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!

You can always improvise...
You can mix your sugar with 5-10% of citric acid of similar
granulation as the sugar (or even finer). then tint the sugar/ citric
acid blend it with red food coloring to pastel shade then mix in some
berry flavorings. Disperse properly until uniform by mixing on low
speed in your mixer with a cake paddle.
.. Store it properly in a glass container with lid.
When you have made your truffle ; then you can use that sugar to cover
they way you prefer.
Roy

Roy wrote:
> You can always improvise...
> You can mix your sugar with 5-10% of citric acid of similar
> granulation as the sugar (or even finer). then tint the sugar/ citric
> acid blend it with red food coloring to pastel shade then mix in some
> berry flavorings. Disperse properly until uniform by mixing on low
> speed in your mixer with a cake paddle.
> . Store it properly in a glass container with lid.
> When you have made your truffle ; then you can use that sugar to cover
> they way you prefer.
> Roy

I agree with Roy that this is probably the way the sugar in question was
made.

at Mon, 03 Oct 2005 03:03:46 GMT in <mc10f.260065$9A2.224804@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?

If you want a tart/sweet flavour as you describe, buy Alacer Emergen-C,
strawberry, raspberry, or mixed berry flavour. It's actually possible that
this is what the store was using. You can find this at most supplement
stores. It uses natural flavours. It's basically Vitamin C, fructose, and
the berry flavour.

Another way to replicate this at home with minimal effort is to use berry
Jell-O, and if you don't like artificial flavourings go to your health food
store and get a natural-brand berry gelatine mix.




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Alex Rast

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Wow! Great feedback.

To the testing kitchen!

Thanks everyone.


"Alex Rast" > wrote in message
...
> at Mon, 03 Oct 2005 03:03:46 GMT in <mc10f.260065$9A2.224804@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?
>
> If you want a tart/sweet flavour as you describe, buy Alacer Emergen-C,
> strawberry, raspberry, or mixed berry flavour. It's actually possible that
> this is what the store was using. You can find this at most supplement
> stores. It uses natural flavours. It's basically Vitamin C, fructose, and
> the berry flavour.
>
> Another way to replicate this at home with minimal effort is to use berry
> Jell-O, and if you don't like artificial flavourings go to your health
> food
> store and get a natural-brand berry gelatine mix.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Alex Rast
>
> (remove d., .7, not, and .NOSPAM to reply)