White Chocolate Passion Fruit Truffles Recipes

WHITE CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Melt the chocolate, cream and butter in a heatproof bowl over a small pan of just simmering water, or in the microwave in short blasts, stirring regularly. Stir in any flavourings you like (add them gradually and taste the mix, the flavour will be stronger when chilled). Transfer to a small baking dish or shallow container and chill until set, about 4 hrs or overnight.
• Using a large melon baller or a heaped teaspoon, scoop truffles from the set mixture, or using clean hands briefly roll between your palms, then transfer to a lined baking tray. Chill in the freezer for 30 mins to firm up.
• To decorate, melt the chocolate the same way as in step 1, leave to cool a little, then drop the chilled truffles into the chocolate and lift out with a fork. Put back on a lined baking tray and sprinkle over any toppings, if using, and chill again in the fridge for 1-2 hrs, or freeze for 30 mins if you're in a rush, until set. Store in a cool place or in the fridge until giving as a present or eating.

WHITTAKER'S WHITE CHOCOLATE AND PASSIONFRUIT TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Bring a few inches of water to a very gentle simmer in a medium-sized saucepan. In a separate small saucepan, heat and stir the shop-bought passionfruit sauce until hot. Place the chopped white chocolate into a medium-sized mixing bowl. Pour the hot passionfruit sauce over the chocolate and leave to stand for 2 minutes. This will give the chocolate time to soften. Using a spatula, stir the ganache until thick and smooth. If all the white chocolate has not melted, then place the bowl over the gently simmering water and stir for 20-30 seconds to heat the ganache. Remove and stir until completely smooth. Leave the ganache to cool, then place in the refrigerator for around 1 hour, until completely set. Line a tray with cling- lm. Remove the ganache from the refrigerator. Wash and dry your hands, then roll heaped teaspoons of ganache into balls, placing each onto the tray. Place the rolled truffle balls in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, or until rm. Roll the truffle balls in toasted sesame seeds to coat and finish. Chef's notes These fabulous truffles were without doubt the most loved by customers at One Aldwych, London, where I ran the kitchens for nine years. This white chocolate ganache - chocolate mixed with either cream or a sauce is called a ganache - will keep for 2 weeks if stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Chocolate truffles are best enjoyed at room temperature.

PASSION FRUIT TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• If you are using passion fruit puree, pass it through a mesh strainer to remove the solids from the juice, and discard the solids.
• Place the 2/3 cup of juice in a small saucepan with the light corn syrup and the heavy cream over medium-high heat.
• Bring this mixture to a boil.
• While waiting for the passion fruit mixture to boil, finely chop the white chocolate and put it in a heat-safe bowl.
• Once at a boil, pour the hot liquid over the white chocolate and immediately begin gently whisking to melt the white chocolate and emulsify the mixture.
• If you have a handheld immersion blender, use it to blend the passion fruit ganache together. Otherwise, just continue whisking until you have a silky smooth mixture with no bits of white chocolate remaining.
• Press some cling wrap over the top of the ganache and refrigerate the bowl until the ganache has cooled and can be spooned, about 2 hours. Alternately, you can refrigerate it overnight, and then take the bowl out of the refrigerator the following day and let it sit at room temperature until it loosens up.
• Use a spoon to fill the clean, dry candy molds with the tempered chocolate, all the way up to the top. Once full, turn the molds upside down and allow the excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl.
• Take a bench scraper or metal spatula and scrape it across the top of the molds, removing the excess chocolate.
• Refrigerate the molds to speed the setting process of the chocolate, for about 10 minutes.
• Once the chocolate lining the molds is set, spoon the passion fruit ganache into each mold, leaving some space at the top for a layer of chocolate to seal up the truffles. It is better to have a little less ganache and a good chocolate seal, as opposed to more ganache that leaks from a poorly sealed truffle.
• Spoon some of the semisweet chocolate on top of the ganache in each mold, and spread it until it completely covers the ganache and seals in the sides.
• Again use the bench scraper or metal spatula to scrape across the bottom of the mold, removing any excess chocolate from the edges.
• Refrigerate the molds to set the bottom layer of chocolate.
• Once set, gently turn the molds upside down and pop out the truffles.
• Enjoy.

WHITE CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt the candy coating, butter and cream over low heat until smooth, stirring frequently. Stir in sugar. (If mixture separates, beat with a mixer for 30 seconds.) Pour into an 8-in. square pan. Chill for 20 minutes or until slightly hardened. , Using a melon baller or spoon, scoop out and shape into 1-in. balls. Roll in sugar. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

PASSION FRUIT & WHITE CHOCOLATE SEMIFREDDO

Steps:

• Oil a 900g loaf tin and line with cling film. Tip the sugar and eggs into a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, ensuring the bowl doesn't touch the water, then whisk until pale and doubled in volume. Remove from the heat and plunge the base of the bowl into a second, larger bowl filled with cold water and keep whisking until completely cooled.
• Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl in 20-second bursts in the microwave, or in a heatproof bowl set over simmering water, as in step 1. Whip the cream to soft peaks in another bowl using an electric whisk and fold the chocolate into it, along with the passion fruit, lemon zest and juice. Using a large metal spoon, add a spoonful of the whipped egg mixture and stir to loosen before folding in the rest.
• Tip the pistachios into the prepared tin, spoon over the semifreddo mixture and smooth the surface. Cover with cling film and freeze overnight. Will keep frozen for up to a month. Remove from the freezer 15-20 mins before serving. Dip a sharp knife into boiling water, then slice.

WHITE CHOCOLATE PASSION FRUIT TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Place 1 pound of the chocolate in a 2-quart mixing bowl. In a 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, bring the cream to a boil. Pour the cream into the bowl with the chocolate. Let the mixture stand for 1 minute, then stir together with a rubber spatula, whisk, or immersion blender until thoroughly blended. Add the passion fruit purée and stir to blend well. Cover the truffle cream, let cool to room temperature, and chill in the refrigerator until thick but not stiff (3 to 4 hours). Or let the truffle cream sit at room temperature for several hours or overnight until completely set and thick.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment or waxed paper. Fit a 12-inch pastry bag with a large, plain round pastry tip with a 3/4-inch opening and fill partway with the truffle cream. Holding the pastry bag 1 inch above the paper, pipe out mounds 1 inch in diameter. Or use a small ice cream scoop to form the mounds. Cover the mounds with plastic wrap and chill in the freezer for 2 hours or in the refrigerator for 6 hours.
• Dust your hands with confectioners' sugar and roll the mounds into balls. These will be the truffle centers. Cover and chill the centers for another 2 hours in the freezer.
• Remove the truffle centers from the freezer and bring to cool-room temperature so the outer coating won't crack when they are dipped. Line 2 more baking sheets with parchment or waxed paper. Melt and temper the remaining 1 1/2 pounds chocolate (see pages 25-30). Place a truffle center into the tempered chocolate, coating it completely. With a dipper or fork, remove the center from the chocolate, carefully shake off the excess chocolate, and turn the truffle out onto the paper. After dipping the truffles, place 2 tablespoons of the tempered white chocolate in a paper pastry cone and snip off a tiny opening at the pointed end. Pipe the letter P on top of each truffle.
• Let the truffles set up at room temperature, or chill them in the refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes. When the truffles are set, place them in paper candy cups. In a tightly covered container wrapped in several layers of aluminum foil, the truffles will keep for 1 month in the refrigerator or 2 months in the freezer. The truffles are best served at room temperature.
• VARIATION
• Instead of dipping the truffle centers in chocolate, roll them in a small bowl of confectioners' sugars as soon as they are formed.