When I found out the Improv Cooking Challenge this month was pumpkin and cream cheese, I couldn't wait to play around with the combination. I thought about making some muffins or maybe some pumpkin cupcakes with a cream cheese frosting. But what really sounded good to me was a pumpkin cheesecake, but I didn't really have time this month to devote to making a good and proper cheesecake. It came to me one day, that I could make truffles with a pumpkin cheesecake inside. Now, I have never in my life made a truffle, but have wanted to for some time. I searched through some blogs for a recipe but all of them required making a cheesecake first which I just couldn't do. So, I played around with the ingredients one day and I think that I came up with a pretty good "faux" cheesecake center that requires no baking. I had several people try them and everyone enjoyed them. I love it when a plan comes together!
Enjoy!
Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffles
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Ingredients
- 1 8 oz package cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup crushed shortbread cookies
- 1/2 cup crushed graham cracker crumbs
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 10 tbsp pumpkin puree
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- white candy coating
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients except for the candy coating.
- Mix until smooth.
- Refrigerate at least 2 hours.
- Scoop mixture by the tablespoon and roll into a ball form. I actually used a cookie scoop.
- Place the balls on a parchment or wax paper lined cookie sheet and place back in the refrigerator to chill for at least 2 hours or longer. The balls will still be somewhat soft but should hold their shape. You could also freeze them for a hour if you want them to be more firm when you are dipping them in the chocolate.
- Melt candy coating according to the package directions.
- Dip each ball into the chocolate working quickly and place back on the lined cookie sheet.
- You can drizzle a little chocolate on any "bald" spots.
- Place them back into the refrigerator until you are ready to serve.
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