lavendel blossoms? I am not a big fan of earl grey;

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      • Jan says

        April 05, 2012 at 4:00 pm

        Thanks! You could definitely use your favorite dried herbs or tea, just note that dried lavender can be quite potent so don't use too much 😉

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    2. MyFudo™ says

      February 21, 2012 at 10:48 am

      Earl Gray and Lavender will always have a soothing effect on me, Chocolates too...Definitely! I wanna try this out. I bet the osteopath session wont be as funny the 2nd time. Thanks for the post!

      Reply
    3. christina @ ovenadventures says

      February 21, 2012 at 4:58 am

      i totally lack maturity and probably would have been laughing the entire appointment. 🙂 these truffles look great.

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    4. Kiri W. says

      February 20, 2012 at 3:15 am

      Oh wow, these look amazing! What an elegant flavor combination 🙂

      Reply
    5. The Mom Chef says

      February 19, 2012 at 8:49 pm

      I've never tried osteopathy but I would probably laugh about some of the stuff they do too. I do laugh whenever I go to the chiropractor. Of course, he also makes me want to cry with some of the stuff he does too. If I liked chocolate I'd be all over those truffles. I think the tea and lavender are lovely additions.

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    6. Kim Bee says

      February 18, 2012 at 10:59 pm

      Cute story. It's funny some of the things we do to get relief from pain. These recipe would make up for anything. Wicked yumminess here.

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    7. Lynn @ I'll Have What She's Having says

      February 19, 2012 at 12:22 am

      My experiences were pretty similar, except that my osteopath has the most incredible blue eyes. I couldn't look directly at him while he was pressing down on chest to somehow fix my migraines.

      Reply

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