Coconut Macadamia Truffles Recipes

COCONUT MACADAMIA TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Finely grind white chocolate in a food processor and transfer to a bowl. Pulse nuts in food processor until finely ground (be careful not to grind to a paste).
• Bring cream to a simmer in a medium skillet. Remove from heat and stir in rum. Whisk in white chocolate until melted and ganache is smooth. Stir in nuts. Pour ganache into a plastic-wrap-lined 8-inch square baking pan and chill, uncovered, until firm, about 4 hours.
• Invert ganache onto a work surface and remove plastic wrap. Cut ganache into 64 squares and roll each piece between your palms to form a ball. When all balls are formed, roll in coconut to cover completely, then chill truffles, covered, until ready to serve.

COCONUT CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Crush the biscuits in a food processor until it is fine (like flour).
• Combine in a large bowl, the crush biscuits, 1/2 cup of fine desiccated coconuts and 2 tablespoons of cocoa. Mix the ingredients well.
• Then slowly stir in the sweetened condensed milk into the mixture. (Don't pour the whole content of the can, pour it in slowly as you only may need 340 grams of the can).
• You know you have the mixture right if the mixture is a dough ball. (If the balls are not holding shape then you may used too much sweetened condensed milk.) You should be able to roll them into a ball without being to hard or to soft.
• Shape the mixture into one-inch balls.
• Place the 1/4 cups of fine desiccated coconut into a flat plate (You may not need the whole 3/4 cups so just fill the flat plate when needed).
• Roll the ball into the fine desiccated coconut.
• Store in refrigerator until your ready to use.

MACADAMIA NUT TRUFFLES

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine chocolate and cream and stir over low heat until combined.
• Remove from heat and stir in butter and brandy.
• Put in the fridge and let the chocolate mixture set until it's mouldable with your hands without being runny.
• Set aside 36 nut halves and roughly chop the remaining nuts.
• Mould about 2 teaspoons of chocolate around each nut half and then roll the ball in chopped nuts.
• Repeat until they are all done and chill.

WHITE CHOCOLATE, MACADAMIA & COCONUT TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Place the chocolate and cream in a medium heatproof bowl over a saucepan half-filled with simmering water (make sure bowl doesn't touch the water). Stir with a metal spoon until the chocolate melts and the mixture is smooth. Set aside to cool.
• Cover and place in the fridge for 6 hours or until the mixture is firm.
• Place the coconut on a plate. Press half a macadamia nut into a teaspoon of the truffle mixture and roll to form a ball. Roll the truffle in the coconut to coat. Repeat with the remaining nuts and truffle mixture. Cover and store in the fridge.