Gin and Tonic Truffles
Gin and Tonic Truffles - the perfect homemade Christmas gift. Ideal for a gin or chocolate lover in your life!
Servings: 24 Truffles
Ingredients
- 400 g Dark chocolate
- 200 ml Double cream
- 50 ml Gin
- 50 ml Tonic water
- 1 Lime juice and zest
- 300 g White chocolate to coat
Instructions
- Gently melt the dark chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water (don't allow the bowl to touch the water).
- Remove from the heat and stir in the double cream, gin, tonic, lime juice and lime zest. Mix until totally combined and smooth.
- Pop into the fridge, uncovered, for 2 hours or overnight.
- Remove from the fridge and with clean hands, form into small, walnut sized balls. Place them onto baking paper and pop back into the fridge for 2 hours or freezer for 1 hour.
- Meanwhile melt the white chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water.
- Remove the truffles from the fridge or freezer and dip to coat in the white chocolate, tapping off any excess.
- Allow the chocolate to set totally before serving. Serve the truffles at room temperature.
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Notes
- If you would like a smoother, neater looking truffle, double the amount of white chocolate and repeat by coating again after the first dip has set.
Nutrition
Calories: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 164mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 135IU | Vitamin C: 0.9mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 2mg