Bonbon, praline or truffle? The differences

They are three different things, though they get muddled. In short: a bonbon is the general term — a small filled piece of chocolate under a thin shell; a praline is a specific filling, made of caramelised nuts (hazelnut, almond) ground to a cream; a truffle is a bonbon whose filling is ganache — chocolate and cream — often rolled in cocoa powder.

Put another way: praline and ganache are fillings; the truffle is a type of bonbon (the ganache one); and bonbon is the family that covers them all. A maison can have praline bonbons, ganache bonbons (truffles) and fruit bonbons in the same coffret.

At Delicious Diamonds, each piece is hand-painted and hand-filled. What changes from bonbon to bonbon is not only the filling — it is the cacao origin, the texture, the point of sweetness. Tasting several is the best way to feel the difference.