matcha truffles

I found this recipe and immediately felt too lazy to make them. Perhaps in the future I'll give these a go. Anyone want to make them and then send some to me? ;)



Recipe from Cooking With Chopsticks.

Matcha Truffles
(makes at least 27 truffles… more if you don’t taste test too much)

3.5 oz. milk chocolate

3.5 oz. white chocolate

1/3 cup heavy cream (perhaps a little more to make up for sticking to the pot)

1 1/2 tsp matcha powder

matcha and cocoa powder for coating

In a small pot, heat the cream and add the matcha powder. Over low heat, vigorously whisk the mixture until the tea is completely blended with the cream. Turn off the heat if the cream begins to boil.

In a double boiler, completely melt the milk chocolate. Slowly add 3 tbs of the cream to the melted chocolate. Mix thoroughly, but not too long. As soon as the it’s evenly mixed, cover and place in the fridge. Repeat with the white chocolate. Let the ganache rest in the fridge for 1 to 2 hours or until it’s reasonably hard.

Take the ganache out of the fridge. Roll into little balls. (I like my truffles small, so it feels like you have more. The bigger they are, the more overwhelming the sweet ganache will be.) Since handling the ganache makes it melt again, let the ganache rest for another 10 minutes.
Prepare two small dishes with matcha powder and cocoa powder. Roll the dark ganache in the matcha and the green ganache in the cocoa.