Rebecca delicately flavoured a dark chocolate ganache with orange and cinnamon before cutting them into squares and dipping in tempered couverture chocolate and decorating with a gorgeous cocoa butter transfer sheet. Rebecca provides very detailed instructions on how to dip chocolates to get a nice edge  and I wish I’d read them properly before I made my own entry!
Angela never fails to impress with her blog posts. Delicious recipes combined with beautiful photography always make for a great experience. These truffles use avocado to impart a creamy consistency to the truffle centre which is much healthier than the traditional cream version, she says. They’re then dipped in dark chocolate for the ultimate taste.
Frozen blackcurrants are combined with chocolate and creme fraiche and rolled in toasted coconut to make these little beauties. Creme de cassis adds some more lovely blackcurrant flavour in a very grown up truffle. She says, “The fresh ‘pop’ of the blackcurrants is a lovely contrast against the richness of the chocolate ganache.”
As snowy says in her blog post: “They’re not the most glamorous looking chocolates, but they taste heavenly. Cream, chocolate and cinnamon – what’s not to like!” Double cream and dark chocolate are flavoured with cinnamon and then piped into shapes before being rolled in icing sugar. They sound like the perfect addition to any chocolate box!
Jen @ Blue Kitchen Bakes
A great round up, some really fantastic entries here, even though it’s nearly time for bed I’m feeling peckish again looking at all this chocolate!
Elizabeth S
Thank you Jen 🙂 Isn’t it a wonderful selection! I’m delighted at how varied the entries are too.
fiona maclean
hehehe the catch with the quark truffles is that they are really very good. Result – some of us try to eat them…in large quantities!
Elizabeth S
I’ve now picked up some Quark – you’ve inspired me!
Hannah
I’m pretty sure that I’ve put on weight just looking at all these gorgeous entries! Always such a wide range of inspiring ideas, well done everyone!
Elizabeth S
I know I put on weight writing this round up! Haha!
Rebecca
Thanks for the challenge, Elizabeth!
Elizabeth S
Thank you ever so much for contributing! Much appreciated, Rebecca 🙂
Choclette
Thank you so much for hosting Elizabeth and doing such a splendid write up. These chocolates are fantastic and I’m very keen to try all of them of course. It was good to see “healthy” chocolates make such a good showing. As well as generally craving chocolate now, I’m really wanting chocolate and peanut butter truffles in some form or other.
Elizabeth S
It was my pleasure! I really enjoyed it and I think everyone did so fantastically well with their recipes. I’m delighted! I could go some chocolate peanut butter combo now too!
Janice Pattie
I was feeling guilty about not entering, but I see you had loads of entries, they all look superb, must bookmark for seasonal gifts.
Elizabeth S
Oh no need to feel guilty! I’m glad you enjoyed the round up though and I hope you do try a few for gifts 🙂
Johanna GGG
Fantastic round up of beautiful chocolates – I will be back for ideas when I start making gift box chocolates next time
Elizabeth S
Thank you, and splendid! There’s some great inspiration here for Xmas presents
belleau kitchen
A gorgeous collection of choccy treats. Well done for the brilliant round up. Sorry I couldn’t take part this month xx
Elizabeth S
Thanks Dom, and no worries – there are plenty of blogging challenges out there to keep one occupied/inspired!
Laura Denman
So many lovely ideas here that I’d like to try out. I would definitely give them as presents if I could hold off long enough from eating them! A fantastic challenge and a brilliant round up =)
Elizabeth S
I reckon you’re right – holding back and not eating them all myself would be something I would struggle with! Thank you for your lovely feedback 🙂
Rachel Cotterill
Wow, loads of great ideas here. They all look delicious 🙂
Elizabeth S
Don’t they! Everyone’s done so well with this challenge theme, I’m delighted!