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Halloween Chocolate Pumpkin Truffles - Great for Halloween pumpkin truffles recipe made with orange zest and pumpkin spices and covered in chocolate. Little monsters great for parties! by ilonaspassion.com I @ilonaspassion
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Halloween Chocolate Pumpkin Truffles

Prep Time1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time9 hours 3 minutes
Servings: 11 - 14
Calories:
Author: Ilona

Ingredients

  • 4 oz. cream cheese softened
  • 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
  • 2 Tbsp. powdered sugar
  • 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup unsalted cashews crushed
  • 3/4 cup graham crackers
  • 1 Tbsp. orange juice squeezed from real orange
  • orange zest from half orange
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 tsp. coconut oil
  • candy eyes for decoration

Instructions

  • Prepare baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl combine cream cheese, pumpkin puree, powdered sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, unsalted cashews, graham crackers, orange juice and zest from orange. Mix ingredients well. Form a ball, cover in foil and put in the freezer for 1 hour.
  • Remove the ball from the freezer and form about 11 - 14 small balls.
  • Melt chocolate chips using double boiler method (fill lower pan with water, bring water to simmer, take off from heat, put chocolate chips in separate top pan and stir). Add coconut oil and mix.
  • Dip each truffle into the chocolate and adhere candy eyes. Place on parchment paper. Put in the fridge for about 3 hours.
  • Store in the fridge.

Notes

You can freeze truffles too.

Nutrition

Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Potassium: 0mg | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg