Pumpkin Balls (Truffles)
The Center
- 2 oz. full-fat cream cheese at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup pumpkin puree (I try to roast a pumpkin for this but canned puree is totally fine.)
- 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (This consists of ginger, black pepper, cloves, cinnamon, all spice and nutmeg. A couple sprinkles of each will do if you don't have it all mixed together.)
- An extra sprinkle of cinnamon
- 4 oz. chopped white chocolate
The topping
- 10 oz. chopped white chocolate (I usually just do white chocolate but if you want semi, milk or dark...go for it.)
- Something to sprinkle onto the balls. This can be any spice you want like nutmeg, cinnamon or extra graham cracker crumbs. Maybe something fun like sprinkles. Have fun with it!
- In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat the cream cheese and sugar together for about 2 minutes.
- Once the mixture is creamy, add the pumpkin and mix again.
- Then add the crumbs, the pumpkin pie spices, extra cinnamon and the melted chocolate.
- Beat until everything is combined. Do this for another 2 minutes.
- Cover the bowl and chill. It can either be in the fridge for an hour or the freezer for 15-20 minutes if you don't have a lot of time.
- Use a cookie sheet and line with parchment paper or you can use silpat.
- Grab the dough and roll into balls. The measurement should be about 1 teaspoon per ball. Place onto the sheet and put back into the fridge or freezer for a bit.
- While the balls are chilling, melt the chocolate. I usually just melt the chocolate in a small pot over a very low heat. Don't leave and keep stirring so it doesn't burn. You can also use a microwave.
- Once the chocolate has fully melted, turn off the stove top and remove from heat and let it sit for a few minutes.
- Grab the balls and dip them into the chocolate. Put balls back into the sheet and sprinkle the top with a topping while the chocolate is still wet.
- Once all of the balls are dipped, put back into the fridge to harden.
- Depending on how small or large you make these, that is how many you will get. I make the balls on the smaller side and I usually get about 20. I would double the recipe if you want a large batch.
