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Mascarpone Lemon truffles Recipe
Mascarpone Lemon Truffles are irresistible sweet treats with a pleasant citrus flavor. You can think of them as the fresh, summer version of the classic chocolate mascarpone truffles.Soft and fragrant, they are made with mascarpone, crumbled lady fingers, chopped almonds and lemon (both juice and zest). I recommend using organic lemons since you will be using the zestThese delicious treats require no baking and are really made in just a few minutes. Of course, they do need to be refrigerated before you can enjoy them.
Prep Time
15 mins
Additional Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 15 truffles
Calories: 127 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 200 g mascarpone cheese - 7 oz, at room temperature
- 100 g savoiardi - 3.5 oz
- 1 lemon - organic
- 50 g almonds - 1.8 oz, peeled
- 35 g granulated sugar - ⅙ cup
- 50 g coconut - 1.8 oz, shredded
Instructions
- Mix the mascarpone and sugar in a bowl until well blended.
- Add the ladyfingers coarsely crumbled with your hands.
- Grate the lemon zest and add it to the mixture. Be careful to take only the superficial yellow part. The white part underneath is bitter and may spoil the flavor of the mixture.
- Squeeze half a lemon (about 20 ml-1 ⅓ tablespoons) and add it to the mixture. It is best to strain the juice to prevent the lemon seeds from falling into the dough. Mix it all together very well.
- Grind the almonds with a food processor. It is not necessary to reduce them to flour, just chop them coarsely.
- Add the ground almonds to the mascarpone and lemon cream.
- You will need to continue mixing all the ingredients together until you get a very compact and thick mixture.
- Form small balls with the resulting mixture, about the size of a walnut, and place them in the grated coconut. Roll the lemon truffles well in the grated coconut.
- Then arrange the truffles on a plate in the cupcake paper liners. Store the truffles in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- In any case it's better to let them cool in the fridge for at least two hours before serving.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
100g
Calories
127kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.001g
Cholesterol
28mg
(9%)
Sodium
18mg
(1%)
Potassium
54mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
225IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
33mg
(3%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 15truffles
Amount Per Serving
Calories 127
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 100g | |
| Calories | 127kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.001g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 28mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 18mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 54mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 225IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.