pumpkin cream cheese truffles
So, I know there are about a zillion (ok, Google tells me 2,800,000) recipes out there for pumpkin truffles.
But I really, really felt like making some pumpkin cream cheese truffles this week.
And when they turned out to be even more fabulous than expected, well, I wanted to post them.
So Google, you can make that 2,800,001. :)
Seriously, though, these truffles were a total delight. The filling is packed with delicious pumpkin spices, a bit of cream cheese, and lots of gingersnap crumbs (yum!). Then the little filling balls are dipped in white chocolate, sprinkled with a few more gingersnap crumbs, and behold — these adorable little truffles are yours to enjoy. Also, they only call for 1/3 cup of pumpkin, so this is another terrific recipe to bookmark if you have some leftover pumpkin to use up.
These adorable pumpkin cream cheese truffles are made extra-special with gingersnap crumbs and plenty of delicious pumpkin pie spices!
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 1/2 cups finely-crumbled gingersnap cookies, plus an extra few tablespoons for the topping
- 3 Tbsp. powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. ginger
- 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 4 oz. cream cheese (I used low-fat)
- 1 cup white chocolate chips, melted
- 14 ounces white chocolate (or vanilla almond bark), chopped
- 1 Tbsp. shortening or vegetable oil
Method
Combine all of the filling ingredients together in a food processor. Pulse until well-blended. Transfer the mixture to a small bowl, and freeze for 30-60 minutes, or until the mixture is fairly hardened.
Use a small cookie scoop of spoon to shape the filling mixture into a small ball, about the size of 1 tablespoon. Roll it in your hands to make it nice and round, and then set it on a plate or baking sheet lined with parchment or wax paper. Repeat with the remaining filling mixture. Place the plate of filling balls back in the freezer, and freeze for at least 2 hours, or until solid.
Once the filling balls are frozen, stir together the chopped white chocolate and the shortening (or vegetable oil) and use a microwave or double boiler to melt the mixture until smooth, stirring occasionally.
Use a small fork to dunk a filling ball into the melted chocolate until it is completely covered, then transfer the ball to a new baking sheet lined with parchment or wax paper. Remove the ball from the fork with a spoon, and then use the spoon to swoop the chocolate over the top if a spot of filling is showing. Sprinkle the top with a pinch of the remaining gingersnap crumbs. Repeat with remaining filling balls until all are coated in chocolate.
Serve immediately, or refrigerate for up to 1 week.
http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/pumpkin-cream-cheese-truffles/




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I can’t wait to try these….I love pumpkin.
And, love the name of your site!! Very clever.
Omg! I made these for Thanksgiving, they were absolutely amazing! Everyone loved them! Thanks for sharing!
Wow amazing! Added to my to try list!
This looks fabulous! Honestly, I might have to make these this weekend!
These look fabulous! I’ve actually never seen pumpkin cream cheese truffles so I think it’s a super creative idea!:)
I made these tonight and wow were they delicious!!!! I have an obsession with pumpkin anything and when I found this recipe I HAD to make them! Very easy to make and oh so delicious. I followed the recipe to a T and they came out perfect! Thanks so much for sharing!!!
Wow! Those look perfect! Was it hard getting them to be so smoothly covered that way? I ABSOLUTELY want to make these!
I don’t even like pumpkin but I’d be all over these truffles. I think it’s the gingersnaps that won me over. Nice work and SO happy you shared. You can never have too many pumpkin truffle recipes :)
I would have to say the best recipe and presentation out of all those millions. Stunning.
psh! Who cares about google and all of those others, your’s looks the most beautiful and delicious. You win!
I must be living in a cave, I have never heard of pumpkin truffles before… but these sound and look decadent! They would be great for teachers gifts!
YUMM!!! I could go for like 8 of these… ;)
They are absolutely perfect! As anyone who’s ever tried to make truffles knows, it’s easier said than done sometimes to get that chocolate just right and yours are stunning!
Well, these just look delightful!
It’s never easy to choose the right recipe from zilions of them :) so thanks for sharing :)
Gooooorgeous!
What a gorgeous truffle! I think I’d eat the entire batch.
Ali, you are my hero. :) pumpkin + gingersnaps + cream cheese are why I love my sisters pumpkin cheesecake on a gingersnao crust. You just made it SO MUCH EASIER to make!!! ;)
Gorgeous and they look divine!!!! Please come by and post it on my blog party! Hope to see you there!
http://artbyasm.blogspot.com/2012/10/in-kitchen-thursdays-blog-party-link-up.html
Happy Autumn,
Annamaria
These are gorgeous, and I can imagine how delicious! Thanks for adding your recipe to the google mix :)
I bet these are as delicious as they are beautiful—great presentation and some wonderful ingredients going on here!
these are way too adorable, Ali! I love the lighting and styling in your photographs :) you must teach me!
What a yummy truffle flavor! Fun for fall!
I could take a couple dozen! Love the gingersnaps in these!
Such cute truffles!
I made these last week (not exactly the same, but almost) and they are SOOO good. My husband, who dislikes pumpkin, all those spices, and ginger cookies (I used them instead of gingersnaps) loved them too. So insanely good. Really. Right now, they’re my favorite candy ever.
I’ve actually never seen a recipe for pumpkin truffles before so consider my mind blown!
ohhhhhhh these sound and looks amazing! I <3 anything pumpkin!
These are absolutely stunning! I think I could eat about a dozen of these in a single serving!
Well I must live in a cave because I haven’t seen any pumpkin truffle recipes. Lol:) So thank you very much for posting this. They look delicious and a perfect Halloween party treat.
P.S.
Ali, the Facebook and Twitter links on the social media thingy on your blog’s side aren’t linking properly. I’m talking about the stacked ones.
i think it’s more than okay to post a recipe you love, no matter how many times it’s already been posted! and i am filing this recipe away because i definitely struggle with those leftover remnants of pumpkin :)
These look beyond perfect!
Yes! Love the gingernsaps in these, totally perfect!
OH…MY!!!
Yum!! Google definitely needed one more recipe like this. :) I’ll take one…or 70.
O.M.G.
I’m not really sure there are words for these… They just look too good to be true. So delicious!