Pinot Noir Chocolate Truffles
Pinot Noir Chocolate Truffles are rich, decadent, and indulgent. These French confectionaries made with dark chocolate and dry red wine for a satisfying, bittersweet treat.
What do I need to make Pinot Noir Chocolate Truffles?
Pinot Noir Chocolate Truffles are essentially scoops of chilled ganache made with red wine. They look and taste very fancy, but have a very simple ingredient list. Here’s what you’ll need:
- 66% dark chocolate
- Organic Valley heavy cream
- Irish butter
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Coffee extract (or vanilla)
- Pinot noir (or other dry red wine)
How to I make Pinot Noir Chocolate Truffles?
Start by finely chopping the chocolate and place it in a heat safe bowl. I used 66% cacao, but you could certainly go darker if you prefer. Be sure to use a chocolate bar instead of chocolate chips.
In a small sauce pan, heat the cream until it is almost at a boil. Remove from heat and add the butter to mix in as it melts. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and stir until all the chocolate is melted. If the chocolate doesn’t all melt, add an inch of water to the bottom of a double boiler and transfer the chocolate mixture to the top. Gently heat the boiler on medium-low and stir often as the chocolate finishes melting. Be sure not to allow any steam in the chocolate.
Then stir in the cocoa powder, coffee extract, and pinot noir. Place the bowl in the refrigerator for one to two hours. The chocolate should be firm, but not completely hardened.
Use a small cookie scoop (about one to two tablespoons) to scoop the chocolate onto a sheet of wax paper. For smoother looking truffles, roll the balls between your hands. (It will get messy as the chocolate warms up again!) You can also leave them with a textured look straight out of the cookie scoop (as pictured). When the truffles are formed, you may dust them with cocoa powder or powdered sugar. You could also dip them in melted chocolate and top with cacao nibs. The topping options are endless, so feel free to get creative! Leftover truffles should be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
I hope you enjoy these Pinot Noir Chocolate Truffles! Be sure to leave a rating below and let me know what you think in the comments! Happy cooking!
YUM!!!!!!
Thank you!! 😊
You are very welcome. I printed up the recipe. I’m going to have to make these pretty soon. 🙂
Enjoy! I’d love to hear how they turn out!
You know you will. 🙂
Seriously, you have to stop with the photographs, so I don’t drool on my computer keys.
😂😂😂
I liked the look of those and have just a bit of heavy cream left from another dish in need of using up.
I made a batch of these and enjoyed them very much, but a single truffle made with 2 tbsp of the mixture would be huge – mine were much smaller – but then I didn’t necessarily stop after just one …
I’m glad you enjoyed them! 😊