![]() ![]() Since these truffles will be made into balls, you can use one of two methods to do so. How to make peppermint chocolate truffles You don’t want the truffles to be salty of course, so you will only be adding a pinch. So you can use whichever you have at home, or is easier to find. I have used peppermint extract and peppermint emulsions with comparable flavor results. This is where much of the flavor for these decadent peppermint chocolate truffles comes from. You can use salted butter too, but you will need to adjust the salt level to compensate. I use a little bit of unsalted butter because it adds a lovely buttery texture to the ganache. If you prefer, you can use coconut cream instead (not coconut milk), but it will of course add coconut flavor to the truffles. Heavy cream or whipping cream with 35% fat is essential to make the chocolate ganache for these truffles. You can also use good quality chocolate like Lindt. Here I used a 55% chocolate from Callebaut callets, which is couverture chocolate chips. Higher the cocoa content, the more bittersweet your truffle will be. ![]() I use chocolate with a cocoa content of 55 – 70% for these peppermint truffles. What you need to make chocolate peppermint truffles Couverture chocolate So I won’t go into detail here about the base recipe. I previously shared a detailed guide on making classic chocolate truffles. As a kid, I loved eating After Eights (and still do!). Peppermint and chocolate are my favorite flavor combination ever. And they’re perfect for gift giving too! How to make classic peppermint chocolate truffles that are perfect for the holidays! These peppermint chocolate truffles are melt in your mouth creamy, delicious, refreshing, and easy to make. ![]()
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