Honey Lavender White Chocolate Truffles Recipe
Delight in these elegant Honey Lavender White Chocolate Truffles, featuring a luscious blend of creamy white chocolate infused with aromatic culinary lavender and sweet honey. Finished with a smooth white chocolate coating, these delicate confections offer a perfect balance of floral notes and sweetness, ideal for gifting or special occasions.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
- Yield: Approximately 24 truffles 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: French-inspired
Ingredients
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Truffle Base
- 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)
Coating
- 2 cups white chocolate (melted or tempered)
Additional
- Powdered sugar (for rolling)
Instructions
- Prepare Chocolate: Place white chocolate pieces in a medium bowl and set aside.
- Infuse Cream: Combine cream and dried culinary lavender in a small saucepan.
- Heat Cream: Warm the cream over medium-low heat until it begins to bubble gently around the edges.
- Steep Lavender: Remove from heat and allow lavender to steep in the cream for 5 minutes to infuse flavor.
- Strain Cream: Strain the lavender-infused cream into the bowl with the white chocolate pieces.
- Melt Chocolate Mixture: Melt the chocolate and cream mixture using the microwave in 15-second intervals, stirring after each, or melt over a bain-marie until smooth and fully combined.
- Add Honey and Color: Stir in the honey and mix in food coloring drops if using, to achieve the desired hue.
- Chill Mixture: Pour the mixture into a clean pan, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until set, about 3 hours.
- Portion Truffles: Using a small cookie scoop or a 1½ teaspoon measuring spoon, scoop out the set mixture to form truffle portions.
- Shape Truffles: Coat hands lightly with powdered sugar and roll each portion into a smooth ball.
- Freeze Truffles: Place the rolled truffles in the freezer for 15-20 minutes until cold and firm.
- Dip in White Chocolate: Dip each chilled truffle into melted or tempered white chocolate to coat fully.
- Set the Coating: Place coated truffles on a parchment-lined sheet pan and allow them to set at room temperature until the coating hardens.
Notes
- Use culinary lavender specifically for cooking to avoid bitterness.
- Tempering the white chocolate for coating will give a glossy finish and prevent melting too quickly.
- Store truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.
- Experiment with different food colorings to create personalized truffle colors.
- Rolling hands in powdered sugar helps prevent the truffle mixture from sticking.
Keywords: honey lavender truffles, white chocolate truffles, floral truffles, homemade truffles, gourmet chocolates
