Green-Tea Truffles

Luxurious white chocolate truffles infused with green tea and coated in a matcha-powdered sugar mixture with crispy rice for texture. These elegant Japanese-inspired confections combine the sweetness of white chocolate with the earthy notes of green tea.

24 servings
1 hr 20 min

Ingredients

  • 2 cups white chocolate
  • cups heavy cream
  • 2 bags green-tea bags
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup matcha
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • ½ cup crispy rice cereal
  • crushed

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    1 In a double boiler, partially melt the white chocolate over simmering water until it's semiliquid but still lumpy. Place the cream, tea bags, and salt in a heat-proof measuring cup and microwave for 1 minute. (Alternatively, heat these ingredients in a small saucepan just until they simmer, then cool for 1 minute.) Remove the tea bags. In a medium bowl, stir together the cream mixture and the melted chocolate. Add the vanilla. Keep stirring until the mixture smooths into a well-blended ganache.

    15 min

  2. 2.

    2 Cool the ganache in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

    30 min

  3. 3.

    3 With two spoons, scoop 1-in/2.5-cm balls of the ganache onto a baking sheet. Roll the balls with your hands into smooth, uniform shapes. Chill if necessary.

    20 min

  4. 4.

    4 Sift the matcha and powdered sugar together in a small bowl. Mix in the cereal. Dip each ganache ball into the matcha mixture and shake off the excess. Serve at room temperature.

    15 min