Lavender Truffles

Gluten Free
Lavender Truffles
240 min.
16
132kcal

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Ingredients

  • ounces bittersweet chocolate chopped
  • 0.3 cup heavy cream 
  • 12  lavender flower heads fresh
  • ounces bittersweet chocolate chopped
  • tablespoons butter unsalted

Equipment

  • bowl
  • baking sheet
  • sieve
  • toothpicks
  • microwave
  • skewers

Directions

  1. Place the flower heads and cream into a small microwave safe glass bowl. Cook in the microwave on High until hot to the touch, 20 to 30 seconds. Once hot, stir the flowers with a spoon, and set aside to steep 5 minutes. Return to the microwave, and cook 10 to 20 seconds to reheat. Stir again, and set aside to steep 5 minutes more. Repeat the heating-stirring-steeping process two more times until the cream is strongly flavored with lavender.
  2. Combine the bittersweet chocolate with the semisweet chocolate in a microwave safe glass bowl. Divide the chocolate into equal portions, and set one portion aside. Cook the remaining chocolate in the microwave on High in 20 to 30 second increments until melted, stirring between each heating. Using a fine-mesh strainer, strain the cream into the melted chocolate; discard the flower heads and bits of lavender. Stir the cream and chocolate together until smooth. Chill in the refrigerator until somewhat firm, but not hard, about 1 hour.
  3. After the lavender chocolate mixture has chilled, place the remaining chocolate and butter into a microwave safe glass bowl. Cook in the microwave on High in 20 to 30 second increments until just melted, stirring between each heating; set aside.
  4. Line a baking sheet with a piece of waxed paper.
  5. Roll the lavender mixture into 1 tablespoon-sized balls, and dip into the melted chocolate mixture using a skewer or toothpick.
  6. Place onto the prepared baking sheet, and chill in the refrigerator at least 2 hours to harden.

Nutrition Facts

Calories132kcal
Protein3.75%
Fat67.66%
Carbs28.59%

Properties

Glycemic Index
0
Glycemic Load
0
Inflammation Score
-2
Nutrition Score
2.9647826045428%

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:132.36kcal
6.62%
Fat:10g
15.39%
Saturated Fat:5.94g
37.14%
Carbohydrates:9.51g
3.17%
Net Carbohydrates:8.09g
2.94%
Sugar:6.65g
7.39%
Cholesterol:10.43mg
3.48%
Sodium:3.3mg
0.14%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Caffeine:15.24mg
5.08%
Protein:1.25g
2.5%
Manganese:0.23mg
11.74%
Copper:0.22mg
11.1%
Magnesium:31.57mg
7.89%
Iron:1.14mg
6.33%
Fiber:1.42g
5.67%
Phosphorus:49.36mg
4.94%
Zinc:0.48mg
3.22%
Potassium:105.59mg
3.02%
Vitamin A:127.73IU
2.55%
Selenium:1.65µg
2.36%
Calcium:16.33mg
1.63%
Vitamin K:1.56µg
1.48%
Vitamin E:0.19mg
1.27%
Vitamin B2:0.02mg
1.09%
Source:Allrecipes