{"id":4762,"date":"2023-10-05T17:34:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T17:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/havewinewillpair.com\/?p=4762"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:46:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:46:42","slug":"truffle-pinecones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/truffle-pinecones\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Chocolate Truffle Pinecones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Part 2 of Edible <a href=\"https:\/\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/making-chocolate-forest-decor\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4667\">Forest Elements for the Forest Floor Dessert<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">These mini chocolate truffle pinecones are a decadent small bite. A dark chocolate shell with a rich, fudgy center.  As part  part of the Forest Floor dessert, I kept them quite small, but this works well with larger sizes.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"530\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ForestFloor-530x530l.webp?resize=530%2C530&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Forest Floor Dessert\" class=\"wp-image-6584 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ForestFloor-530x530l.webp?w=530&amp;ssl=1 530w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ForestFloor-530x530l.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ForestFloor-530x530l.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ForestFloor-530x530l.webp?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ForestFloor-530x530l.webp?resize=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ForestFloor-530x530l.webp?resize=255%2C255&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ForestFloor-530x530l.webp?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 530px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 530\/530;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">If you want to make more than 10 of these, I suggest getting a couple molds or one with several pinecone cavities. Otherwise, you end up making about 3 at a time while trying to keep your ganache warm enough to pipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-boulder-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong>What you will need<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u2713<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Tempered chocolate<\/strong> <\/span> <br>Use a good dark chocolate like Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate chips 60% cacao. Tempering will ensure the shells set well. I&#8217;ve outlined my quick microwave method in <a href=\"https:\/\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/making-chocolate-forest-decor\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Making Chocolate Forest Decor <\/span><\/a>page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u2713<\/strong> <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/recipe\/truffle-ganache\/\">Truffle ganache <\/a><\/span><\/strong><br>Make this when you are about ready to fill or prepare to heat it up in order to pipe it in. <a href=\"https:\/\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/recipe\/truffle-ganache\/\">(see recipe<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u2713<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Christmas-Silicone-Pinecone-Chocolate-Decorating\/dp\/B0B8VF13QS\/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1SNYSMW8BAQR7&amp;keywords=silicone%2Bpine%2Bcone%2Bmold&amp;qid=1695850089&amp;sprefix=silicone%2Bpine%2Bcone%2Caps%2C1054&amp;sr=8-6&amp;th=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Silicone pinecone molds<\/strong><\/a><br>I opted for this mold set as it also had the pine needle elements for the other decor.  I wanted very small pine cones (I did not use the bigger sizes). There are molds with just pine cones of various sizes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1495\" height=\"1492\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pine-needle-molds.jpg?resize=1495%2C1492&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"pine needle molds\" class=\"wp-image-6641 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1495px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1495\/1492;aspect-ratio:1.0020353843745107;width:391px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pine-needle-molds.jpg?w=1495&amp;ssl=1 1495w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pine-needle-molds.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pine-needle-molds.jpg?resize=1024%2C1022&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pine-needle-molds.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pine-needle-molds.jpg?resize=768%2C766&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pine-needle-molds.jpg?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pine-needle-molds.jpg?resize=1440%2C1437&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pine-needle-molds.jpg?resize=1200%2C1198&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pine-needle-molds.jpg?resize=780%2C778&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pine-needle-molds.jpg?resize=600%2C599&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pine-needle-molds.jpg?resize=550%2C549&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pine-needle-molds.jpg?resize=370%2C369&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pine-needle-molds.jpg?resize=255%2C254&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pine-needle-molds.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1495px) 100vw, 1495px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u2713<\/strong> <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/XSEINO-Thickened-Disposable-Frosting-Decorating\/dp\/B08L1N7FXK\/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?keywords=piping%2Bbags&amp;qid=1696526984&amp;sr=8-3-spons&amp;sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&amp;th=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Piping bag<\/a>(s) <\/span><\/strong><br>I use this for the ganache filling specifically. You could also use it to more neatly pipe in the tempered chocolate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u2713<\/strong> <strong>Small spatulas or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/AICHEF-Spatula-Stainless-Scraper-Decorating\/dp\/B07WDZD9T1\/ref=sr_1_7?crid=2PO4WS77RNAEO&amp;keywords=palette+knife+for+cake+decorating&amp;qid=1695845422&amp;sprefix=palette+spat%2Caps%2C1324&amp;sr=8-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">palette knife set<\/a><\/strong><br>A tool with a pointed end is helpful to be able to get into the mold as you are creating a hollow shell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u2713<\/strong> <strong>Prep tray<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: collapse;\">\u2713<\/span>&nbsp;<strong>Parchment Paper<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u2713<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jelife-Edible-Gold-Luster-Dust\/dp\/B0969P6NHW\/ref=sr_1_5_pp?crid=2PMNH3ZZZS8SP&amp;keywords=gold+luster+dust&amp;qid=1695845184&amp;sprefix=gold+luster+dust%2Caps%2C139&amp;sr=8-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Luster Dust<\/strong><\/a><br>Gold or gold mixed with a brown luster will provide bright highlights. For more subtle, just brown luster or a bronze luster will work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"530\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/brown-luster-530x530l.webp?resize=530%2C530&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"brown luster dust\" class=\"wp-image-6590 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 530px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 530\/530;width:227px;height:227px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/brown-luster-530x530l.webp?w=530&amp;ssl=1 530w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/brown-luster-530x530l.