Easy Chocolate Cream Cheese Truffles to Satisfy Your Cravings
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 60 min
- Serves
- 36
- Calories
- 61 kcal
- Carbs
- 9.00 g
Ingredients
- 8 ozBrick style cream cheese (softened)
- 2 cupsPowdered sugar
- 2 cupsChocolate chips (dark, semi-sweet, milk, or a mix)
- 1 cupChocolate candy melts (dark, milk, or white)
- —Sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Begin by beating the cream cheese in a large bowl, then slowly add the powdered sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
- 2
Melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler over the stove or in the microwave, then add to the cream cheese mixture and mix until smooth.
- 3
If you want different flavours, you can add a teaspoon or two of extract. Or divide the batter and make several flavours.
- 4
Place the bowl in the fridge for 20-30 minutes to allow the filling to firm up so you can roll it.
- 5
Remove the truffle filling from the fridge and roll into balls between 1/2 and 1 inch in size and place on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat.
- 6
Melt the chocolate candy melts in the microwave or double boiler and then dip the truffle balls in the melted chocolate.
- 7
Move back to the silicone baking sheet to allow the chocolate shell to harden. If you want to decorate with sprinkles, do so before the chocolate sets.
- 8
Once the shell has hardened, move the truffles to an air-tight container and store in the refrigerator.