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Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffles Recipe! {5 Ingredients}

October 10, 2011 By Heidi 29 Comments

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Bring on the Fall!  This decadent Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffles Recipe is always the hit of the party!

Following is a delicious Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffles Recipe and guest post by my friend Carly ~ enjoy!!

I’m a huge fan of Oreo Truffles but, unfortunately, they’re not the healthiest dessert (hello, Oreos!).  That said, ever since the first batch of Oreo Truffles, my friends and family have asked begged for more.

After my 12 Days of Pumpkin project, with my pumpkin obsession still lingering, I finally obliged them — sort of — by making Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffles. These treats are rich, creamy, and moist, but are surprisingly low calorie (YES, can we get a round of applause for the low-cal element?!).

The base, a pumpkin cake, uses no eggs, no oil, and no butter — just cake mix and canned pumpkin. By mixing in low fat cream cheese, we end up with a flavor akin to pumpkin cheesecake, without the fat-saturated ingredients.

A delicious but very thin outer layer of vanilla candy coating tops off these delicious Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffles. I brought them into work and they were gone within minutes! 🙂 Enjoy!

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Katherine writes: “So good. Very rich, so you can’t eat more than a couple at a time!”

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Easy Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffles Recipe

Bring on the Fall!  This decadent Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffles Recipe is always the hit of the party!
Prep Time25 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time45 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 3 dozen
Author: Carly

Ingredients

  • 1 box Yellow Cake Mix {15.25 oz.}
  • 1 can Pure Pumpkin {15 oz.}
  • 8 oz Low Fat Cream Cheese
  • 24 oz Almond Bark {White Chocolate Chips can be substituted}
  • 1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil

Instructions

  • Preaheat oven to 350.
  • Combine cake mix and pumpkin and beat on medium until well mixed.
  • Pour into greased glass dish and bake for 20-24 minutes (if cake box says otherwise, follow those instructions), or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Set the cake aside to cool (I covered mine and set it out overnight so that it was cooled the following day).
  • “Mash” the cake. Using clean hands or a fork, break the cake into crumbly pieces and add the cream cheese, mixing well with clean hands.
  • Once the cake and cream cheese are mixed well enough that no white cream cheese is visible, roll into small balls with your hands (about 1 inch in diameter). Set aside.
  • Melt almond bark in a deep bowl (this will make it easier to coat the truffles). Begin by heating for 90 seconds, then stir. Heat at 15 second intervals, stirring in between, until melted.
  • (If you would like to drizzle an additional colorful layer of coating at the end, set aside 1/8 of the candy coating).*
  • Add 1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil and mix well.
  • Using two large spoons, carefully drop each truffle into the melted coating and toss around. Remove and place on parchment paper to dry. Continue this process with the rest of the truffle balls.
  • *If you set aside candy coating for drizzling, melt the leftover coating after the initial coat has dried. Once it has melted, add a few drops of Vegetable Oil and stir in a few drops of coloring. I used Wilton’s icing coloring, so I swirled 3 toothpicks in the coloring and then the icing. Once this is well stirred, either drizzle using a fork or use a piping bag (or plastic bag) with a very thin opening.

Carly is a young blogger living in Chicago who loves mason jars, healthy cupcakes, oxymorons, and workout music! Check her out on Facebook or Pinterest!

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Comments

  1. Nancy says

    November 22, 2017 at 5:25 pm

    Mine turned out good. I used spice cake mix, gives the just right spice taste to add to the canned pumpkin. My candy melt when I took it all out to put in my box, the candy melt broke loose. When I was in Weight Watchers, I got the similar recipe and cooked it was good. ( chocolate cake mix and pumpkin this tasted like brownies)

    Reply
  2. Ann says

    October 28, 2015 at 5:27 pm

    Absolutely delicious! My hubby liked them and he’s not much on sweets. Very rich!

    Reply
  3. christina says

    October 22, 2014 at 7:13 pm

    Why do you add vegetable oil to the almond bark? I’ve never heard of doing this…

    Reply
    • Kerri says

      November 23, 2014 at 12:55 pm

      Probably to thin out the melted almond bark a little and also to add a little shine..

      Reply
  4. Ashley says

    October 13, 2014 at 1:39 pm

    Okay, I am definitely making these for Thanksgiving, but with a twist. I have Celiac so I will use a yummy GF spice cake mix, and instead of using vegetable oil which is not a healthy fat, I’m going to use COCONUT OIL. I will also make cinnamon sugar covered pecans and grind them up and sprinkle the fine crumbs over the balls, and maybe add a dash of coconut flakes as well on top. This will give it some texture and color on top so you can avoid the unhealthy food coloring. P.S. COCONUT really enhances those pumpkin and spice flavors. Trust me!

