Description
Creamy “No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Balls” offer a delightful autumn twist on classic desserts. Sweet spices and smooth cream cheese blend perfectly, creating irresistible bite-sized treats you’ll want to share with friends and family.
Ingredients
Scale
Cheesecake Base:
- 8 ounces (225 grams) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (120 grams) pumpkin puree
- 1 cup (120 grams) powdered sugar
Spices and Flavoring:
- 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Coating and Binding:
- 1 cup (100 grams) graham cracker crumbs, divided
- ½ cup (90 grams) white chocolate chips, melted (for dipping, optional)
Instructions
- Whip cream cheese in a spacious mixing vessel until silky and uniform, creating a luxurious base for the dessert.
- Integrate pumpkin puree, powdered sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and vanilla extract into the cream cheese, blending thoroughly until achieving a harmonious, velvety consistency.
- Carefully fold graham cracker crumbs into the mixture, observing the texture to ensure it can maintain a compact shape when formed into spheres.
- Refrigerate the mixture for 20-30 minutes if it appears too soft, allowing it to stabilize and become more manageable.
- Utilize a small cookie scoop to portion the mixture, gently rolling each portion into uniform, bite-sized spherical shapes and arranging them on a parchment-lined tray.
- For those desiring a decadent finish, melt white chocolate chips in a microwave-safe container, stirring periodically to prevent scorching.
- Delicately immerse each cheesecake sphere into the melted chocolate, allowing excess to cascade off before returning to the parchment surface.
- For added texture and visual appeal, gently roll the chocolate-coated spheres in crushed graham crackers before the chocolate solidifies.
- Transfer the prepared delicacies to the refrigerator, allowing them to chill for a minimum of one hour until firm and the chocolate coating has completely set.
- Once chilled, these No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Balls are primed for serving, offering a delightful sweet indulgence perfect for accompanying your favorite beverage.
Notes
- Soften cream cheese completely at room temperature to ensure a smooth, lump-free mixture without overmixing.
- Adjust sweetness by gradually adding powdered sugar and tasting to prevent an overly sweet dessert.
- Use fresh pumpkin pie spice for maximum flavor intensity and aromatic warmth in the cheesecake balls.
- Chill mixture if too soft to make rolling easier and maintain perfect ball shape during preparation.
- Create gluten-free version by substituting graham cracker crumbs with almond flour or gluten-free cookie crumbs.
- Store cheesecake balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days to maintain texture and freshness.
- Prevent chocolate coating from cracking by ensuring balls are thoroughly chilled before dipping and allowing excess chocolate to drip off.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1-2 hours
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1.5g
- Cholesterol: 20mg