Chocolate Collagen Peppermint Truffles
Homemade truffles can come across as an intimidating recipe. They have a bouche reputation and are sold in most high-end chocolate boutiques with ridiculous price-tags. Contrary to popular belief however, making truffles at home can be quite fun and easy. Unless, of course, you don’t like getting your hands dirty. And by dirty, I mean covered of chocolate.
Ingredients
For the Truffles
- 1 cup Lilly’s dark chocolate roughly chopped
- ⅔ cups heavy cream
- 1 tbso ghee or organic butter
- 2 scoops collagen
- ½ tsp peppermind extract
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
For the Chocolate Topping
- ⅓ cup Lilly’s chocolate chips
- ½ tsp coconut oil
For Coconut Butter Drizzle
- 1 tbsp coconut drizzle
- ½ tsp coconut oil
Instructions
- Finely chop up your chocolate and place in a medium sized bowl.
- Over medium heat, place a small pot and add the cream - bring to a low simmer.
- Add the softened ghee/butter and collagen to the chopped chocolate. Pour the cream over top and let it sit for about 5 minutes. Stir in the peppermint extract and stir until everything is combined. If the chocolate is not melting, gently heat it over a double boiler on the stove. This will ensure it is all melted and smooth.
- Move the chocolate bowl to the fridge and let it sit for at least 2 hours. Overnight would be better if you have time.
- Remove the bowl from the fridge and use a cookie scoop (about 2 tsp worth of chocolate) and roll into balls.
- Roll each ball into the toppings of your choice (I included cocoa powder in this recipe) and let them sit on a parchment lined baking sheet to harden.
- You can also make the chocolate topping recipe or the coconut butter drizzle recipe mentioned in the ingredient section. Just combine and heat ingredients.
- Move the truffles to the fridge to let them set quicker. You can store them there until you’re ready to eat.