Homemade Chocolate

Ingredients Required

200 ml double cream
75g sugar
250 g dark chocolate finely chopped
50g desiccated coconut,lightly toasted.
100g dried cherries,chopped
Extra 150g dark chocolate finely chopped to coat .

Method:

Put the Cream,sugar,and a pinch of sea salt into a pan.Bring to the boil over a medium heat,stir to dissolve the sugar,then reduce the heat and simmer for 1 min.Put the chopped chocolate into a bowl.Remove the pan from the heat,pour the hot cream over the chocolate,then stir until the chocolate has melted and mixture is smooth.Add the flavour of cherry and coconut and mix thoroughly,then cool and set to fridge for about 2hrs .Scoop 1tsp of truffle mixture into the palm of hand.Quickly roll into a ball and put on the lined baking tray.Chill truffles until firm.To temper the chocolate for coating the truffles,place 100g of finely chopped chocolate in a small bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water-the bottom of the bowl should not come into contact with the water or chocolate may scorch.Stir the chocolate until melted and smooth.Remove the bowl from the pan and add the remaining 50g chopped chocolate.Stir until melted and thoroughly combined and the chocolate has cooled and thickened slightly.Return the bowl to the pan and warm the tempered chocolate over water once more.Next lay out a clean sheet of baking parchment.Take 1truffle at a time drop into the tempered chocolaye.Use a fork to roll the truffle to coat in the chocolate,then lift it out and allow the excess to drip back into bowl,tapping the fork on the edge.carefully slide the truffle off the fork onto clean baking parchment.Keep it to harden before packaging them in paper cases .
Enjoy eating and Have Nice Day :) :)