Description
Luscious no bake pumpkin cheesecake balls combine creamy autumn flavors with delightful bite-sized indulgence. Rolled in graham cracker crumbs and chilled, these treats provide a quick dessert escape perfect for seasonal celebrations you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup (240 grams) pumpkin puree
- 1 cup (120 grams) graham cracker crumbs
Sweeteners and Spices:
- 1/2 cup (60 grams) powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Finishing Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup (85 grams) white chocolate chips, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Whip cream cheese in a spacious mixing vessel until silky and uniform in texture.
- Incorporate pumpkin puree, powdered sugar, vanilla essence, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Blend thoroughly until ingredients merge seamlessly.
- Chill mixture in refrigerator for approximately 30 minutes to firm up consistency and enhance moldability.
- Using a small scoop or spoon, extract portions of chilled mixture and gently form into compact spherical shapes, approximately one-inch in diameter.
- Carefully tumble each sphere through crushed graham cracker crumbs, ensuring complete and even exterior coverage.
- Melt white chocolate using double boiler method or microwave at 50% power. Delicately drizzle or immerse each pumpkin ball into melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off.
- Position chocolate-coated balls onto parchment-lined tray, creating uniform spacing.
- Return tray to refrigerator for 10-15 minutes, allowing chocolate coating to solidify and develop glossy finish.
- Store completed pumpkin cheesecake balls in sealed container within refrigerator for optimal texture and freshness.
Notes
- Chill the cream cheese beforehand to ensure a smoother, lump-free mixture for easier blending.
- Use room temperature ingredients to help create a more uniform and creamy texture in the pumpkin cheesecake balls.
- Adjust spice levels by adding more or less cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves to suit personal taste preferences.
- For a gluten-free version, replace graham cracker crumbs with crushed gluten-free cookies or almond meal.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Refrigerating
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 197 kcal
- Sugar: 13 g
- Sodium: 104 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg