Bring on the Fall! This decadent Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffles Recipe is always the hit of the party!
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time28 minutesmins
Decorating Time25 minutesmins
Total Time58 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 3dozen
Author: Carly
Ingredients
13.25ouncesBetty Crocker Yellow Cake Mix
12/3 cupPure Pumpkin Puree{not pumpkin pie mix}
7ozCream Cheese
21ouncesAlmond Bark{3 1/2 cups White Chocolate Chips can be substituted}
2 1/2tablespoonsVegetable Oil
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix Cake Mix and Pumpkin and beat on medium speed until well mixed.
Pour into greased 9x13 glass or aluminum baking dish and bake for approximately 28 - 33 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Set the cake aside to cool completely (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 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.