Hot Chocolate Sandesh Truffle ~ Simple Delicious Food Recipes

Hot Chocolate Sandesh Truffle is my choice for alphabet H in the A to Z Bengali Sweet Series.

H was long pending in my list and until I came across a sweet listed in the online store, I didn’t have a clue on what I was going to make. That Sandesh was shaped as a spoon and didn’t have any detail on how it is made. So I created my own using Cadbury’s Hot Chocolate Drinking powder as the base.

Many times, I am struck with wonder when I think how we reach a state of Eureka! Yes, this almost came to me when I was lying down just before falling asleep, pondering how to tackle this alphabet, when it suddenly struck me that I could make Sandesh truffles.

I have mentioned that I made 3 huge batches of chhana that was well kneaded and made into smaller portions. I also had a spreadsheet where I had grouped by the cooking method and what will have a common base and other common structure. One of the sets had these fusion dishes and this was the only set of sweets that my boys eat and enjoyed so much.

Konda knew this had Sandesh as the stuffing and was grinning away when her brothers were praising these truffles. I kept these truffles for the final cooking as the chocolate stock was over and I had to shop. This is when Veena took me shopping just for this and this is my treat to her virtually though she doesn’t like chocolates much.

So finally even though the entire series was a hit with Hubby dear and my friends, I was happy that I could make my boys happy as well. Nothing like kids getting joy after indulging in truffles right!

How to Make Soft Homemade Chhana for Bengali Sweets

How to Knead Chhana for Soft Bengali Sweets

Hot Chocolate Sandesh Truffle

In this A to Z Bengali Sweets for Protein Rich dishes:

A for Aam Sandesh
B for Bhapa Sandesh
C for Channar Puli
D for Danadar
E for Elixir Sandesh
F for Fruit Sandesh
G for Gajarer Sandesh

Step by Step Pictures for making Soft chhana for Bengali Sweets

Step by Step Pictures for Kneading the chhana for making Kancha Golla Sandesh

Step by Step Pictures for making Hot chocolate Sandesh Truffle

Hot Chocolate Sandesh Truffle

Ingredients Needed

For the Outer Chocolate Layer

1 cup Dark Chocolate Compound
2 tbsp Cream
1 tbsp Butter

For the Sandesh stuffing

1/2 cup Paneer / chhana / Cottage Cheese
2 tbsp Hot Chocolate Powder
1/4 cup Sugar powdered

For the Dark Chocolate Layer

In a microwave safe bowl, take the chopped dark chocolate compound, microwave for a minute.
Remove and whisk to melt the chocolate.
Add the cream and butter and microwave again for a minute. Keep it aside.

For the Hot Chocolate Sandesh stuffing

Take the chhana after kneading and mix with sugar.
Then add the hot chocolate powder and combine everything well.
Make small balls of the Sandesh and drop into the melted chocolate compound.
Carefully remove using a fork, after shaking away excess chocolate.
Refrigerate until firm

Hot Chocolate Sandesh Truffle

Hot Chocolate Sandesh Truffle is a sinful fusion sandesh made with Kancha Golla mixed with hot chocolate powder stuffed within a dark chocolate layer.

CourseDesserts, Sweets
CuisineBengali
By Cook MethodMicrowave, No Bake, No Cook
OccasionDiwali, Festival Meal
By DietProtein Rich
Dish TypePaneer Dishes

Servings6 pieces

Prep Time10 minutes

Cook Time2 minutes

Ingredients

For the Outer Chocolate Layer

For the Sandesh stuffing

1/2cup Paneer/ chhana / Cottage Cheese
2tbsp Hot Chocolate Powder
1/4cup Sugarpowdered

Instructions

For the Dark Chocolate Layer

In a microwave safe bowl, take the chopped dark chocolate compound, microwave for a minute.
Remove and whisk to melt the chocolate.
Add the cream and butter and microwave again for a minute. Keep it aside.