Truffles are the bomb. They never fail to give us the little pleasure we root for when it comes to chocolates. Below is a recipe for a strawberry truffle which is quite a variation to the conventional chocolate truffle.
Even at first sight, the heart-shaped silhouette of strawberry would give you a hint that it is good for you. They pack a lot of nutritional benefits like vitamin C, fiber, manganese, potassium, and also contain a great deal of antioxidant properties called polyphenols. Strawberries are free of sodium, fat, cholesterol, and are considered a low-calorie food.
Did you know that strawberry is a member of the rose family? Truth be told, it is not actually a real fruit or berry, but the enlarged receptacle of the flower. Interesting, eh?
Try this recipe if you plan on throwing a party, inviting people to come over to your house, or just because!
| Strawberry Truffles • 5 ounces white chocolate • 8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature • 4 cups powdered sugar • 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root • 18 medium fresh strawberries • 1/4 cup finely minced crystallized ginger (get it in a gourmet food store or well-stocked supermarket) • 1/2 cup toasted coconut • 1/2 cup finely chopped pistachio nuts Melt white chocolate in the top of a double boiler, let cool. Beat together the cream cheese, sugar, and ginger root until smooth. Add melted white chocolate and mix well. Chill for at least 1 hour or until easy to handle. Use a small melon baller (or small spoon) to scoop out the center of each strawberry, half way down each fruit. Pat strawberry dry. Put a little crystallized ginger into each strawberry. Shape the cheese/chocolate mixture around the fruit. Coat one end in the toasted coconut, the other in the pistachio nuts. Place truffles in candy cups and chill until serving time. |
Bon appetit!
Read your recipe and it sounds very different and I would like to try it, but I have a few questions. Do you fill the Strawberry with the Cr cheese/choc truffle mixture before you coat the outside or does the Strawberry just collapse with the coating on the outside.
Also have you found that shelf life is not more than 24 hours with using the washed fresh Strawberry center?
Thanks!
Comment by Frani — January 30, 2012 @ 1:05 pm
You actually put the cream cheese mixture around the strawberry like wrapping it in “dough”. The strawberry is the center, the cream cheese truffle mixture is the outer layer and then hand roll in coconut, nuts or what ever you like. This is very different because usually the cream cheese is the center of a truffle. But, not this time. Good Luck!
Comment by Bryn Kirk — February 21, 2012 @ 11:23 am