5 from 3 votes
Easy Coffee Truffles
These easy coffee truffles are made with a rich and creamy chocolate coffee ganache center that you can coat with cocoa or dip into chocolate. The coffee liqueur truffles are perfect for the holidays, Valentine's Day, or really any day!
Prep Time
20 mins
Chilling time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 20 mins
Servings:
24
truffles (give or take)
Calories:
84 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
International
Ingredients
Coffee ganache centers
- 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate chopped
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter softened and cut into a few cubes, 14 grams
- 1 tablespoon coffee liqueur Kahlua or other
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa 20 grams
- 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
- pinch salt
Cocoa coating
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ cup confectioners' sugar
Instructions
Coffee ganache centers
- Add the chopped chocolate and cream to a double bowl insert or metal bowl set over a pot with about an inch of water. The water should not touch the bottom of the bowl. Heat the water on low and stir intermittently until the chocolate has melted completely.
- Remove the insert or bowl from the pot and set it on a dry kitchen towel. Add the corn syrup, cubed butter, and coffee liqueur and stir gently to mix.
- Add the cocoa, espresso powder, and salt and stir.
- If using molds, pour or spoon the ganache into the molds. Otherwise put the bowl directly into the refrigerator or chill at room temperature for at least two hours.
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Cocoa coating
- Combine the cocoa and confectioners' sugar into a small bowl.
- If using molds, release the ganache centers from the molds into the bowl containing the cocoa mixture.
- If forming truffles by hand, use a small cookie scoop (#70) to scoop one tablespoon of ganache. Then roll it in your hands to form a rough ball and drop it into the cocoa mixture.
- Use a fork or candy dipping scoop to remove the truffles from the cocoa, shake off the excess cocoa, and transfer to a storage container.
- Cocoa-coated truffles should be stored in the refrigerator.
Notes
- This coffee chocolate truffle recipe will have a varying yield depending on the size of your truffles.
- I find that pouring the ganache into silicone molds is easier than forming the coffee chocolate ganache centers by hand. If you do choose to do it by hand, you might consider using kitchen gloves.
- Instead of coating the coffee truffles in cocoa, coat the coffee ganache centers with tempered chocolate or chocolate melting wafers. You'll need about 8 ounces (a half pound) of chocolate for this recipe, but it may be easier to temper a larger amount.
Nutrition Information
Calories
84kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
0.02g
(1%)
Cholesterol
7mg
(2%)
Sodium
13mg
(1%)
Potassium
99mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
88IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
35mg
(4%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24 truffles (give or take)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 84
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 84kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 7mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 13mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 99mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 88IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 35mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.