Chocolate truffles are a type of chocolate confectionery that are traditionally made with a chocolate ganache center and coated in cocoa powder, coconut, or chopped nuts. They are named after the edible fungus truffle because of their similar appearance. Chocolate truffles are hand-rolled into a spherical or ball shape and come in a variety of types, including Swiss, French, American, and Belgian.

The Swiss truffle is made by combining melted chocolate into a boiling mixture of dairy cream and butter, which is poured into molds to set before sprinkling with cocoa powder. The French truffle is made with fresh cream and chocolate, and then rolled in cocoa or nut powder. The American truffle is a half-oval-shaped, chocolate-coated truffle, a mixture of dark or milk chocolates with butterfat, and in some cases, hardened coconut oil. The Belgian truffle or praline is made with dark or milk chocolate filled with ganache, buttercream, or nut pastes.

The anatomy of a chocolate truffle is quite simple - a chocolate ganache inside with a tempered chocolate coating. The chocolate ganache is a decadent filling of bittersweet chocolate and heavy cream solidified into a ball-like shape. This soft and creamy ganache filling gets dipped in tempered chocolate to give it a hard shell. Chocolate truffles can come in a variety of flavors, including green matcha truffles or chocolates filled with flavors of coffee or cappuccino.

Chocolate truffles are pure magic and can be eaten on their own or added to bars and other treats. They are small enough to eat in one or two bites, which makes it easy to sample different styles. Chocolate truffles are a mixture of chocolate and cream, and chocolatiers can shape and finish truffles in different ways, such as molding them into figures, dusting them with cocoa powder, drizzling them with white chocolate, airbrushing them, or garnishing them with sprinkles, nuts, or chocolate shavings.