• Free-form chocolate chilli truffles

    Serves: 8
    Cooking Time: 30 mins plus extra for setting

    Ingredients

    • 500g 70 percent dark chocolate, chopped
    • 60ml (¼ cup) fresh cream
    • 1 red chilli, seeded and finely chopped
    • 50g butter
    • cocoa powder, for dusting

    Instructions

    1

    Line a 20cm x 40cm tin with baking paper.

    2

    Place the chocolate, cream, chilli and butter in a small saucepan and stir over a low heat until the chocolate has melted and is smooth.

    3

    Pour the mixture into the tin and chill in the fridge until set, at least 2 hours.

    4

    Using a melon baller, scrape the mixture into bite-sized pieces and dust them with cocoa powder. Serve with espresso.