These are not your typical round hand rolled chocolate truffles. Instead, these are perfectly molded chocolate truffle buttons – a little firmer enough to be molded into mini chocolate buttons, but with the same irresistibly creamy, melt-in-your-mouth truffle-like texture. All you need is some good quality chocolate and cream, then sweeten it with a little honey and make it extra creamy with a little butter.
Why You’ll Love This Mini Molded Chocolate Truffle Buttons Recipe
This chocolate truffle recipe uses only a few ingredients to create a firm yet creamy center that sets perfectly in the mold. They’re soft as fudge and melt in your mouth to a luscious, creamy texture. They make a wonderful little snack and are perfect for gifting. We especially love making these our little Ramadan traditions These Ramadan chocolate molds.
How to make chocolate buttons at home
Ingredients you need
- dark chocolate
- double cream
- butter
- Honey
- cocoa powder (optional) – for dust removal
Recipe Instructions and Tips
- You will need chocolate molds for this recipe. Browse Here are Ramadan and Eid themed chocolate molds
- Do not overheat the cream. We keep it on low heat until it simmers (small bubbles appear around the edges). Vigorous boiling and overheating of cream can cause the fat to separate from the liquid, resulting in curds and a pinched texture.
- Cut the chocolate into smaller pieces so it melts more easily and evenly.
- After pouring the hot cream over the chocolate, let it sit for 1-2 minutes before mixing. This helps it melt smoothly into a silky ganache.
- These chocolate truffles take about 2 hours to set properly in the refrigerator. They should pop out of the mold neatly.
- If you want to speed up the cooling process, place the chocolate in the refrigerator. The chocolate should set in about 20 minutes. Take the chocolate truffles out of the refrigerator and put them in the refrigerator as soon as they set. Freezing for long periods of time will not only cause the chocolate truffles to become too hard, but will also cause condensation and affect the texture when returned to room temperature.
- These Mini Button Chocolate Truffles can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. After 3 days, you may want to take them out to room temperature for 10-15 minutes to soften slightly before eating.
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- 100 ml double cream
- 200 gram dark chocolate chopped
- ½ spoon Honey
- ½ spoon butter
- Cocoa powder (optional) for dust removal
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Place the double cream in the pan, heat over low heat and bring to a simmer (small bubbles will appear around the edges). Do not let it boil violently.
100ml double cream
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Place the chopped dark chocolate into a large mixing bowl. Pour warm cream into chocolate. Let sit for a minute and stir until the chocolate is completely melted. Alternatively, you can use the water bath method to melt the chocolate.
200 g dark chocolate
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Once the chocolate is completely melted, add the honey and butter until completely combined.
½ tablespoon honey, ½ tablespoon butter
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Pour chocolate mixture into molds.
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Chill in the refrigerator until set, about 2 hours. When ready, the chocolate truffles should pop neatly out of the mold.
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If you wish, sprinkle some cocoa powder over the chocolate truffles.
Cocoa powder (optional)
Alternative Freezing Methods
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If you are short of time, you can place the chocolate truffles in the refrigerator for about 20-30 minutes. Do not leave them in the refrigerator for long periods of time as this will affect the final texture.
- Cut the chocolate into smaller pieces so it melts more easily and evenly.
- Do not overheat the cream. Vigorous boiling causes the fat to separate from the liquid, creating a curdled and pinched texture. Simmer over low heat as much as possible, watching for small bubbles around the edges.
- After pouring the hot cream over the chocolate, let it sit for 1-2 minutes before mixing. This helps it melt smoothly into a silky ganache.
- These chocolate truffles take about 2 hours to set properly in the refrigerator. They should pop out of the mold neatly.
- If you want to speed up the cooling process, place the chocolate in the refrigerator. The chocolate should set in about 20 minutes. Take the chocolate truffles out of the refrigerator and put them in the refrigerator as soon as they set. Freezing for long periods of time will not only cause the chocolate truffles to become too hard, but will also cause condensation and affect the texture when returned to room temperature.
- These Mini Button Chocolate Truffles can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. After 3 days, you may want to take them out to room temperature for 10-15 minutes to soften slightly before eating.
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