Honey Lavender White Chocolate Truffles Recipe
These Honey Lavender White Chocolate Truffles offer a delicate blend of floral lavender and sweet honey infused into smooth white chocolate. Perfect for special occasions or gifting, these creamy, melt-in-your-mouth truffles are beautifully finished by dipping in tempered white chocolate and setting to perfection.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 3 hours 50 minutes
- Yield: 20 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: French-inspired
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients
- 2 cups white chocolate pieces
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 5 teaspoons dried culinary lavender
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 drop violet food coloring (optional)
- 1 drop royal blue food coloring (optional)
- 1 drop super red food coloring (optional)
- 2 cups white chocolate (for melting/coating)
Instructions
- Prepare Chocolate Base: Place the 2 cups of white chocolate pieces in a medium bowl and set aside.
- Infuse Cream: Combine the heavy cream and dried lavender in a small saucepan.
- Heat Cream: Heat the cream mixture over medium-low heat until small bubbles appear around the edges, then turn off the heat.
- Steep Lavender: Let the lavender steep in the hot cream for 5 minutes to extract its floral aroma.
- Strain Cream: Strain the lavender-infused cream through a fine-mesh sieve into the bowl with the white chocolate pieces, discarding the lavender solids.
- Melt Chocolate Mixture: Melt the combined mixture gently in the microwave in 15-second bursts, stirring each time, or melt over a bain-marie until smooth and fully melted.
- Add Honey and Color: Stir in honey until well combined. Add food coloring drops if desired and mix thoroughly for visual appeal.
- Chill Mixture: Pour the mixture into a clean pan, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until firm, approximately 3 hours.
- Scoop Truffles: Use a small cookie scoop or 1½ teaspoon measuring spoon to portion out the set chocolate mixture.
- Shape Truffles: Coat your hands lightly with powdered sugar to prevent sticking and roll each portion into a smooth ball.
- Freeze Truffles: Place the shaped truffles in the freezer to firm up for 15-20 minutes before coating.
- Coat with Chocolate: Dip each truffle into melted white chocolate, ensuring they are fully coated.
- Set Coating: Place the coated truffles on a parchment-lined baking sheet and allow to set until the coating hardens.
Notes
- Use culinary-grade dried lavender to ensure a fresh and subtle floral flavor suitable for eating.
- If you prefer stronger color, add more drops of food coloring gradually.
- Tempering the coating white chocolate will give a shiny finish and crisp snap.
- Store truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator and consume within a week for best freshness.
- For a twist, roll truffles in finely chopped nuts or edible glitter before chilling.
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