truffles

truffle recipe - cacao espresso

units · base yield 4

Ingredients

11 items
  • Almond flour
    ~3g/truffle, ~0.05 each.
    2 tbsp
  • Flax meal
    ~1.4g/truffle, ~0.02 each.
    1 tbsp
  • Almond butter
    ~3.2g/truffle, ~0.08 each.
    1 tbsp
  • Raw honey
    ~4.2g/truffle, ~0.03 each.
    1 tbsp
  • Cacao powder
    1 tbsp
  • Espresso powder
    Single-ingredient only (Medaglia/King Arthur/Anthony's).
    1 tsp
  • Ceylon cinnamon
    Still testing.
    0.25 tsp
  • Sea salt
    large pinch
  • Medjool dates (pitted)$0.22
    ~0.22 per half-date (~12.5g at ~8/lb). Local pricing TBD.
    1 per cup or 1/2-date marble
  • Tony's 70% chocolate enrobing$0.22
    Not shelf-stable above ~74F.
    6-8g/truffle melted w/ coconut oil
  • Garnish: flaky salt + cacao nib
    Per-truffle all-in ~0.75.
    pressed onto wet chocolate
Ingredient cost$0.44
Packaging$0.00
Batch COGS$0.44
Per unit$0.11

Details

Base yield
4
Ingredients
11