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Truffle ganache recipe- can someone tell me if this is right?

Posted in: Tech Help, Tips, Tricks, & Techniques

Thanks Daniela, how long do your truffles last? Do you add the extra preservatives to your recipe? Thanks x

Truffle ganache recipe- can someone tell me if this is right?

Posted in: Tech Help, Tips, Tricks, & Techniques

Hi,I fairly new at making chocolate truffles but they are getting very popular. Basically at the minute the shelf life of my truffles are 5-7 days as I use fresh cream (which has not been boiled first)Someone has told me that if I follow the below recipe then I can extend the truffles to have a shelf life of 3 months at room temperature, is this right?Recipe400g chocolate150ml fresh creamMelt chocolate. Boil the cream then cool to 115 degrees. Add cream to chocolate to create an emulsion. When set, roll into balls and dip into chocolate/coverings.From what i understand by boiling the cream i would be sterilising it.Any help & advice is very much appreciated!Thanks x
updated by @Sarah Mander: 05/03/15 12:56:26

New to chocolates, ganache advice

Posted in: Tasting Notes

I would also be interested in finding an answer to this question. Sorry to jump on this post but I currently make truffles to sell but they only have a shelf life of 7 days because of the cream content but I am having many customers ask for a longer shelf life & I am yet to find an answer. Would be extremely interested if anyone has any help?

Newbie Help!! - Lots of chocolate questions

Posted in: Tech Help, Tips, Tricks, & Techniques

How long would you say the shelf life would be by doing it this way?

Newbie Help!! - Lots of chocolate questions

Posted in: Tech Help, Tips, Tricks, & Techniques

Thanks Ryan,

I am actually melting the chocolate first then adding the cream to this. But if it means a longer shelf life then I can change this to cooking the cream first.

I managed to find out that the problem with the lollies is due to sugar bloom. I was putting in the refridgerator then bringing out intoa humid room, therefor ecausing the bloom!

Newbie Help!! - Lots of chocolate questions

Posted in: Tech Help, Tips, Tricks, & Techniques

Hi,

I have just starting my own small business from home making Chocolate truffles. I make them with a ganache recipe of 400ml of chocolate with 150ml of double cream, I have been advising people that they have a shelf life of 5-7 days due to the cream content. I am now wanting to start selling them in local farm shops/delis but they all require a longer shelf life,

My questions on this are:

Does anyone have any advice on how I can make them have a longer life?

Does anyone know any truffle recipes that do not use cream therefore increasing the shelf life?

I also have also started to make chocolate lollies & chunks. I melt the chocolate and then leave to first set at room temperature then put in the fridge but my problem is when I take them out of the fridge and leave for a period of time at room temperature, they seem to look like they have separated and when you bite into them they go all crumbly. What am I doing wrong?

Please can someone help as I seem to have built up quite a few regular customers & I dont want to disappoint them.

Thanks from a new chocolate fan xx

updated by @Sarah Mander: 04/14/15 12:27:51