Looking for more easy holiday dessert recipes? Try my 5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Pretzel Truffles, Dark Chocolate Almond Clusters or my Easy Oreo Truffles!
Easy Cream Cheese Truffles
Sometimes the simplest recipes are the best. Really, who said that delicious desserts have to take hours to prepare, anyway? Give yourself the break you deserve and your friends and family a treat they will love with this quick and easy holiday dessert recipe. These cream cheese truffles are amazing because they taste absolutely delicious — but they are also insanely easy to make, require no baking, only need four ingredients and are prepared in just one bowl! Honestly, the most difficult part is melting the chocolate chips at 30 second intervals in the microwave. It doesn’t get much easier than that — so, who’s in? My homemade truffles are made of melted semi-sweet chocolate chips mixed with cream cheese, then topped with powdered sugar and cocoa powder. This easy recipe makes 16 bite-sized truffles and can easily be doubled or tripled (or more!) depending on how many you want to make. All of the ingredients in this cream cheese truffle recipe get mixed and chilled in one bowl and then rolled into cute, bite-sized truffles. And if you’re looking for sweet holiday treats to gift to friends, family or neighbors, keep in mind that truffles make the perfect gift or dessert and require such little effort! They are also a welcome snack when you are craving something sweet — so don’t forget to keep some for yourself, too. Consider pairing them with my Dark Chocolate Almond Clusters for a mouthwatering chocolate combination.
Ingredients
Semi-sweet chocolate chips: You can substitute dark chocolate chips if you want the truffles to be richer and less sweet. Cream cheese: Is softened to room temperature then added with the melted chocolate. Powdered sugar: Keeps the filling smooth and not gritty. Granulated sugar can not be substituted. Unsweetened cocoa powder: Is added to control the amount of sweetness.
How to make Easy Cream Cheese Truffles
Toppings
Powdered Sugar, Cocoa Powder, or Shredded Coconut: To top your truffles with these delicious ingredients, simply place them each in small bowls and roll one truffle at a time in the mixture to coat. Dipped in melted chocolate + coconut oil: This creates a candy shell with the truffle as a nice, soft center. Trust me, it is so good. Dipped in melted chocolate + peanut butter: Are you a Reese’s fan? Think about this — peanut butter chocolate truffle. Surely, it won’t disappoint! Chopped pecans or walnuts: To cover your truffles in chocolate and pecans or walnuts (or any other nuts), melt chocolate in the microwave, then roll the truffles in the melted chocolate and finally roll in the pecans. Crushed Oreos: What dessert ISN’T made better by Oreos? I like to put several of the cookies in a plastic ziplock bag then crush with a rolling pin. For the truffles, make sure the Oreo pieces are finely crushed — they will stick in the chocolate better this way!
Love these truffles? Here are more desserts you’ll love:
S’mores Mouse with Marshmallow Whipped Cream Double Chocolate Chip Cookies Dark Chocolate Almond Clusters Easy S’mores Bars The BEST Brownies No Bake Chocolate Cookies
