| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 3 hr 25 min |
| Prep: | 20 min |
| Inactive: | 3 hr |
| Cook: | 5 min |
| Yield: | about 2 cups ganache |
| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 3 hr 25 min |
| Prep: | 20 min |
| Inactive: | 3 hr |
| Cook: | 5 min |
| Yield: | about 2 cups ganache |
Ingredients
- 3/4 pound bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, cut into small pieces
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon cognac or liqueur of your choice, optional
- Fresh fruit, such as apples, bananas, and strawberries, for dipping
- Dried fruit, such as apricots, for dipping
- Crystallized ginger, for dipping
- Candied citrus peels, such as orange and grapefruit, for dipping
- Unsweetened cocoa powder, for rolling truffles
Instructions
- Place the chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl and set aside.
- In a small saucepan, bring the cream to a boil. Pour over the chocolate, let sit for 2 or 3 minutes, then whisk until smooth and shiny. Cool slightly. Whisk in the liqueur, if using.
- One at a time, dip fruit, dried fruit, candied citrus peel, and crystallized ginger halfway into the warm ganache to cover by half. Place on a wire rack with parchment, wax paper, or foil underneath. Let stand until chocolate has dried.
- To make truffles, let ganache cool completely in the refrigerator until hard. Scoop small balls of the hardened ganache and shape by hand. Roll truffles in the cocoa powder to coat. ;
Reviews
Info…have been using this recipe. Anyone who enjoys chocolate covered nuts…make this recipe. Get whole cashews, Pistachios or Macademia nuts. Use a draining/dripping rack (the type we usually use when we deep fry chicken, etc., spoon a small amount of the nuts into the soft ganache, spoon them out with a draining spoon and put on the drain rack (parchment underneath. Let chocolate firm-up.
Delicious with expresso coffee or selected dessert wine. Enjoy!
Annie, Fremont, CA
Delicious with expresso coffee or selected dessert wine. Enjoy!
Annie, Fremont, CA
I added the ganache to a chocolate cheese cake I made and it was a hit at my Christmas party. Great recipe!
This ganache was easy to make and so good. I dipped candied orange peel and ginger then used to rest to make truffles. I looked like they turned out as good as Wolfgang’s. I would recommend this recipe to anyone.
It was so smooth and rich I loved it and so did every one else.