Description
These Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffles are a delightful fall dessert featuring a rich and creamy pumpkin cheesecake filling, shaped into bite-sized truffles and finished with a sweet touch of sugar and chocolate chip ‘stems’. Perfect for seasonal gatherings and celebrations, these no-bake treats are bursting with warm pumpkin pie spice flavors.
Ingredients
For the Truffle Filling
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- ½ cup graham cracker crumbs
- ⅓ cup white chocolate chips
- Orange food coloring (optional)
- Granulated sugar (for rolling)
- Chocolate chips (for topping)
Instructions
- Cook the Pumpkin Cheesecake Filling: In a skillet over medium heat, combine the butter, cream cheese, pumpkin puree, sweetened condensed milk, and pumpkin pie spice. Stir constantly until the mixture thickens and becomes well combined.
- Add Graham Crackers and White Chocolate: Stir in the graham cracker crumbs and white chocolate chips, continuing to stir until the mixture is smooth and the chocolate melts. If you’d like to add color, add a few drops of orange food coloring at this stage.
- Cool the Mixture: Once the pumpkin cheesecake mixture has thickened, pour it onto a butter-greased baking sheet. Spread it out into an even layer. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours (or overnight) until firm.
- Roll the Truffles: Once chilled, rub butter on your hands to prevent sticking, and roll the pumpkin cheesecake dough into small balls, about the size of a golf ball.
- Coat the Truffles: Roll the truffles in granulated sugar to coat them. This gives the truffles a nice sparkle and adds a little sweetness.
- Decorate: Use a toothpick to create ridges along the sides of each truffle to give them a pumpkin-like appearance. Top each truffle with a chocolate chip to resemble the pumpkin stem.
- Serve: Serve immediately or store in the fridge until ready to serve.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 truffle
- Calories: 120 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
