These Peruvian Truffles Are the Perfect Valentine’s Day Treat

The following is an excerpt from Cravings Journal, written by Lorena Salinas…

Peruvian chocolate truffles are YUM. They have a super smooth texture and you don’t need to know how to temper chocolate (the process that makes chocolate go “snap”) to make them. You just need to make a chocolate manjar blanco (the Peruvian dulce de leche) and cook it to a thicker stage to then cool it down and form the balls.

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You can find them at Peruvian christenings, birthdays and celebrations in general where there are snacks.

Make sure to use a nice dark chocolate of around 60% cacao. If you don’t find something like this at least go for a nice dark chocolate couverture making sure that it doesn’t have “chocolate flavor” or the texture will be really different.

These were covered with grated chocolate, but you can also use sprinkles or even unsweetened cocoa powder.