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Cinnamon Hazelnut Brown Truffles

Delicious beer truffle featuring hazelnuts and cinnamon

Ingredients
  

For the filling

  • 1 cup of cinnamon hazelnut brown
  • 8 oz of 60% cocoa content baking chocolate
  • 2 teaspoons of cinnamon

For the coating

  • 8 oz of 60% cocoa content baking chocolate
  • 2 packages of crushed roasted hazelnuts

Instructions
 

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, add to some parchment paper and chill for 20 minutes to an hour.

To temper chocolate for the coating

  • Chop the 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 115 degrees.
  • Remove from heat. Stir continuously, adding a bit of the reserved chocolate at a time until it reaches 90 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 a few hazelnuts on top.

Notes

You can just roll the truffle balls in the roasted hazelnuts if you don't want to temper chocolate!
Adapted from Beeroness