Once all melted and glossy, place in the fridge to set for 2 hrs. Do not cover. This will cause droplets to form, which drip down & ruin the mixture. Now choose your toppings! There are so many options!! Cocoa Powder, nuts, sprinkles, coconut, dipped in chocolate, grated chocolate, chocolate strands, sugar strands, icing to name a few. When we are gifting these we put them in mini paper cases. As seen below. Supplies for serving chocolate truffles Taste-wise, there was one clear winner for me with M&S and I would happily buy them again and for friends as gifts this Christmas. Next, place this bowl inside a larger bowl, now fill the larger bowl with boiling water from the kettle. Careful not to get any water in the mixture.

For this recipe you have landed on, we have used Milk Chocolate, which I much prefer over dark or white chocolate! We all have our own personal preference in our house! This is what happened when we put a range of supermarket brand chocolate truffles to the taste and value for money test. Waitrose Salted Caramel Truffles The surprise was how many options fell short of expectations. I found Tesco and Asda's options to be awful and Waitrose's the most disappointing. Now the famous, and somewhat expensive, giants in the chocolate and champagne truffle business like Charbonnel & Walker, Hotel Chocolat and even Fortnam and Mason have competition from regular supermarkets. Comes in a classy looking box that would work well as a gift, inside is a silver sealed bag containing the truffles. The price is one of the cheaper per gram so good value for money too.These are small spherical sweets made from a rich chocolate paste, known as ganache, coated in chocolate powder, plain, milk or white chocolate or finely chopped nuts. The chocolate paste may be flavoured with a variety of ingredients, ranging from alcohol such as rum or brandy to coffee, or chopped dried fruits and nuts. A variety of truffles are available from Waitrose including Waitrose truffle assortment (180g), an assortment of plain, white, milk, brandy and orange and Cointreau flavoured truffles; Waitrose milk chocolate Belgian truffles (200g), truffle centres coated with Belgian milk chocolate flakes and Prestat marc de champagne truffles (275g). We keep a selection of these Milk Chocolate Truffles out on the sideboard over Christmas for people to help themselves.

The longer you spend rolling the messier it will get as it melts into your palms! So don't diddle daddle, just get the job done! Which is your favourite chocolate? We have created a recipe for all options. Not only this Milk Chocolate Truffle recipe but also, White Chocolate Truffles, and Dark Chocolate Truffle...... so choose which recipe to make based on what your favourite chocolate is. Uses: Truffles can be included in a range of dishes. They can be sliced and added to mayonnaise to top canapés or serve with hard-boiled quails eggs. Or sprinkle a little finely grated truffle over a warm potato salad. Chopped truffles also add a delicious flavour to salad dressings.The answer is yes of course! However, we need to experiment with measurements for you. But will bring a new blog post out with liqueur chocolate truffles soon! Often in gorgeous boxes to make them more irresistible and sometimes even wrapped within layers of tissue to make the whole act of eating them like a Japanese tea ceremony.