Chocolate Cream Cheese Truffles
Created by CookinTO on January 13, 2015
- Servings: 23-25
- Prep Time: 40m
- Cook Time: 0m
- Recipe #16705
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (regular-size)
- 1 package (8 ounce) cream cheese (at room temperature/250 grams)
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
- FOR COATING TRUFFLES
- Medium desiccated sweetened coconut
- Sprinkles
- Chocolate graham crumbs
How to Make
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Step 1: Melt 1/2 cup regular-size chocolate chips in a double boiler.
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Step 2: Meanwhile, using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add icing sugar, graham crumbs, vanilla and salt, and blend well. Mix in the melted chocolate and 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips. Cool mixture in the freezer until firm (about 2 minutes).
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Step 3: Hand-roll into balls the size of large marbles. Toss balls in coconut, sprinkles or graham crumbs until well coated.
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Step 4: Return to freezer and chill thoroughly, about 15 min., or until ready to serve or wrap up.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (38.8 g)
- Calories 133.5
- Total Fat - 10.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.6 g
- Cholesterol - 12.5 mg
- Sodium - 88.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 8.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.6 g
- Sugars - 6.2 g
- Protein - 2 g
- Calcium - 14.8 mg
- Iron - 0.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg