Dark Chocolate, Hazelnuts and Hazelnut Oil Truffles Recipe

Ingredients (for 6 people):

• 250g dark chocolate
• 150g butter
• 40g ground hazelnuts
• 1 tsp. Guénard 100% Virgin French Hazelnut Oil
• 2 egg yolks
• 5cl crème fraîche
• 100g icing sugar
• 2 handfuls crushed hazelnuts

Method:

Melt the chocolate with two tablespoons of milk in the microwave or using a double boiler.

Add the melted butter and egg yolks, stirring quickly and vigorously.

Then add the icing sugar, ground hazelnuts, crème fraîche and a generous dash of hazelnut oil. Place in the fridge for 2 hours.

Form small balls with the palm of your hands and insert a whole hazelnut in the center of each.

Coat each truffle with crushed hazelnuts.

Store in the fridge until serving.

Enjoy!