Chocolate Macadamia Stout Truffles
A delicious beer truffle featuring chocolate, macadamia, and coffee flavors
For the filling
- 1 cup of chocolate macadamia stout
- 8 oz of 60% cocoa content baking chocolate
- 1 package of macadamia nuts
For the coating
- 8 oz of white baking chocolate
- cocoa powder
- coconut shavings
For the filling
Add the beer to a pot over high heat. Reduce by half (until about a 1/2 cup is remaining), stirring frequently.
Remove from heat, break the 8 oz of chocolate into chunks, stir until smooth and melted. Add the cinnamon and stir in completely.
Allow to cool to room temperature.
Cover and refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.
Use melon baller to scoop out a small amount of chocolate. Roll into a ball with your hands, stick one small macadamia nut into the center. Re-roll the ball and add to some parchment paper to chill for 20 minutes to an hour.
To temper chocolate for the coating
Chop the white baking chocolate into small pieces. Add about half of it to the top of a double boiler over medium head (If you don't have a double boiler, place a metal bowl over a pot of water making sure the bottom of the bowl does not touch water).
Stir until the chocolate reaches 110 degrees.
Remove from heat. Stir continuously, adding a bit of the reserved chocolate at a time until it reaches 88 degrees. Stir, stir, stir, like crazy!
Take a fork and add the truffle balls to coat them
Remove from chocolate and place on parchment paper, place some sweetened coconut shavings on top.
You can also cover in cocoa powder and add an additional macadamia nut on the top if you don't want to temper the chocolate!
Adapted from Beeroness