Hi!

I came across a particular chocolate truffle that I'd love to make at home.
It appears to be just a standard chocolate truffle but it's rolled in some
kind of sugar that I can't determine the type. The sugar is a deep pink
color and has a tart/sweet flavor which complements the truffle
exceptionally well. The place I found it calls the truffle a "Berry Quartet
Truffle". Any ideas on what this sugar is?

Thanks in advance!

In article <Ec10f.260066$9A2.436@edtnps89>,
"Keith" > wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I came across a particular chocolate truffle that I'd love to make at home.
> It appears to be just a standard chocolate truffle but it's rolled in some
> kind of sugar that I can't determine the type. The sugar is a deep pink
> color and has a tart/sweet flavor which complements the truffle
> exceptionally well. The place I found it calls the truffle a "Berry Quartet
> Truffle". Any ideas on what this sugar is?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
>

Not sure, but there are all kinds of ways to "flavor" granuluated sugar!
Might be lemon sugar? Or since you say it's pink, it might have been
flavored with some kind of berry extract.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

"Keith" > wrote in message
news:Ec10f.260066$9A2.436@edtnps89...
> Hi!
>
> I came across a particular chocolate truffle that I'd love to make at
> home. It appears to be just a standard chocolate truffle but it's rolled
> in some kind of sugar that I can't determine the type. The sugar is a
> deep pink color and has a tart/sweet flavor which complements the truffle
> exceptionally well. The place I found it calls the truffle a "Berry
> Quartet Truffle". Any ideas on what this sugar is?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>

Kind of hard to say what it may be....but, when I made raspberry truffles
last Christmas, I found some freeze dried raspberries that I crushed into
powder and mixed with sanding sugar and then rolled the truffles in that.
It's delicious, with the tartness of the raspberries and the sweetness of
the sugar. It sounds similar to what you had.

kimberly

In article <ZW50f.17701$mH.2349@fed1read07>, "Nexis" >
wrote:

> "Keith" > wrote in message
> news:Ec10f.260066$9A2.436@edtnps89...
> > Hi!
> >
> > I came across a particular chocolate truffle that I'd love to make at
> > home. It appears to be just a standard chocolate truffle but it's rolled
> > in some kind of sugar that I can't determine the type. The sugar is a
> > deep pink color and has a tart/sweet flavor which complements the truffle
> > exceptionally well. The place I found it calls the truffle a "Berry
> > Quartet Truffle". Any ideas on what this sugar is?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
>
> Kind of hard to say what it may be....but, when I made raspberry truffles
> last Christmas, I found some freeze dried raspberries that I crushed into
> powder and mixed with sanding sugar and then rolled the truffles in that.
> It's delicious, with the tartness of the raspberries and the sweetness of
> the sugar. It sounds similar to what you had.
>
> kimberly

What is sanding sugar?
It sounds interesting.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
...
> In article <ZW50f.17701$mH.2349@fed1read07>, "Nexis" >
> wrote:
>
>> "Keith" > wrote in message
>> news:Ec10f.260066$9A2.436@edtnps89...
>> > Hi!
>> >
>> > I came across a particular chocolate truffle that I'd love to make at
>> > home. It appears to be just a standard chocolate truffle but it's
>> > rolled
>> > in some kind of sugar that I can't determine the type. The sugar is a
>> > deep pink color and has a tart/sweet flavor which complements the
>> > truffle
>> > exceptionally well. The place I found it calls the truffle a "Berry
>> > Quartet Truffle". Any ideas on what this sugar is?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance!
>> >
>>
>> Kind of hard to say what it may be....but, when I made raspberry truffles
>> last Christmas, I found some freeze dried raspberries that I crushed into
>> powder and mixed with sanding sugar and then rolled the truffles in that.
>> It's delicious, with the tartness of the raspberries and the sweetness of
>> the sugar. It sounds similar to what you had.
>>
>> kimberly
>
> What is sanding sugar?
> It sounds interesting.
> --
> Om.

It's the larger crystal sugar that you often see on pastries and such. I
like it for candies, especially ones I make for the Christmas season,
because gives a beautiful sparkling appearance and it's a nice little crunch
texture.

kimberly

Nexis" > wrote in message
news:ZW50f.17701$mH.2349@fed1read07...
>
> "Keith" > wrote in message
> news:Ec10f.260066$9A2.436@edtnps89...
>> Hi!
>>
>> I came across a particular chocolate truffle that I'd love to make at
>> home. It appears to be just a standard chocolate truffle but it's rolled
>> in some kind of sugar that I can't determine the type. The sugar is a
>> deep pink color and has a tart/sweet flavor which complements the truffle
>> exceptionally well. The place I found it calls the truffle a "Berry
>> Quartet Truffle". Any ideas on what this sugar is?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>
> Kind of hard to say what it may be....but, when I made raspberry truffles

Raspberry truffles? YUMMY!!! Could you please post the recipe.

> last Christmas, I found some freeze dried raspberries that I crushed into

What is freeze dried raspberries, is there a substitute?

> powder and mixed with sanding sugar and then rolled the truffles in that.
> It's delicious, with the tartness of the raspberries and the sweetness of
> the sugar. It sounds similar to what you had.
>


--
Jen

"Jen" > wrote in message
...
> Nexis" > wrote in message
> news:ZW50f.17701$mH.2349@fed1read07...
>>
>> "Keith" > wrote in message
>> news:Ec10f.260066$9A2.436@edtnps89...
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> I came across a particular chocolate truffle that I'd love to make at
>>> home. It appears to be just a standard chocolate truffle but it's rolled
>>> in some kind of sugar that I can't determine the type. The sugar is a
>>> deep pink color and has a tart/sweet flavor which complements the
>>> truffle exceptionally well. The place I found it calls the truffle a
>>> "Berry Quartet Truffle". Any ideas on what this sugar is?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>
>>
>> Kind of hard to say what it may be....but, when I made raspberry truffles

I made it up as I went along actually, mostly because I wanted one that had
more raspberry flavor than the recipes I was finding...they relied almost
solely on Chambord for the flavor. Mine uses raspberry puree, cream and
chocolate in the truffle itself. It was something like 1/2 pint of heavy
cream (use manufacturer's cream if you can find it), 14 oz *good* chocolate
(I used bittersweet), 1 tbsp Chambord and 1 cup of raspberry puree. I heated
the cream to scalding and poured it over the chocolate, stirring to melt,
then added the puree and liquer. Let it set up, chilling in the refrigerator
until firm. I use a melon baller to get the rough round shape and then roll
in my hands. Some I dipped in white chocolate and then sprinkled with the
flavored sanding sugar (it was red), and some I rolled in the sugar. If
you're dipping first, chill again before dipping just briefly, to make sure
your white chocolate doesn't get streaks of melted chocolate.

>
> Raspberry truffles? YUMMY!!! Could you please post the recipe.
>
>> last Christmas, I found some freeze dried raspberries that I crushed into
>
> What is freeze dried raspberries, is there a substitute?

They're raspberries that have put through a process that removes almost all
of the moisture, so they're crisp, which makes them easy to crumble into
powder. I found them at Whole Foods, in the produce section, near the banana
chips.


kimberly