Lavender Truffles
- 110 grams heavy whipping cream
- 1 1/2 tablespoons 1 1/2 Tablespoons lavender buds
- 2 tablespoons Honey
- Dutch process cacao
- Chop the chocolate as much as you can (the largest piece should size a pea), place a fine mesh sieve on top of the chocolate.
- In a small saucepan cook the honey and lavender. Let the honey bubble for some seconds then take it off from the heat
- In another small saucepan bring the cream to a simmer, whisking constantly.
- Add the cream to the honey & lavender mix. Cover the pan with a lid and let it steep for 10 t0 15 minutes (no less than 10, no more then 15)
- Pour the hot mixture by the fine mesh sieves and stir it good. Make sure all the chocolate melts!
- Let the ganache chill at room temperature for 2 hours then chill it for one more hour in the refrigerator.
- Place half packet of the cacao to a large plate to roll the truffles.
- Use a small scoop and form little balls from the ganache, roll them in the plate until it all covered up by cacao. But them in a box, covered by a baking sheet, for storage.
- You can store them in a cool place for a week.rnrnBon Apetit!
heavy whipping cream, lavender buds, honey, dutch
Taken from food52.com/recipes/31741-lavender-truffles (may not work)