Description
Irresistible No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Balls combine autumn spices with creamy cheesecake essence. Delightful spheres of seasonal bliss roll easily in crushed graham crackers for a quick, indulgent treat you’ll crave all season long.
Ingredients
- 8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (120 g) pumpkin puree
- 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar
- 1 ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup (100 g) graham cracker crumbs
- ½ cup (90 g) white chocolate chips, melted (for dipping, optional)
Instructions
- Preparation: Whip cream cheese in a large mixing bowl until smooth and creamy, creating a silky foundation for the dessert.
- Flavor Fusion: Blend pumpkin puree, powdered sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and vanilla extract into the cream cheese, mixing until achieving a uniform, luscious texture.
- Structural Binding: Gently incorporate graham cracker crumbs, ensuring the mixture can hold its shape when formed into spheres. If the consistency appears too soft, refrigerate for 20-30 minutes to firm up.
- Shaping: Using a small cookie scoop, portion and roll the mixture into uniform bite-sized balls, placing them on a parchment-lined tray.
- Chocolate Coating: Melt white chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring occasionally to prevent burning. Carefully dip each cheesecake ball into the melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off.
- Finishing Touch: Before the chocolate sets, optionally roll the coated balls in crushed graham crackers for added texture and visual appeal.
- Chilling: Refrigerate the prepared pumpkin cheesecake balls for at least one hour until firm and the chocolate coating has completely solidified.
Notes
Manage Mixture Consistency: Refrigerate the mixture for 20-30 minutes if it’s too soft, helping it become firmer and easier to shape into perfect spheres without falling apart.
Control Chocolate Coating: Melt white chocolate chips slowly and stir frequently to prevent burning, ensuring a smooth, glossy finish that evenly covers each cheesecake ball.
Prevent Sticking: Use a parchment-lined tray when forming and coating the balls to avoid messy cleanup and ensure easy removal of the delicate dessert bites.
Customize Texture: Experiment with different coatings like crushed pecans, cinnamon sugar, or dark chocolate for varied flavor profiles and added crunch to suit different taste preferences.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 145
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 95 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg