Part of the portions: small, round dark chocolate boxes, closed with flat discs with slightly irregular edges. A lid rests next to it and shows a soft chocolate ganache lightly powdered with cocoa in its intact shell.
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Truffles in small chocolate boxes

A recipe by CakeChristmas / Updated on 30 October 2026.

The ganache is served in an edible shell closed by a chocolate disc.

12 small boxes of chocolate of 4.5 cm, plus any extra truffles / Emulsion of ganache, cooling and rolling

12Indicative portions
50 minPreparation
10 minBaking
4 h 30Rest & Cooling
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Twelve low silicone molded shells receive the ganache; a flat lid pulls out to discover the creamy truffle.

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Preparation

  1. Chop the chocolate in a bowl. Simmer the cream and pour it three times over the chocolate, mixing in the center to obtain a smooth ganache.
  2. When the ganache is lukewarm, add the butter in small pieces. Pour into shallow dish, cover and refrigerate for 3 hours.
  3. Gently melt the additional 220 g of chocolate. With about 144 g, or 12 g per shell, brush in two regular layers of 1.5 to 2 mm in total twelve silicone imprints 4.5 cm in diameter and 2.5 cm deep; let take 15 minutes between the layers and check that the bottoms and sides are continuous.
  4. With about 72 g of the remaining 76 g, form twelve discs of 4.7 cm on baking paper, about 2.5 mm thick. Let shells and discs crystallize for 1 hour in a cool room. If the room is too hot for a firm grip, refrigerate the shells 15 to 20 minutes before unmolding them.
  5. Soften the cold ganache for a few minutes at room temperature, without heating it. Gently unmold the shells and then fill them with about 30 to 32 g of ganache each, up to 3 mm under the edge. Roll the surplus into small truffles; the remaining 4 g of shell chocolate can decorate them.
  6. Lightly powder the cocoa ganache and place the lids. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Remove a serving disc to reveal the filling; the remaining cocoa is used for additional small truffles and does not need to be fully used.

Preserve and Serve

5 days in the refrigerator in a closed box.

Baking tips for this recipe

  • Chop the chocolate into regular pieces to facilitate its melting on contact with the cream.
  • Mix in the center and gradually widen the gesture to obtain a smooth ganache, without unnecessarily incorporating air.
  • Respect the indicated rest and temperature of use: a warm, soft or cold ganache does not work in the same way.

Substitutions and variations

To replace a main ingredient, choose another sheet designed with the one you want to use. Changing the proportions of fat, sugar or liquid can change the hold of the dessert.

Keep the type of chocolate provided for the structure or ganache. Switching from dark chocolate to white chocolate changes the balance: the quantities do not transpose directly.

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