DELICIOUS GIFTS
Luxuriously tasty truffles that won’t break the bank PEANUT BUT TER P RU T EAN F FULTE TSRU E LFEFCLTEI O SN ELEC TION Takes 45 mins plus plus chilling chilling Makes 24 (3 gift batches batches of of 8) 8) Cost per gift xx £1.40 100g dark chocolate, broken into pieces 100g milk chocolate, broken into pieces 150ml double cream 150g crunchy peanut butter 25g shelled pistachios, crushed 10g freeze-dried strawberries, crushed 30g popping candy 30g desiccated coconut
1 Put the chocolate chocolate and and cream cream in in a heatproof bowl bowl set set over over aa pan pan of of simmering water, water, and and stir stirregularly occasionally until the chocolate has melted. Remove from the heat and and stir stir in in the the peanut peanut butter with with aa pinch pinch of of salt. salt. Chill Chillin inthe the fridge for at least least 22 hrs, hrs, or or overnight. overnight. 2 Shape the mix mix into into 24 24 balls ballsand andplace them place on on aa lined lined tray. tray.Chill Chillfor for30 30 mins. mins. 3 Put the pistachios, pistachios, strawberries, strawberries, popping candy candy and and coconut coconut in in separate bowls. bowls. Roll Roll 66 balls balls in inthe the bowl of pistachios, pistachios, then then another another6 in 6 in the the strawberries, strawberries, 6 in 6 in thethe popping popping candy and 66 in in the the coconut, coconut, making making sure they are covered covered all all over. over. 4 Put each truffle truffle in in aa petit petit four four case, case, then divide divide them them between between33 sealable sealable gift boxes. They They will will keep keepin inthe thefridge fridge for up to 1 week. week. Remove Remove 1 hr 1 hrbefore before serving to to bring bring to to room room temperature. temperature. Each truffle contains Energy
572 xxkJ kJ 138 xxkcal kcal 7 x%
Fat
Saturates
11g xg 5g xg 15 x%% 25 x%%
Sugars
Salt
6g xg 7 x%
0.1g xg 1 x%
of the reference intake. See page xx. 8. Carbohydrate xxg 7g Protein Protein3g xxg Fibre Fibre 1gxxg
HOST HELPS
Warm the truffles gently in your hands before you roll them in the coatings to help them stick more easily.
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