These Pistachio Cointreau Truffles are super easy to make, and they are ultra delicious. Perfect dessert for the New Year’s Eve celebration!
Hello everyone!
I hope you enjoyed the holiday a lot.
And while Christmas is over, the holiday season isn’t yet. That means it is still legit to publish a few festive recipes. So without further ado, let’s enjoy these luscious Pistachio Cointreau Truffles.
Pistachio Cointreau Truffles
In my book, truffles make a perfect dessert the New Year’s Eve celebration; they are easy to make, they are always tasty, and they can be extravagant. Truffles wonderfully pair with light wines and champagne. This all makes them a perfect New Year’s Eve celebration treat.
These truffles made with a healthy amount of Cointreau, pistachios, and with a hint of honey. Pistachios added first in the chocolate ganache then truffles are coated with some extra nuts for the added texture and flavour. And they look elegant, too!
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I hope you like these Pistachio Cointreau Truffles, and you will give them a try shortly. If you make it, let me know in this post or send me an Instagram message or share your photos adding the hashtag #havocinthekitchen.
Cheers!
Pistachio Cointreau Truffles
~25-35
servings15
minutes15
minutes2
hoursThese Pistachio Cointreau Truffles are super easy to make, and they are ultra delicious. Perfect dessert for the New Year’s Eve celebration!
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Ingredients
2/3 cup whipping cream (35%)
400 gr. dark chocolate (I used the combination of dark and extra dark), finely chopped (Otherwise, it might not melt well)
1/3 cup plus 1 tbsp. Cointreau or other triple sec liquor
200 gr. salted pistachios, divided
60 gr. (4 and 1/4 tbsp.) butter, cut in small cubes
2 tbsp. honey
Directions
- Process (using a food processor)100 gr. pistachios until fine powder.
- Place the chopped chocolate, butter, and honey in a medium bowl. Please note the chocolate must be finely chopped, otherwise it might be more challenging to melt the chocolate until smooth and homogeneous ganache.
- Bring the whipping cream and 1/3 cup orange liquor in a small saucepan to a boil.
- Pour roughly 1/2 of the boiling cream mixture over the chopped chocolate. Let stand about 30 seconds then gently combine with a spatula, few seconds. Pour over the chocolate the remaining cream mixture. Let stand about 60 seconds then combine with a spatula. Add in the remaining 1 tbsp. Cointreau. The mixture should be smooth and shiny. If the chocolate has not melted fully and the ganache is lumpy, you can easily fix it by using a double boiler, few minutes of steaming should be enough to fully melt the chocolate. Stir in 100 gr. pistachios from the step 1.
- Cover and chill for a couple of hours, until firm enough (Dark and extra dark chocolate will firm up faster than semi-dark.) If it has firmed too much, simply remove it from the refrigerator and let it soften 10-20 minutes.
- Scoop out some chocolate ganache (It’s easy to do with a small scoop like a melon spoon), then using your hands, shape it into the balls. Depending on size, you should get between 25 and 35 truffles.
- Process the remaining 100 gr. pistachios until roughly chopped.
- Roll the truffles in the chopped pistachios. Keep refrigerated for up to 5-6 days. Enjoy!
What a luscious looking truffle! Chocolate and orange are already so good together and then you also added pistachios; I definitely would eat more than one!
Oh my, now this I just have to try. I love chocolate truffles and pistachios, well, they’re something of an obsession … so this is a combination made in heaven!
Hello! Never wrong time for these truffles Ben! Printing to make for St. Valentine!
I can see my self nibbling on these as we wait for the countdown. Love it
Looking at the list of ingredients, I can’t believe how simple it is to make these gorgeous truffles! Love the boozy orange, the rich, dark chocolate and that salty, pistachio crunch!
Truffles are absolutely elegant and what a lovely combination of flavours. We used to have a wonderful restaurant in Toronto which was totally old school and they always served truffles as part of the service at the end of the meal. JT usually got mine as I was alway too full to have one. Hope you and your partner have a happy and healthy new year.
I agree – these are a fantastic choice to ring in the new year! The thing I like about truffles is that, after a big meal, anyone can have one truffle (or more, if they are like me).
Ben, I just signed up again for your blog with a new address – I hope I can start getting the posts in my email, as it I keep forgetting to check in. Happily, your social media posts remind me! My new address is “cookfarm.”
Pistachios and chocolate are a combination we love. These truffles are luscious and absolutely perfect to enjoy on the holidays.