Yes, truffles. Chocolate ones. Home made. I've never made them before, but holy crap were they messy! The ganache tastes delicious, but the moment you touch it it just melts. It took a little bit to figure out how to work with it (definitely needed the melon baller) but now I feel like a pro.
Recipe: from the Joy of Baking website. The recipe is simple and repetitive, if messy. I didn't use the optional alcohol
Chocolate: 60% ghirardelli chocolate chips. This make a very nice ganache, and it dark but not so dark that DH didn't like it (he's not a fan of dark chocolate).
Half of it has lavender in it, but it wasn't enough to turn into powder in the food processor, so if you get a whole one it's obvious, but otherwise it's there but won't hit you over the head.
Toppings: confectioner's sugar, almonds, and a hard toffee ice cream topping.
These were made for a church luncheon, and were quite popular. There is no doubt they are worth the mess.
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