Thandaai Spiced White Chocolate Truffles are very delicious and absolutely melt in the mouth good! Flavored with mild spices, they are apt for Holi.

If you’re planning a get together for Holi this year, then Thandaai Spiced White Chocolate Truffles will make for the best dessert! Perfect blend of Indian flavors and chocolates! Besides, anything chocolate is a always a bright idea πŸ˜‰

Thandaai Spiced White Chocolate Truffles

Thandaai Spiced White Chocolate Truffles are very easy to make as well. Although, they sound a little involved but it’s very quick and straight forward as well. They need everything that one may have sitting in their pantries.

Thandaai Spiced White Chocolate Truffles

I’ve used Thandaai Spice as it’s a very traditional spice used in Holi to make a milk based drink called Thandaai. This drink is called as Thandaai and served chilled. Along with this drink, we usually serve Dahi Wadas and some other snacks. I personally love the flavor of Thandaai in any form! I had made a Thandaai Mousse a few years ago, it had turned out delicious and absolutely indulgent. If you like the idea of that, how does Thandaai flavored Bhapa Doi sound??! πŸ™‚

Thandaai Spiced White Chocolate Truffles

I think anything made with a tad bit of this flavorful spice mix can elevate the experience of that dish. As I said, it does sound a bit involved and lengthy at the start, but follow along and you’ll nail it!

We will first make the spice mix and then incorporate it into the Truffles πŸ™‚
Thandaai Spice Mix
For this recipe, we will make dry powdered spice mix. So ensure that all the ingredients and equipment used are bone dry. If there is any moisture, the spice mix will get spoilt.
Take sugar, almonds powder, slivered pistachio, aniseed (saunf), black peppercorns (kali mirch), saffron (kesar) muskmelon seeds (magaj), green cardamom (choti elaichi), poppy seeds (khas khas) in a blender jar. Blend them to a fine powder. Set them aside. This powder stays fresh in a glass bottle, under refrigeration for 2-3 months.
White Chocolate Ganache
Chop white chocolate roughly.
Heat water in a deep saucepan and let it come a gentle boil.
Take the chopped chocolate, cream, butter and a pinch of salt in a heat resistant bowl.
Place the bowl over the sauce pan with the boiling water. (double boiler method).
Stir gently until the chocolate melts. Add 1 tsp of the Thandaai spice mix at this stage.
Mix gently. Turn off the heat. Let the mixture cool down completely.
Place the white chocolate ganache in the refrigerator to firm up enough so that it can be rolled into balls or up to 2-3 hours.
Truffles
In a bowl, mix together the remaining 1+1/2 tsp of the Thandaai spice mix and the icing sugar.
Once the ganache has set, using a tablespoon or a melon baller, take a portion of the ganache and roll them into equal sized truffles.
Roll all the truffles in the icing sugar mix and set them aside.
Serve immediately or let them set in the refrigerator for an hour before serving if they seem to have softened while rolling.
They keep well in the refrigerator for up to a week.

Thandaai Spiced White Chocolate Truffles

Prep Time: 4 hours, 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 4 hours, 25 minutes

Yield: 10-12 medium truffles

A delicious fusion of Indian spices and white chocolate results in these Thandaai Spice White Chocolate Truffles, just in time for Holi!

Ingredients

    Thandaai Spice Mix
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup almond powder
  • 2 tbsp. pistachio slivers
  • 1 tsp aniseed ( saunf)
  • 1/2 tsp black peppercorns (kali mirch)
  • 9-10 strands of saffron (kesar)
  • 1 tsp muskmelon seeds (magaj)
  • 3-4 nos. green cardamom (choti elaichi)
  • 1 tsp poppy seeds (safed khas khas)
  • White Chocolate Ganache
  • 113 gms/ 4oz white chocolate compound
  • 35.5 gms/ 2.5 tbsp. unsalted butter
  • a pinch of salt
  • 1.5 tbsp. heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tsp Thandaai Spice Mix
  • To Coat the Truffles
  • 1.5 tsp Thandaai Spice Mix
  • 2-3 tsp icing sugar
  • dried rose to garnish (optional)

Instructions

    Thandaai spice Mix
  1. For this recipe, we will make dry powdered spice mix. So ensure that all the ingredients and equipment used are bone dry. If there is any moisture, the spice mix will get spoilt.
  2. Take sugar, almonds powder, slivered pistachio, aniseed (saunf), black peppercorns (kali mirch), saffron (kesar) muskmelon seeds (magaj), green cardamom (choti elaichi), poppy seeds (khas khas) in a blender jar. Blend them to a fine powder. Set them aside. This powder stays fresh in a glass bottle, under refrigeration for 2-3 months.
  3. White Chocolate Ganache
  4. Chop white chocolate roughly.
  5. Heat water in a deep saucepan and let it come a gentle boil.
  6. Take the chopped chocolate, cream, butter and a pinch of salt in a heat resistant bowl.
  7. Place the bowl over the sauce pan with the boiling water. (double boiler method).
  8. Stir gently until the chocolate melts. Add 1 tsp of the Thandaai spice mix at this stage.
  9. Mix gently. Turn off the heat. Let the mixture cool down completely.
  10. Place the white chocolate ganache in the refrigerator to firm up enough so that it can be rolled into balls or up to 2-3 hours.
  11. Truffles
  12. In a bowl, mix together the remaining 1+1/2 tsp of the Thandaai spice mix and the icing sugar.
  13. Once the ganache has set, using a tablespoon or a melon baller, take a portion of the ganache and roll them into equal sized truffles.
  14. Roll all the truffles in the icing sugar mix and set them aside.
  15. Serve immediately or let them set in the refrigerator for an hour before serving if they seem to have softened while rolling.
  16. They keep well in the refrigerator for up to a week.

Notes

You can add store bought Thandaai spice mix if that's easily available. Do not use liquid Thandaai pre mix for this recipe.

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Thandaai Spiced White Chocolate Truffles

Love,
Shreya πŸ™‚

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2 comments on “Thandaai Spiced White Chocolate Truffles”

    • Thanks so much dearie 😍😍glad you loved them!! These are little bites of heaven 😁

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