Chocolate Truffle Making

On Saturday I had the chance to attend a chocolate truffle making workshop led by none other than Food Network's Sweet Genius winner Dorian Mccarron. (Very exciting, indeed!) We discussed the history of chocolate, the cocoa bean process, tempering chocolate, and how to make ganaches. After all that, we rolled ganaches that Dorian made the night before, and we dipped and made our own chocolates. (I happily walked away with 40 truffles)

 

Cocoa Bean Process: 1) A cracked cocoa bean, 2) cocoa butter, 3) cocoa nibs, 4) milk chocolate morsel, 5) dark chocolate morsels

Dorian teaching the class about piping bags

Pre-made caramel, milk, and raspberry flavored ganaches for our use

After hand rolling the ganaches into mini balls

For the class, Dorian made an earl grey ganache for each person to try

Dipped chocolates

Finished chocolates

The end of the class with Dorian!