Chocolate Orange Truffles: Paul A Young

A guest recipe for Chocolate Orange Truffles by chocolatier Paul A Young.

Updated 2026 · The chocolate class pictures originally part of this post are linked below.

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Following on from Adventures in Chocolate, Paul A Young has published How to Make Chocolates with Lakeland.

Alongside Paul’s book, Lakeland have put together a range of chocolate making tools shown below:

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The Lakeland chocolate making range includes:

• Marble slab – for tempering chocolate
• Triangular scraper for spreading chocolate and shaving curls
• Silicone moulds to easily push out chocolate shapes
• Thermospatula for testing chocolate temperature – the digital thermometer is built in
• Double boiler or bain-marie for melting chocolate – my favourite method.

If you’d like a taste of Paul A Young’s chocolate treats then for a limited time only, as well as his Soho shop, you can indulge in his Chocolate Afternoon Tea at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London.

I also attended a Chocolate Truffle Making Workshop with Paul A Young, which you can read about separately. Making chocolate truffles is very easy and they make fantastic homemade gifts. As you will see, if you read, it is a messy business but the results are worth it!

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Chocolate Orange Truffles

Makes approx 40 to 50 truffles Recipe by Paul A Young and main truffle photo extracted with permission from Lakeland’s How to Make Chocolates

Prep Time29 minutes mins

Cook Time1 minute min

Chill Time4 hours hrs

Total Time4 hours hrs 31 minutes mins

Course: Sweets

Servings: 40 -50

Author: Paul A Young

Ingredients

• 250 g 72% or above dark chocolate
• 125 mls unpasteurized orange juice or home squeezed
• 150 g caster sugar (superfine baking sugar)
• The zest of 1 orange
• Tempered chocolate & cocoa powder to finish

Instructions

• Chop the dark chocolate into small pieces and place into a bowl.
• Add the orange juice, sugar, and orange zest to a saucepan and bring to the simmer for one minute.
• Pour on to the chocolate and whisk well until smooth.
• Place into a food container and allow to cool, then refrigerate for 4 hours.

Notes

This can then be hand rolled into truffles, coated with tempered chocolate & finished with cocoa powder.

How long will my truffles last?
Store in a cool, dark place, away from sunlight and strong odours.
They will last seven days at room temperature

With thanks to Lakeland and Paul A Young for supplying sample products. 

For another gift-able homemade chocolates recipe, don’t miss a related guest recipe, Homemade Chocolate Bars With Dried Fruit, from Clean Cakes by Henrietta Inman.