Lavender Cream Chocolate Truffles – chocolate ganache truffle infused with fragrant lavender – an easy recipe that always has impressive and tasty results!
Welcome to dark chocolate week! Even better, two weeks!
I think this is my favorite Meatless Monday project yet, and it was something I made for my mom for Mother’s Day. Mom loves lavender, both the color and the scent. When I was little she had a tin of lavender pastilles candy that intrigued me.
We had the family over on Saturday to celebrate (forecast to be a much nicer day than Sunday, and we wanted to grill and be outside). I wanted to create a delicious dessert mom would love, and wanted to use dark chocolate.
The best thing about this recipe? Three ingredients total and an impressive result!
Dessert was a warm brownie with ice cream, topped with a truffle. I made the brownies and ice cream also. Recipes for another day…
More dark chocolate recipes:
- dark chocolate superfood bark
- triple chocolate truffles
- chocolate dipped marcona butter cookies
- dark chocolate apricot truffles
- chocolate tahini shortbread bars
- ginger wasabi chocolate skulls
- salted double chocolate chili cookies
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Lavender Truffles
chocolate ganache truffle infused with fragrant lavender - an easy recipe that always has impressive and tasty results!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces dark chocolate, divided
- 1/2 cup full fat canned coconut milk
- 2 1/2 tablespoons culinary lavender, chopped fine (see note)
Instructions
- Without shaking, open can of coconut milk. Spoon out 1/2 cup of the thick portion at top of can for this recipe.
- Chop 4 ounces chocolate.
- In saucepan, bring coconut milk and lavender to a boil, reduce to simmer and stir continually for several minutes.
- Remove from heat, strain cream into bowl to remove lavender.
- Return infused cream to saucepan over lowest heat.
- Add chopped chocolate, whisk until smooth. Remove from heat, cool.
- Cover and transfer to refrigerator to thicken (1 hour).
- Chop remaining 4 ounces chocolate, and melt over lowest heat possible, stirring constantly and rapidly.
- Spoon a small amount into each mold, and using a small paintbrush, coat the mold completely. Place in refrigerator until set.
- Fill each mold with lavender ganache filling, leaving room at the top to seal with more chocolate.
- Reheat remaining chocolate and fill each mold, covering the filling completely. Tap molds on counter to remove any bubbles, return to refrigerator to set.
Notes
*While this seems like a large measurement of lavender, (and if you taste the infused coconut cream it is strong), once you add the dark chocolate the result is a subtle hint of lavender flavor.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
18Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 81Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 4mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 1gSugar: 6gProtein: 1g
nutrition calculations results vary by calculator, are for informational purposes only, and are not intended to replace medical advice or treatment.
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Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
Not only is this beautiful, but it’s one of my favorite flavor combos – chocolate & lavender. Nice!!
eat good 4 life says
Oh wow I have never cooked with lavender before. I bet the flavor is so unique and delicate with lavender in it. For sure I am going to tap into getting some lavender soon!