Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Chocolate Truffles NYC For The Holidays

By Allyson Burke


This confectionery surpasses all for its exorbitantly flavorful richness in the single bite, a mouthful of absolute sensation for sweet lovers. Your taste buds will never be the same and your guests will be impressed. Rich in chocolate, butter, cream, and wonderfully associated with charm and elegance, chocolate truffles NYC are loved by lovers of what is passionate and decadent. This treat is for romance, connissieurship, the child in you, and getting your expert chef on.

They are but a creamy, buttery ganache rolled in ground nuts, or cocoa, or sprinkled with powdered sugar and placed in a fancy box. However, either as a candy shop specialty, gourmet end to a quality meal, or sent to your mailbox, truffles have become a wildly varied confection. A multitude of flavorings, kinds of cocoa, coatings, additions, and finishing touches abound. A box of these treats means something unique and sensational.

Twice a year, especially, the signature versions, hand-crafted make a huge splash. Christmas and Valentines' are both times of year when these little beauties are thoroughly enjoyed, especially a hand rolled box custom designed for its content. There is almost no way to make that very special someone feel more desired, loved, or admired. You can purchase a little box at a sweet store, make them yourself at home, or dive into a sumptuous dozen made to order online.

Ultimately, it is always going to be fine ingredients which make for a fine dessert truffle. For most recipes, it will be the butter and brand of cocoa used that will make the difference. They are not difficult to make. Lovely papers and wrappers, or decorative boxes can be just the housing for a group of handmade sweets, giving texture, color and special delight to the gift.

Nearly two centuries old, this confection takes its name from the Latin word for tuber, or lump. The candy is made in the hand, in portions about the size of a walnut, though there are variations. The crusty, mushroom like things which pigs route out of the ground in French forests and are eaten with savory meats and cheeses for exorbitant prices bear the same name. Obviously, both are delicacies and rare and very special. The sweet version is mushroom like in appearance and some confectioners deliberately add gnarly sprinkles and burnt coconut to their outside to play up the connection.

Originally from France, these delicious mouthfuls have spread to England, Italy and America, where each country varies the recipe using syrup or cream or butter or other to alter and enhance the confection. Many cooks will add a fine liqueur to the mix, or rum or brandy.

Vegans have nothing to fear. There are wonderful vegan versions of these treats to enjoy which are made with almond butters, carob and rice milk and which are perfectly delicious. These make a superb, unusual gift as well. Meat eaters will also find them delicious and the adventurous may even like them better!

Gift giving becomes even more fun when you have made them yourself, but shopping on line is easy and there are many choices. Select special coatings and ingredients to customize your order. Chocolate truffles NYC make your very special holiday meal that much nicer and sweeter.




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