    Reply
  5. Ashley says

    October 1, 2014 at 10:05 pm

    I added 2Tbsp pumpkin pie spice and sprinkled ground up ginger snaps on top. Instant hit!

    Reply
  6. Peggy says

    October 27, 2013 at 7:14 am

    I think I’m going to make a gluten free version. Other than substituting the cake mix, everything else is already GF and then my co-worker can enjoy them too!

    Reply
  7. Carole says

    November 18, 2012 at 9:11 am

    made these, they were great, flavored my white choclolat with pumpkin pie spice and added some orange food color for half and covered the other half in dark chocolate, looked looked and taksted wonderful,

    Reply
  8. Audrey says

    November 8, 2012 at 6:06 am

    Do I just mix the dry cake mix and and pumpkin or do I mix the cake mix like the instructions on the box?

    Reply
    • jess says

      August 25, 2014 at 7:24 am

      did you ever find out this answer to this question? I was wondering the same thing!

      Reply
      • Heidi says

        August 25, 2014 at 9:45 am

        You’ll ignore the instructions on the cake mix box, and just follow the instructions above. Hope that helps! 😉

        Reply
        • kate says

          September 5, 2014 at 3:35 pm

          Do just the cake mix and pumpkin? Nothing else?

          Reply
          • Susan says

            October 10, 2014 at 8:52 pm

            pumpkin n cake… thats all, ignore instructions on box

            Reply
  9. Nicolle says

    October 1, 2012 at 7:17 pm

    Just made these tonight, and linked to your post. Thank you for sharing this recipe! They are delicious!

    Reply
  10. Becki Ryan says

    September 15, 2012 at 1:25 pm

    I wonder how funfetti cake mix would taste in this recipe. Half of me says delicious, the other half is quite nervous.

    Reply
  11. sabrina says

    October 26, 2011 at 5:56 pm

    making these now!

    Reply
  12. Cory says

    October 14, 2011 at 2:19 pm

    Roughly, how many truffles did this recipe yield? They’re in the oven now! Smell so good!!!

    Reply
  13. Michelle says

    October 11, 2011 at 7:14 pm

    I made this with one 8 oz can of pumpkin, 1 box of yellow cake mix (9 inch cake pan) I also sprinkled them with pumpkin pie spice before dipping them in White Chocolate. Thanks for sharing!!

    Reply
  14. Sarah says

    October 10, 2011 at 4:35 pm

    How much pumpkin? there are so many different sizes of canned pumpkin and cake mixes. 18.25 oz cake mix and 29 oz canned pumpkin? seems like overkill? someone email me [email protected]

    Reply
    • Heidi says

      October 15, 2011 at 11:47 am

      Hi Sarah ~ this recipe takes just the standard size canned pumpkin {15 oz.}

      ~ Heidi 😉

      Reply
  15. Linda Cerqua says

    October 10, 2011 at 4:31 pm

    My daughter is getting married the 29th and we are making a sweet table. These would be great and look great! Thank you.

    Reply
  16. Sarah says

    October 10, 2011 at 12:37 pm

    I am going to try to make these for my bible study group and make them into cake pops with spice cake mix… IF I can accomplish that then I will make them again for my daughters preschool fundraiser. I haven’t successfully made cakepops before so was wondering where to get the “almond bark” and if its the same as the candy melts?

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    • Janet says

      September 15, 2012 at 12:11 pm

      You can get the ‘almond bark’ at any craft store in the cake decorating section. I go to either Hobby Lobby (use their 40% off coupon!) or Michael’s.

      Reply
    • Jayme says

      September 24, 2013 at 7:01 pm

      Sarah….I get my almond bark at Walmart. They have white choc and milk choc. It looks like a very large candy bar. You find it in the baking aisle. You can also use the candy melts which are the disks of choc and come in more colors and flavors….you can get them also at Walmart and I have also seen them at Joann’s, Michael’s, Hobby Lobby.

      Reply
  17. Glenda says

    October 10, 2011 at 9:24 am

    When I read this recipe I immediately thought a spice cake mix would make a nice substitute paired with the pumpkin. I may have to do these for my Halloween party.

    Reply
    • Tami says

      October 10, 2011 at 10:39 am

      I was thinking of using a spice cake mix too sounds better to me

      Reply
  18. Page Dossey says

    October 10, 2011 at 9:23 am

    Do you think these would work well as cake pops, too?

    Reply
    • Kim says

      November 22, 2014 at 2:20 pm

      when making the pumpkin cheesecake truffles…do I make the cake mix as the box states, ie, w/eggs, oil & water & then add the pumpkin? Or do I just add pumpkin to the cake mix? please advise asap; in the middle of making them now….thanks!

      Reply
      • Linda says

        November 24, 2015 at 12:38 pm

        Did you ever find out? I’m making them now.

        Reply

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