Dark Chocolate Prune Orange Truffles… perfect for the dessert platter, for gifting this season!

Dark Chocolate Prune Orange Truffles … dried prunes soaked in fresh orange juice with a dash of zest, toasted walnuts, crystallised ginger powder, then a sprinkling of Grand Marnier; and we have these little beauties. Perfect for the dessert platter, for gifting too. Also, they are vegetarian & gluten free & SUPER EASY to make.

When Zoe talked about Caprunes recently, I remembered dark chocolate prune truffles I had made ages ago. It was definitely time to make them again, and this time they seem even better. How could I have forgotten this goodness!

So I made a batch yesterday, made them simpler than earlier, added some festive flavour & couldn’t stop eating the ‘dough’ as it chilled. That good!

They are pretty darned good just rolled twice over in good quality cocoa powder, but I had sprinkles & dragees sitting on the counter, so some dressing up happened. I have to say I really enjoyed doing this!

Absolutely love these red & green Wilton dragees I picked up from Michaels in NY a few weeks ago. They are so versatile & fun!

I’ve used them so much in my kitchen this winter. They are perfect for just about everything Christmas & festive like the cookies above, and worked so well especially on these Dark Chocolate Prune Orange Truffles.

Sharing the recipe for the Dark Chocolate Prune Orange Truffles on the blog this evening so you can quickly rustle up a few too. Since they need few ingredients, make sure you use the best quality!

Fun fact: Prunes pack a powerful punch of important vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fiber. How do you use prunes in your recipes?

Oh, also made a quick batch of Stove Top Cinnamon Walnut Granola this morning. It’s just fab for this time of the year especially. Let me know if you’d like the recipe.

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Dark Chocolate Prune Orange Truffles

Dark Chocolate Prune Orange Truffles... dried prunes soaked in fresh orange juice with a dash of zest, finely chopped toasted walnuts {optional}, a dash of crystallised ginger powder, then a sprinkle of Grand Marnier ... & we have these little beauties. Perfect for the dessert platter, also gifting this season. better still, they are vegetarian & gluten free & EASY to make.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 minute min

Total Time 1 hour hr 6 minutes mins

Servings 12 truffles

Ingredients

  

• 100 grams dark chocolate, 72% broken into pieces, room temperature
• 100 ml low fat / single cream Amul
• 100 grams pitted prunes/dried plums
• 3 tbsp fresh orange juice
• Zest of 1/2 orange
• 1 tbsp crystallized ginger powder
• 50 g toasted walnuts finely chopped
• 1 tbsp Grand Marnier optional
• Cocoa powder chocolate sprinkles, dragees, finely chopped walnuts, grated chocolate etc to decorate

Instructions

 

• Place prunes, orange juice & zest in a bowl. Leave overnight to soak, else microwave for a minute. Stand for at least 30 minutes.
• Heat cream in a heatproof bowl in the microwave for one minute. Add chocolate, stir & allow to stand for 15-20 minutes. Stir and repeat if required. Heat for 30 second intervals if required. Stir until smooth
• Place prunes with any remaining liquid and 2 tablespoons of melted chocolate mix in a hand chopper {or blender} and process until blended. I used a small hand chopper.
• Add back to bowl with melted chocolate with chopped toasted walnuts and ginger powder. Stir well with a spatula to mix.
• Refrigerate for an hour or so until firm enough to roll into balls.
• Drop teaspoonfuls, one at a time into cocoa powder {or sprinkles etc} shake to coat and roll into balls. Chill until firm, then toss in cocoa powder once again.

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