Throw out the rulebook this Valentine’s Day because I’ve got a spicy proposal that’ll melt even the coldest of hearts. These velvety Tabasco-laced chocolate truffles will set your night on fire.

Coming together with just three simple ingredients – silky smooth dark chocolate, double cream, and a dash of tabasco – these spicy delights are luxurious enough to satisfy your inner chocolatier. Package them up in a kitsch heart-shaped box and you’ll be celebrating your love for under a fiver.

So lean into your romantic side this Valentine’s and get ready for a date night that’s spicy, sweet, and packed with heat.

Tabasco Love Truffles

Makes 20 truffles 

Prep time 25 minutes

Total time 35 minutes

 

Ingredients

200g dark chocolate

120 ml double cream

1 – 2 tsp Tabasco

100g icing sugar

1 – 2 drops of red or pink food colouring

 

Step 1 In a medium-sized saucepan add your cream and warm it over low heat.  Top tip: Warm it up slowly so it doesn’t boil.

 

Step 2 Break your chocolate into small pieces and add it to the cream with your Tabasco. Stir everything together with a spatula until the chocolate is completely melted.

 

Step 3 Pour the mixture into a heat-proof bowl and place it in the fridge to firm up.

 

Step 4 While your truffle mix is chilling in the fridge, it’s time to make your pink icing sugar. In a small bowl, sift in your icing sugar, then add a few drops of food colouring. Mix it together till the colour looks even, it might clump together but keep mixing until it’s back to a powdery consistency.

 

Step 5 Time to make your truffles. Roll small scoops of chocolate mixture into 20 even balls. Coat each ball in pink sugar (you can sprinkle it too), put your truffles in a parchment-lined plastic box, and chill in the fridge or somewhere cool.

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