{"id":2265,"date":"2011-06-16T15:49:12","date_gmt":"2011-06-16T07:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=2265"},"modified":"2013-05-02T12:03:37","modified_gmt":"2013-05-02T04:03:37","slug":"chocolate-truffles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=2265","title":{"rendered":"Creating Little Chocolate Truffle Balls Of Endorphins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Chocolate Truffles\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Chocolate-Truffles.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"397\" \/><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It&#8217;s how I amuse myself amidst the restiveness of dissertation writing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Ingredients<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dark or plain chocolate bar: 200g<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Double cream: 75g<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vanilla essence: 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Coffee mixture: 1 tsp coffee powder dissolved in 2 tbsp hot water<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cocoa powder: about 4 tbsp<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mixed nuts: about 4 tbsp, finely chopped<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Method<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Break up the chocolate bar into small chunks. Microwave on medium heat for about 4-5min.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stir in the cream, vanilla essence and coffee mixture. Microwave on medium heat for 1-2min.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stir till cream is thoroughly blended in with chocolate to form a smooth mixture.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Place mixture in freezer for 2 hrs until the chocolate sets.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once chocolate has set (but not hardened), remove from freezer and use a scoop to shape into balls.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Roll balls in cocoa powder or nuts.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Leave in fridge for storage.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><em>Tricks<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Use a professional scoop to shape the balls while scooping them out of the container. It&#8217;s easier and you do not have to get your hands dirty in having to roll them into shape.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Create fusion truffles by using other types of topping like ground almond, ground peanut or Japanese green tea powder (matcha).<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Create white chocolate truffles by replacing the dark chocolate bar with vanilla ones and the cocoa powder with icing sugar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Serving<\/em><\/strong>:<br \/>\nAbout 15 truffles<\/p>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0;float:left;height:40px;\"><script src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=2265\" send=\"true\" layout=\"button_count\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"verdana\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s how I amuse myself amidst the restiveness of dissertation writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[103,115],"tags":[227,186],"class_list":["post-2265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dessert-foodrecipes","category-french","tag-chilled","tag-chocolate"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2265"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13490,"href":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2265\/revisions\/13490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}