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Ready for gourmet candy you can make at home? These Rosemary Raspberry Truffles are classic chocolate truffles, flavored with rosemary and raspberry. Plus, learn how to use a texture sheet to get this elegant wood grain pattern on your chocolates!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gourmet Chocolate Truffles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Homemade truffles are my #1 recommendation whenever anyone asks what kind of candy is best for beginners. Truffles are very easy to make, don’t require many ingredients, and are almost impossible<\/em> to screw up. Why? Because even an imperfect truffle still tastes really, really<\/em> good. They’re made from chocolate and cream! What’s not to love?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But because they’re so easy, there are a million and one recipe for chocolate truffles out there already. I love a classic truffle, but today, I want to share a fresh and modern take on traditional truffles. So this variation, made with fresh rosemary and raspberries, was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be sure to try these festive Champagne White Chocolate Truffles<\/a> and Disco Truffles for New Year’s Eve<\/a>. And if you like caramel, my Caramelized White Chocolate Truffles<\/a> have a wonderful flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rosemary Raspberry Truffles - box of chocolate truffles, wrapped with twine, a rosemary sprig, and an \"I Love You\" tag | From SugarHero.com<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Flavoring Chocolate Truffles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Flavoring truffles is a really simple process. The easiest way is to use an extract or flavoring oil, and since there are a million and one possible extract flavors, you have a lot of flavoring possibilities!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extracts are easy, but to get really fresh, authentic flavors, my favorite method is infusion<\/strong>. Infusion is when flavoring agents like herbs, spices, or citrus zest are left to sit in hot cream for a period of time before they’re strained out. It gives a really strong, pure flavor to the truffles without interfering with the finished texture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make these rosemary raspberry truffles, I combined chopped fresh rosemary and raspberry powder (made from freeze-dried raspberries) with the cream and infused it (let it sit together) for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Letting the cream soak up those flavors for a half-hour seems like a small thing, but it delivers BIG flavor. The rosemary picks up the woodsy notes of the dark chocolate, and the raspberry adds some fruitiness that keeps the truffles from tasting like a forest floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s a unique combination, but still pretty subtle—friends might ask what’s different about these truffles, but I’ll bet hardly anyone is going to be able to pull out the distinct flavors without being told. If you’re not keen on either component, you can reduce or even eliminate them from the recipe and you’ll still end up with a wonderful dark chocolate truffle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adding Wood Grain Texture to Chocolate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Since these truffles taste special, they need a special appearance to match. Taking a cue from the earthy rosemary flavor, I used a textured chocolate sheet to give the tops of the truffles an embossed wood grain pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Textured chocolate sheets are exactly what they sound like—a large piece of sturdy plastic with a raised design on top. When wet chocolates are placed on the sheet, the chocolate is imprinted with the design, and the finished chocolates have a gorgeous embossed texture. I promise you, as good as they look in the pictures, they look even better in real life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The textured chocolate sheet is thick, heavy-duty plastic that is long-lasting and easy to clean. It’s only $10, and you can buy them here<\/a>! These sheets are amazing<\/em> and they’re an easy way to make your candies look professional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don’t have to limit their use to truffles, either. This technique would also work well with chocolate-dipped caramels, toffees, cookies…basically any flat surface that can be covered in wet chocolate!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I really wanted the wood grain pattern to be noticeable, so I brushed the tops of the truffles lightly with luster dust. In addition to just giving the truffles a little more all-over sparkle, it really helped to delineate the patterns when a bunch of truffles were packaged together on plates and in boxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of packaging, if ever there was a truffle begging to be made into an edible gift<\/strong>, it is these babies! They’re so beautiful on their own, all you have to do is add a sprig of rosemary and some twine to a candy box, and the truffles will do the rest. A little gift tag with a groan-worthy pun never hurt anything, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rosemary Raspberry Truffles - square chocolate truffles with a wood grain pattern, in a decorative candy box with a \"Wood you be mind?\" tag | From SugarHero.com<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Don’t miss our collection of Fun Valentine’s Day Dessert Ideas<\/strong> – see the whole web story here<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

❤️ More Easy <\/b>Candy Recipes <\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n