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Chocolate Ginger Ganache Truffles

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Created by jnoel, Thursday, 10 January 2008

Description

Adapted from Anne Isham’s Eat More Chocolate, Lose Weight Anyway! Tested by Johnny Els.

Ingredients

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Main Ingredient
Makes
18 one-ounce servings
1–3 oz. fresh ginger
4 oz. heavy cream (preferably fresh raw cream)
8 oz. fine dark chocolate (at least 60% cacao)*
Unsweetened cocoa powder
Note: buy organic and fair-trade certified chocolates if possible.

Methods/steps

1. Peel, slice and dice the ginger.

2. Put cream in saucepan and add ginger. Bring just to a boil. Cover, set aside to steep for at least 30 minutes.

3. Chop chocolate and put into medium bowl. *Or use chocolate chips and skip the chopping.

4. Return cream and ginger to heat and bring just to boil.

5. Pour cream through strainer over the chocolate in the bowl. Stir until smooth.

6. Chill for several hours or overnight until quite firm.

7. To make truffles, scoop out a teaspoonful of the ganache at a time and roll into little balls. Roll in cocoa powder and store in airtight container in the refrigerator.


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