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/brown-luster-530x530l.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/brown-luster-530x530l.webp?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/brown-luster-530x530l.webp?resize=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/brown-luster-530x530l.webp?resize=255%2C255&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/brown-luster-530x530l.webp?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-boulder-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong>Clean, Dry Molds<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"530\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Pinecone-clean-mold-530x530l.webp?fit=530%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6684 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Pinecone-clean-mold-530x530l.webp?w=530&amp;ssl=1 530w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Pinecone-clean-mold-530x530l.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Pinecone-clean-mold-530x530l.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Pinecone-clean-mold-530x530l.webp?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Pinecone-clean-mold-530x530l.webp?resize=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Pinecone-clean-mold-530x530l.webp?resize=255%2C255&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Pinecone-clean-mold-530x530l.webp?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 530px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 530\/530;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Make sure you have gently washed your silicone mold in warm soapy water and rinsed well. They need to be thoroughly dry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">&nbsp;To help make sure everything is very clean and dry, you can use a cotton swab dipping in a little plain vodka to polish out the inside areas. Or just a dry cotton swab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-boulder-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong>Prep Station<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"530\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-prep-530x530l.webp?resize=530%2C530&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Truffle pinecone prep station\" class=\"wp-image-6685 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-prep-530x530l.webp?w=530&amp;ssl=1 530w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-prep-530x530l.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-prep-530x530l.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-prep-530x530l.webp?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-prep-530x530l.webp?resize=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-prep-530x530l.webp?resize=255%2C255&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-prep-530x530l.webp?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 530px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 530\/530;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Set up a clean, dry area where you can have all your chocolate, molds and equipment at hand.&nbsp; As working with chocolate can get messy, I like to work over a silicone mat with lots of paper towel at hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-boulder-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong>Create a Chocolate Shell<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"530\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-shell-530x530l.webp?resize=530%2C530&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"truffle pinecone mold shell\" class=\"wp-image-6686 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-shell-530x530l.webp?w=530&amp;ssl=1 530w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-shell-530x530l.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-shell-530x530l.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-shell-530x530l.webp?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-shell-530x530l.webp?resize=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-shell-530x530l.webp?resize=255%2C255&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-shell-530x530l.webp?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 530px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 530\/530;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">With this method, you are sort of painting in the chocolate to the pinecone mold walls. This is due to this being a soft mold that does not work well with the fill and release method of traditional chocolate molds. (I tried that already.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">You can try setting up a small piping bag with very small tip snipped out.\u00a0 Or you can scoop it in with the tip of a pointed spatula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Use the spatula to work the chocolate all around the edges of the mold. You want it thick enough to coat but leave a hollow center for the filling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Scrape around the edges pushing toward the center of each pine cone. You want the top of the mold to be clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Place the mold on a prep tray and refrigerate for a few minutes to speed up the setting process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-boulder-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong>Fill Chocolate Molds<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"530\" data-id=\"6688\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-filling-530x530-1.jpg?resize=530%2C530&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"truffle pine cone pipe in filling\" class=\"wp-image-6688 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-filling-530x530-1.jpg?w=530&amp;ssl=1 530w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-filling-530x530-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-filling-530x530-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-filling-530x530-1.jpg?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-filling-530x530-1.jpg?resize=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-filling-530x530-1.jpg?resize=255%2C255&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-filling-530x530-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 530px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 530\/530;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"530\" data-id=\"6687\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-filled-530x530-1.jpg?resize=530%2C530&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"truffle pine cone filled mold\" class=\"wp-image-6687 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-filled-530x530-1.jpg?w=530&amp;ssl=1 530w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-filled-530x530-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-filled-530x530-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-filled-530x530-1.jpg?