Luxurious dairy-free truffles that everyone can enjoy. They're really quite easy to make, if a bit on the messy side. It will certainly appeal to your inner child. Molasses and spices give a suggestion of gingerbread rather than using the actual biscuit itself.
If not using buttons, chop the chocolate into small pieces and place in a heat proof bowl.
200 g vegan dark chocolate
Place the coconut cream, water, molasses, sugar and spices into a small pan and leave over a gentle heat until everything is melted and dissolved. Give a good stir.
100 ml coconut cream, 25 ml water, 2 tsp molasses or treacle, 25 g light muscovado sugar, ½ tsp ground ginger, 1 pinch ground cinnamon, 1 pinch grated nutmeg, 1 pinch ground cloves
Bring the pan to the boil, then pour over the chocolate.
Leave for a couple of minutes so that the chocolate has time to melt. Add the crystallised ginger at this point if using. Then stir just enough so that everything is mixed, but be careful not to over stir or the ganache might split. Leave in a cool place for a couple of hours to set.
20 g crystallised ginger
Meanwhile sieve the coating ingredients into a wide bottomed bowl.
Take a teaspoonful at a time and roll into a ball with your hands. This can get very messy. Try to keep your hands as cold as you can. Running them under a cold water tap helps. Alternatively use a mini scoop if you have one.
Place a few of the ganache balls into the bowl of spiced cocoa powder and swirl them around until they're covered. Remove to a cold plate and repeat until all of the ganache is used up.
Pack into air tight boxes, tins, jars or cellophane bags. Label and decorate as desired.
Notes
If you want unctuous smooth and creamy truffles, omit the crystallised ginger. But if you like a bit of texture to your truffles, add it. It will also give a bit of additional ginger warmth and flavour.Homemade truffles will keep in an air tight container, if kept in a cool place, for about a month.Please note: calories and other nutritional information are per serving. They’re approximate and will depend on exact ingredients used.