CHOCOLATE, MINT & CHILLI TRUFFLES

Chocolate, mint & chilli truffles image

Make these easy homemade truffles as an edible gift or after dinner treat - balance heat from the chilli with cooling mint extract

Provided by Jennifer Joyce

Categories Treat

Time 20m

Yield Makes 25 truffles

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

150ml double cream
100g milk chocolate , chopped
100g dark chocolate , chopped
2 tbsp butter
3 tbsp golden syrup
1 tsp mint extract
2 red bird's-eye chillies , roughly chopped
50g blanched almonds , finely chopped and toasted

Steps:

Pour the cream into a pan and heat until just steaming, but not boiling. Put the chopped chocolate and butter in a bowl, pour over the hot cream, and stir until smooth. Add the golden syrup, mint extract and chilli. Chill until firm, about 2 hrs.
Using a melon baller roll into 1 tsp balls. Roll the balls in chopped almonds and set on a tray. Cover and chill until serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 123 calories, Fat 10 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 6 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 1 grams protein, Sodium 0.1 milligram of sodium