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-filled-530x530-1.jpg?resize=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-filled-530x530-1.jpg?resize=255%2C255&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-filled-530x530-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 530px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 530\/530;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Set up the chocolate coated molds in the prep tray in your work area. Check your ganache filling in its bag to enough it is warm enough to pipe out of the bag. Snip a small opening at the tip of the bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Gently squeeze in the ganache into the cavity of the pine cone molds. Make sure you are equally fill to about \u00be up. These are small, so it only takes a little bit of filling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Once the molds are filled, lift the prep tray and lightly tap it down on the work surface. This is to help release bubbles and even out the ganache.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Place the tray in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes to allow the ganache to harden a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-boulder-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong>Chocolate Seal<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"530\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-cover-530x530-1.jpg?resize=530%2C530&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"truffle pine cone sealed bottom\" class=\"wp-image-6689 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-cover-530x530-1.jpg?w=530&amp;ssl=1 530w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-cover-530x530-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-cover-530x530-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-cover-530x530-1.jpg?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-cover-530x530-1.jpg?resize=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-cover-530x530-1.jpg?resize=255%2C255&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-mold-cover-530x530-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 530px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 530\/530;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Bring the tray with filled chocolate molds back to your work station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Pipe or spread a layer of tempered chocolate over the top of each pinecone, covering the ganache. Make sure the chocolate reaches to the edge of the mold and connects to the chocolate edging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Use the offset spatula to careful scrape over the tops of the molds. You want the bottoms to be flat and as clean as possible from the edges. (You can always trim excess if needed).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Put the tray bag in the refrigerator for 10 minute to help set and really firm up the chocolate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-boulder-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong>Release Pieces<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"530\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-set-530x530-1.jpg?resize=530%2C530&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"truffle pine cone on parchment\" class=\"wp-image-6690 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-set-530x530-1.jpg?w=530&amp;ssl=1 530w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-set-530x530-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-set-530x530-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-set-530x530-1.jpg?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-set-530x530-1.jpg?resize=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-set-530x530-1.jpg?resize=255%2C255&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/truffle-pinecone-set-530x530-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 530px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 530\/530;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Bring the tray of chocolate molds back to your work station. Immediately begin to pull the mold away from the edges of the truffle pinecones to start the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Carefully bend the mold to allow the pinecones to fully release. Set them on a parchment lined tray as you release them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-boulder-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong>Repeat process<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Before you start your next batch, it helps to swab out the molds. This helps make sure you get a good release. Use a cotton swab (either dry or dipped in vodka) working into all the crevices of the mold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-boulder-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong>Finishing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09Z28TGWY?ref=nb_sb_ss_w_as-reorder-t1_k0_1_17&amp;amp=&amp;crid=SF0TSVO49R7V&amp;amp=&amp;sprefix=brown+luster+dust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/brown-luster-530x530l.webp?w=1920&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"brown luster dust\" class=\"wp-image-4845 lazyload\" style=\"width:271px;height:271px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">A bit of luster dust across the tops and edges of the truffle pinecones help make the details pop. I used a brown luster dust that had a strong bronze shimmer to it.&nbsp; You can read more tips of highlighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"530\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/highlight-pinecone-tray-350x350l.webp?resize=530%2C530&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6619 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/highlight-pinecone-tray-350x350l.webp?w=530&amp;ssl=1 530w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/highlight-pinecone-tray-350x350l.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/highlight-pinecone-tray-350x350l.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/highlight-pinecone-tray-350x350l.webp?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/highlight-pinecone-tray-350x350l.webp?resize=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/highlight-pinecone-tray-350x350l.webp?resize=255%2C255&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/highlight-pinecone-tray-350x350l.webp?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 530px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 530\/530;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/havewinewillpair.com\/staging\/4627\/highlight-chocolate-decor\/\">Next: Highlight Chocolate Decor<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part 2 of Edible Forest Elements for the Forest Floor Dessert These mini chocolate truffle pinecones are a decadent small bite. A dark chocolate shell with a rich, fudgy center. As part part of the Forest Floor dessert, I kept them quite small, but this works well with larger sizes. 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