Low Fat Earl Grey Tea Truffles
If you cant tell already from the other recipes I love to take recipes and give them a little twist something delicate and unexpected. You may think this recipe is a little strange but trust me you’ll love it especially if you find dark chocolate a little bitter.
Ingredients:
100g/4oz good-quality dark chocolate
1 Earl Grey Tea Bag
3 tbsp of boiling water
1 tbsp clear honey
Cocoa powder
Directions
Cut open the earl grey tea bag and empty it into a small cup pour in 6tbsp of boiling water and leave to stew.
Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water.
Gently pour in the earl grey tea leaves and all. Slowly mix in until the consistency thickens. The texture of the chocolate will start to seize and this might seem scary but don’t worry.
Add drizzle in the honey mixing gently until the mixture becomes silky again and is well combined
Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes or until the mixture is almost solid.
Scoop a teaspoonful of the mixture on to the plate and roll the truffle around until cover. repeat until all the mixture is used up.
Put the truffles on a clean dish and put back in the fridge until you are ready to serve them
Sift some cocoa onto a small plate
For more conventional truffles replace the early grey tea with equal quantities of Coffee, Champagne or brandy