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Spiced Chocolate Ginger Truffles

Updated: May 15, 2024 · Published: Jun 5, 2020 by Nicole B. · Leave a Comment

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These spiced chocolate ginger truffles are flavored with Chinese 5-spice powder (cinnamon, fennel, clove, star anise and white pepper). The spice blend pairs beautifully with the crystallized ginger bits and gives the truffles a delicious and sophisticated flavor.

Chocolate ginger truffles and a cup on a table.

I came across this Asian 5-spice chocolate cake recipe the other day and was intrigued by the idea. The author, chef Christian Thornton, suggests serving the cake with ginger whipped cream and I applied those concepts to these chocolate truffles. The truffles are not very sweet and the anise comes through quite strongly with its unique, licorice-like flavor.

Recipe ingredients and notes:

  • I used crystallized ginger (rather than powdered ginger) for this recipe. The small ginger bits give you something to bite into and add a nice texture contrast to the chocolate.
  • Please be sure to use baking chocolate bars and not chocolate chips or chocolate morsels for this recipe. Chocolate chips and morsels are often designed to keep their shape when heated and therefore have stabilizers in them. Because of that they don't melt properly.
Spiced chocolate ginger truffle ingredients.
You need Chinese 5-spice powder, salt, crystallized ginger, unsweetened cocoa powder, unsalted butter, heavy cream and bittersweet chocolate.

How to make the truffles:

See full ingredient amounts and instructions in the recipe card below!

Cream in a saucepan.
  1. Heat heavy cream, butter, spice and salt in a small saucepan.
Chocolate cream mix in a bowl.
  1. Pour the hot mixture over finely chopped bittersweet chocolate. Let sit for 2 minutes.
Chocolate truffle mix being stirred in a bowl.
  1. Stir the mix until uniform.
Ginger chocolate mix being stirred in a bowl.
  1. Stir in finely chopped crystallized ginger. Let cool to room temperature, then cover and chill in the fridge for 3 hours.
Chocolate truffle mix in a bowl with a scoop.
  1. Scoop out the chocolate and roll it into small balls with your hands.
Chocolate ginger truffles rolled in cocoa powder.
  1. Roll each truffle in unsweetened cocoa powder.

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Full Recipe

Chocolate ginger truffles and a cup on a table.

Spiced Chocolate Ginger Truffles

Author: The Spice Train
These spiced chocolate ginger truffles are flavored with Chinese 5-spice powder and crystallized ginger bits.
4.50 from 4 votes
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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Chill Time: 3 hours hours
Total Time: 3 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 25 truffles
Calories (estimated): 74 kcal

Equipment:

  • measuring cups and spoons
  • knife and cutting board
  • saucepan
  • rubber spatula
  • plastic wrap
  • melon baller OR spring-loaded 2-teaspoon scoop OR spoon

Ingredients:
  

  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon Chinese 5-spice powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (I use Ghirardelli 60 percent cacao bittersweet chocolate baking bars)*
  • ¼ cup finely chopped crystallized ginger
  • unsweetened cocoa powder to roll the truffles in

Instructions:
 

  • Add cream, butter, spice and salt to a saucepan and bring to a boil.
    ½ cup heavy cream, 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 teaspoon Chinese 5-spice powder, pinch of salt
  • Pour the hot cream mix over the chocolate and let sit for 2 minutes.
    8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (I use Ghirardelli 60 percent cacao bittersweet chocolate baking bars)*
  • Stir together until everything is well combined and no large chocolate clumps remain. (You may need to heat the mixture over a pot of simmering water to get rid of the last clumps.)
  • Stir in the crystallized ginger.
    ¼ cup finely chopped crystallized ginger
  • Cover and put in the fridge for 3 hours.
  • With a melon baller, a spring-loaded 2-teaspoon scoop or a spoon, scoop out the chocolate. Roll into balls with your hands. (Try to work quickly because the warmth of your hands will start to melt the chocolate.)
  • Roll each ball in the cocoa powder.
    unsweetened cocoa powder to roll the truffles in
  • Keep the truffles in the fridge until you're ready to serve them. Serve them cold and don't inhale when you bite into them.

Notes:

*Please be sure to use baking chocolate bars and not chocolate chips or chocolate morsels for this recipe. Chocolate chips and morsels are often designed to keep their shape when heated and therefore have stabilizers in them. Because of that they don't melt properly.
Storage: Keep the truffles in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
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Nutrition Information (Estimated):

Calories: 74kcalCarbohydrates: 5.5gProtein: 0.8gFat: 5.3gSaturated Fat: 3.4gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 9mgPotassium: 8mgFiber: 1.4gSugar: 3.9gCalcium: 7mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition values provided on this website are generated from a nutrition database and are estimates only. The accuracy of the nutrition information for any recipe on this website is not guaranteed. Nutrition values can vary quite a lot depending on which brands are used.

Keywords: chocolate ginger truffles, dark chocolate ginger truffles, spiced chocolate truffles

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