Compliments - Inspired.ca

sweet
tidings
Looking to give your
holiday recipe box an
update? Chef Ryan
Skelton of the Sobeys
Culinary Centre gave
us his five favourites,
guaranteed to
simplify holiday
baking and have your
friends begging for
the recipes.
Chocolate Truffles
Our truffle switch-ups are right on trend: they combine sweet with savoury for a satisfying
flavour twist on this classic indulgence.
Prep time: 5 min. Total time: 25 min., plus 2 to 3 hours chilling time Makes: 36 small truffles
1 / 2 cup (125 mL) 35% whipping cream
1 tbsp (15 mL) sugar
Pinch of salt
10 oz (284 g) Compliments Semi-Sweet
Chocolate Chips
1 cup (250 mL) Compliments Cocoa,
for coating
tip
Have fun rolling truffles
in a few different
toppings: try espresso
powder, shredded
coconut, chopped nuts
or icing sugar.
1. Combine cream, sugar and salt in a saucepan
over low heat. When bubbles form around the
edges of pan, turn off the heat. Don’t boil. Let
steep for 5 min.
2. Stir in chocolate chips until melted and
smooth. Transfer chocolate mixture to a clean
container, cover and refrigerate until firm (about
2 hours).
3. Sift cocoa onto a plate. Using cool hands,
gloves or a melon baller, shape chocolate
mixture into small balls and roll in cocoa to coat.
Transfer to a parchment paper-lined baking tray
and refrigerate until firm. Store in an airtight
container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, or in the
freezer for up to 2 months.
per serving (1 truffle): 60 calories, 1 g protein,
3.5 g total fat, 2 g saturated fat, 5 mg cholesterol,
6 g carbohydrates, 1 g fibre, 10 mg sodium,
3 mg potassium
Switch it up:
honey-thyme truffles
Replace sugar with 1 tbsp (15 mL)
Compliments Liquid Honey and add 3
to 5 stems of fresh thyme to cream.
Heat and steep 5 min. Remove stems;
stir in chocolate chips. Chill, form and
roll as with chocolate truffles.
Red Hot Truffles Mix 3 / 4 tsp
(4 mL) cayenne pepper into cream.
Heat, steep, chill, form and roll as with
chocolate truffles.
Chai Tea Truffles Add
2 chai tea bags and 1 / 2 tsp (3 mL)
ginger powder to cream. Heat and
steep as with chocolate truffles.
Remove tea bags, stir in chocolate
chips; chill and form as with base
recipe. Roll in Compliments Shredded
Sweetened Coconut.
22 Inspired | winter 2009