Description
Delightful pumpkin spice cheesecake truffles combine creamy autumn flavors with rich chocolate coating. Sweet spheres of seasonal comfort deliver nostalgic dessert bliss you’ll savor with pure indulgence.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (240 ml) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (120 ml) pumpkin puree
- 1 ½ cups (180 g) graham cracker crumbs
- ½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- ½ cup (85 g) white chocolate, for dipping
Instructions
- Mixture Preparation: Whisk cream cheese, pumpkin puree, vanilla extract, powdered sugar, and pumpkin pie spice in a large bowl until smooth and homogeneous.
- Texture Enhancement: Fold graham cracker crumbs into the cream cheese mixture, creating a moldable consistency perfect for shaping truffles.
- Truffle Formation: Scoop and roll the mixture into uniform spheres, ensuring each truffle is compact and symmetrical.
- Initial Chilling: Refrigerate the shaped truffles on a parchment-lined baking sheet for 30 minutes to firm up their structure.
- Chocolate Coating: Melt white chocolate using a microwave or double boiler, maintaining a silky, glossy texture without burning.
- Dipping and Decorating: Carefully immerse each chilled truffle in melted white chocolate, allowing excess to drip off, then immediately garnish with crushed graham cracker crumbs.
- Final Setting: Return the coated truffles to the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes, allowing the chocolate shell to crystallize and achieve a flawless, pristine appearance.
Notes
- Chill Before Coating: Refrigerating truffles for 30 minutes helps them maintain shape and prevents crumbling during chocolate dipping.
- Smooth Chocolate Technique: Melt white chocolate slowly and gently to avoid seizing or burning, which can ruin the coating’s texture.
- Crumb Coating Trick: Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs immediately after dipping while chocolate is still wet for best adhesion and presentation.
- Storage Wisdom: Store truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days to maintain freshness and prevent flavor degradation.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg