Description
Irresistible strawberry cream chocolates blend rich Belgian chocolate with fresh strawberry filling. Sweet confections offer complex layers of flavor that delight dessert enthusiasts and surprise palates with elegant texture.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz (225g) semi-sweet or dark chocolate, chopped
- ½ cup (115g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups (180g) powdered sugar
- 2 tbsps freeze-dried strawberry powder (or ¼ cup crushed freeze-dried strawberries)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp heavy cream (adjust as needed)
- 1 tsp coconut oil or vegetable oil
Instructions
- Foundation Preparation: Whip butter in a spacious mixing bowl until achieving a luxurious, velvety consistency with zero visible clumps or irregularities.
- Flavor Integration: Systematically blend powdered sugar and freeze-dried strawberry powder, creating a delicate pale pink mixture with uniform color and texture throughout.
- Moisture and Enrichment: Gently incorporate vanilla extract and heavy cream, stirring meticulously until the filling transforms into a smooth, pipeable substance with elegant structural integrity.
- Molding and Chilling: Transfer the strawberry cream onto a parchment-lined tray using precise piping techniques, forming uniform small dollops. Immediately place the tray in the freezer, allowing the delicate centers to solidify and stabilize for 15-20 minutes.
- Chocolate Enrobing: Once the strawberry cream centers have firmed completely, prepare for the final chocolate coating stage, ensuring each piece maintains its pristine shape and intense fruity essence.
Notes
- Butter Temperature Matters: Ensure butter is at room temperature for smooth, lump-free creaming, which creates a silky base for the filling.
- Control Strawberry Powder Consistency: Grind freeze-dried strawberries into an ultra-fine powder to prevent graininess and achieve a uniform pink color.
- Piping Precision: Use a piping bag with a small round tip for creating consistent, neat chocolate centers that hold their shape during freezing.
- Freezing Technique: Don’t over-freeze the strawberry cream; 15-20 minutes is perfect for setting without becoming rock-hard, maintaining a creamy texture when served.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 128
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 15 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg