Description
Delicious strawberry cheesecake truffles coated in white chocolate, offering a burst of flavor and texture reminiscent of summer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups freeze-dried strawberries, divided
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs (about 8 full crackers)
- 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 10 ounces white chocolate wafers or chopped white chocolate
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil or neutral-flavored oil (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the Strawberry Powder: Begin by placing 1 cup of the freeze-dried strawberries in your food processor. Pulse until you achieve a fine powder and transfer it to a small bowl, setting it aside.
- Mix Graham Cracker Crumbs: Add the graham cracker crumbs to the reserved strawberry powder in the bowl. Stir until evenly combined.
- Cream the Cheese: In a large mixing bowl, combine the softened cream cheese and beat it with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
- Sweeten & Flavor: Gently add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract to the creamed cheese. Mix on low speed until just combined.
- Combine Mixtures: Fold in the remaining ½ cup of freeze-dried strawberries into the cream cheese mixture.
- Form Truffles: Gently bring the graham cracker mixture into the cream cheese mixture and roll into 1-inch balls. Place each ball on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Chill Time: Freeze the truffle balls for at least 30 minutes.
- Melt the Chocolate: Melt white chocolate and coconut oil in a heatproof bowl over simmering water until smooth.
- Dip & Decorate: Dip each ball into the melted white chocolate and allow excess to drip off before returning to parchment paper. Sprinkle with extra strawberry powder or graham cracker crumbs for decoration.
- Set & Serve: Refrigerate the coated truffles for 15–20 minutes until chocolate shell sets.
Notes
These truffles can be made ahead and stored in the fridge for up to a week. They can also be frozen for longer storage.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 truffles
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg