Bonbon Vs Truffle: What's The Difference?

Synonymous with special occasions, bonbons and truffles are pint-sized delights that are often confused for one another, but the truth is, they're actually quite different.

Bonbons are molded bite-sized chocolates containing fillings like caramel, fruit puree, or liqueur. Their most defining feature is a glossy outer shell of tempered chocolate.

Bonbons are sealed with additional tempered chocolate to keep the filling fresh. Other popular fillings include chocolate ganache, fruit curd, nougat, praline, and nut-based cream.

Truffles center around a small ball of ganache infused with essences, liqueurs, and other ingredients before being cooled and rolled into the token round truffle shape.

The finished product is then dusted with cocoa powder or something texturally complex like nuts, chopped fruit, chocolate sprinkles, and freeze-dried fruit powder.