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    » Home » Recipes » Naturally Sweetened Desserts » Rustic Mayan Chocolate Truffles

    Rustic Mayan Chocolate Truffles

    Posted: Feb 13, 2011 · Updated: Jun 19, 2019 by Jenny McGruther · This site earns income from ads, affiliate links, and sponsorships.

    This recipe for Mayan chocolate truffles calls for chocolate with an 85% cocoa content, bitterly and wonderfully dark; you’ll find the addition of other flavors such as orange, cinnamon, vanilla, and even chipotle chili powder enhance the complexity of the chocolate’s inherent flavor and aroma. You won’t miss that sugar one bit.

    Further, these Mayan chocolate truffles are more simplistic and rustic – they require no hand molding; rather, simply chill the chocolate in the refrigerator and cut away at it to form beautifully imperfect bite-sized pieces. Beauty lies in imperfection.

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    Rustic Mayan Chocolate Truffles
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    Mayan Chocolate Truffle Recipe

    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Cook Time20 minutes mins
    Total Time30 minutes mins
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    Ingredients

    • 10 oz chocolate with 85% cocoa content (chopped coarsely)
    • zest of 1 orange
    • 1 teaspoon ground ceylon cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon chipotle chili powder
    • 1 vanilla bean
    • 1 finely ground real salt
    • 1 cup coconut milk
    • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
    • cocoa powder (for dredging truffles)

    Instructions

    • Toss chopped chocolate into a mixing bowl with the zest of one orange, cinnamon, chipotle chili powder, the contents of one vanilla bean and a dash unrefined sea salt.
    • Bring coconut milk and coconut oil to a slow simmer in a saucepan over a moderate flame.
    • Pour coconut milk and oil over the chopped chocolate and seasonings then stir continuously with a wooden spoon until the chocolate is thoroughly melted and the mixture, or ganache, becomes thick, uniform and glossy.
    • Transfer the mixture to a plate lined with parchment paper, molding into a log as best you can, and allow it to harden in the refrigerator for eight to twelve hours, or overnight.
    • After the Mayan chocolate has hardened in the refrigerator for eight to twelve hours, remove it, unmold it from the parchment paper and carve it into irregular bite-sized chunks.
    • Toss the chunks with cocoa powder and serve.
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