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Spiced Papua New Guinea white chocolate truffle recipe

Spiced Papua New Guinea white chocolate truffle recipe

A smooth white chocolate and anise ganache, enrobed in luscious white chocolate.

Anise ganache ingredients

  • Belcolade Origins Papua New Guinea cacao-trace white chocolate buttons (36%) : 765g
  • Belcolade cacao-trace 100% pure cocoa butter buttons : 95g
  • Cream (35% fat) : 420g
  • Sorbitol powder : 45g
  • Anise powder : 5g
  • Inverted sugar : 90g
  • Butter : 90g

Anise ganache method

  • Heat the cream together with the sorbitol and anise powder until they reach 85°C.
  • Add the inverted sugar and pour onto the Belcolade white chocolate and cocoa butter buttons. Mix with a spatula.
  • When the ganache reaches 35°C, add the butter and mix with an immersion blender.
  • Spread a thin layer of tempered chocolate onto baking paper and place a 1.2cm high frame on top.
  • Pour the ganache into the frame and leave it to crystallise at 16°C for 24 hours. The relative humidity level should be below 60%.

Enrobing the anise ganache ingredients

  • Belcolade cacao-trace white chocolate buttons (30%) : As desired

Enrobing the anise ganache method

  • Heat the chocolate to 45°C and temper.
  • Using a guitar, cut the anise ganache into the desired shape.
  • Enrobe the ganache with the tempered white chocolate.

Assemble and serve

  1. Create your marking in the chocolate before leaving to set.
  2. The softly spiced and sweet vanilla notes in the Papua New Guinea chocolate beautifully enhances the warmth of the anise for an irresistible flavour combination. For an indulgent pairing, serve with a cappuccino or chai tea. Alternatively, pair with a small glass of limoncello for a bright and contrasting finish.
Spiced Papua New Guinea white chocolate truffle recipe

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Chocolate buttons

Belcolade Origins Papua-New Guinea cacao-trace white chocolate buttons (36%) - 5kg & 15kg

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