Dark Chocolate Truffles Pricey But Worth It

May 8th, 2011 by Choclateer

A confectioneries dream could be a way to explain dark chocolate truffles. These are the higher end of the chocolate industry and are usually quite pricey. However, quite often, price is usually not a problem for a chocolate lover. But, also keep in mind that although the price may be a bit more for some than they are for others, that in no way, shape, or form is an indication that the more expensive ones are any better than the cheaper ones. Yes, some are considerably better than others, but, this is not a normal occurrence

Basically chocolate truffles are a combination of either milk or dark chocolate, butterfat, and sometimes coconut oil. However, there are different variations all around the world. For instance, a Canadian version is a Harvey truffle, adds graham cracker crumbs and peanut butter into the mixture. The European favorite uses a syrup base of cocoa powder, fats, and milk powder. The most famous is probably the Swiss of the world’s truffle makers and uses melted chocolate, butter, and cream. They are also sprinkled with a cocoa powder and this makes them exceptional. However, the longer they sit, the worse they get therefore, if one is looking for good high quality Swiss made truffles, by all means, make sure they are fresh.

There are many different types of truffles that utilize dark, milk, and even white chocolate. These originated in the French culture and began as “ganache.” This is typically an icing, filling, or even a glaze that is created by using chocolate and heavy whipping cream. These were usually made for wealthy or noble people and were considered to be out of reach for the typical “poor” chocolate lover. These were created around eighteen fifty and would take the world by storm. But, it was said that these were created entirely by accident when a candy maker, and especially a chocolatier, had a helper that accidentally mixed cream into a chocolate batch while it was melting. This could very well be true considering that that the chocolatier referred to his helper as a “ganache” which actually means fool or idiot. It turned out to be for the better and they have been called that ever since.

Every candy maker in the world since then, has explored the truffle concoction and there have been many that have added items such as fruit and nuts to them with great success. They are now a staple item at most holidays that incorporate candy and chocolate such as Easter and Christmas and the primary types is usually dark chocolate.

Dark chocolate truffles are some of the finest chocolates that anyone could ever taste. They are quite distinct and very delectable and worthy of the dark chcolate truffles inflated price. And lets not forget the added health care benefits from eating dark chcolate.

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