Chocolate truffles - Mild Sion

An essential Christmas recipe: chocolate truffles! Give them as presents or enjoy them with a bottle of sweet Sion wine.

Ingredients (serves 6) :

• 1 tbsp. Sion doux
• 150 g dark chocolate
• 50 g butter
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tbsp. icing sugar
• 200 ml single cream
• Cocoa powder

Recipe:

Break the chocolate into small pieces in a saucepan.

Add the milk and melt over a low heat. Mix with a wooden spatula to obtain a smooth paste.

Add the butter in small pieces and mix.

Add the egg yolk and then the cream. Mix well.

Whisk in the icing sugar and sweet Sion.

Pour the mixture into a bowl and chill for at least 2 hours.

Spread the cocoa in a large dish. Take a small amount of dough and a little cocoa and shape into balls. Put the balls down immediately and keep in a cool place.

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