Description
Chocolate-draped salted caramel fudge truffles offer rich, indulgent flavors from European dessert traditions. Silky ganache centers with delicate salt notes complete this luxurious confection for passionate bakers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tbsp coconut oil or butter (optional, for a smoother coating)
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 8 oz (225 g) semi-sweet or dark chocolate, finely chopped
- 6 oz (170 g) dark or milk chocolate, melted
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup salted caramel sauce (store-bought or homemade)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Flaky sea salt, for garnish
Instructions
- Ganache Preparation: Melt premium chocolate with scalding cream, incorporating caramel sauce, vanilla, and sea salt to create a luxurious, velvety base with rich, complex flavors.
- Chilling and Shaping: Refrigerate the chocolate mixture until firm, then meticulously craft uniform spherical truffles with precise, smooth surfaces using gentle hand movements.
- Chocolate Coating: Temper high-quality chocolate with a hint of coconut oil to create a glossy, fluid dipping medium. Submerge each truffle completely, allowing excess chocolate to cascade off, ensuring an elegant, even coating.
- Finishing Touch: Sprinkle flaky sea salt over the freshly dipped truffles, enhancing the caramel’s sweetness and adding a delicate crunch. Arrange on a chilled parchment-lined tray to set and stabilize the chocolate shell.
- Final Presentation: Refrigerate truffles until the chocolate coating becomes completely firm and lustrous. Serve at a cool room temperature to reveal the intricate layers of flavor and textural contrast with each decadent bite.
Notes
- Manage Chocolate Temperature: Maintain chocolate at precise 88-90°F for perfect glossy coating and professional shine, preventing streaking or dull appearance.
- Control Ganache Consistency: Chill ganache mixture until firm but pliable, allowing easy rolling without sticking or falling apart during shaping process.
- Prevent Salt Crystal Formation: Sprinkle sea salt immediately after coating to ensure immediate adherence and prevent moisture-induced clumping or uneven distribution.
- Optimize Serving Technique: Remove truffles from refrigerator 10-15 minutes before serving to allow gentle warming, which enhances flavor complexity and creates smooth, melt-in-mouth texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 35 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg