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🍰 Orientalic Chocolate Truffles

485 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp sesame seeds
• 150 g dried figs
• 75 g dried apricots
• 75 g dried dates
• 50 g candied orange peel
• 50 g ground hazelnuts
• 0.5 tsp ras el hanout
• 20 g honey
• 1 tbsp rose water
• 400 g dark chocolate
• edible silver glitter

Instructions

1. 1. Heat a pan without oil or butter.
2. 2. Roast the sesame seeds in it until they are fragrant.
3. 3. Let the sesame seeds cool down completely.
4. 4. Chop the figs, apricots, and dates finely.
5. 5. Finely chop the orange peel.
6. 6. Put the dried fruit, orange peel, and sesame seeds into a bowl.
7. 7. Add the hazelnuts, the spice mix Ras el Hanout, the honey, and the rose water.
8. 8. Knead the ingredients into a uniform dough.
9. 9. Form small balls from the dough.
10. 10. Place the balls on a tray lined with baking paper.
11. 11. Let the balls dry at room temperature for at least 5 hours.
12. 12. Chop the chocolate coarsely.
13. 13. Melt about two-thirds of the chocolate over a hot water bath.
14. 14. Make sure the chocolate does not get warmer than 50 degrees Celsius.
15. 15. Remove the bowl from the water bath.
16. 16. Remove about one-third of the liquid chocolate and set it aside.
17. 17. Stir the remaining chopped chocolate into the liquid chocolate in portions.
18. 18. Let the chocolate melt until the mass reaches about 28 degrees Celsius.
19. 19. Stir the set-aside liquid chocolate back in spoonful by spoonful.
20. 20. The chocolate should now be about 32 degrees Celsius.
21. 21. Dip the dried balls into the chocolate.
22. 22. Place the coated balls back on the baking paper.
23. 23. Sprinkle the truffles with edible glitter as desired.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 485
• Protein: 6 g · Fett/Fat: 25 g · Carbs: 58 g