That’s right, my friends. I turned one of my favorite desserts into NO BAKE Cheesecake Truffles, made three ways. You can roll them in graham cracker crumbs, dip them in chocolate, or fry them carnival style.
When you can’t commit to an entire cheesecake, these truffles are exactly what you need.
This weekend my husband and I will celebrate our 15th anniversary. I still can’t believe we’ve been married that long; it really seems like yesterday. And then I look at pictures of our wedding and I think OMG I was such a baby! Over the last 15 years we’ve been through a lot, both good and bad. We’ve moved states (to Arizona and back to California), lived in about 6 houses, had a baby, dealt with infertility, dealt with struggling times in our jobs, and watched each other get older. While life situations may have been difficult for us over time, we’ve always gotten through it all because we had each other. I swear it sounds corny, but I didn’t know what a “soul mate” was until our first date.
(You can read all about our love story here.)
Anyway, whenever our anniversary rolls around I think about food that defines our relationship: Midori Martinis, Chocolate Croissant French Toast, and cheesecake. You see, our wedding cake wasn’t a traditional cake; we had a tiered cake that was actually a CHEESECAKE. It was pure heaven! I knew I wanted to make something cheesecake for this post but it’s been about a gazillion degrees here and I could not deal with a baked cheesecake and a water bath and leaving the oven on so long. I decided to make cheesecake TRUFFLES because they’re bite size and NO BAKE!
And then I decided to make them three ways: roll them in graham cracker crumbs, dip them in chocolate, and deep fry them like I had at the fair.
This is probably one of the easiest recipes ever. It’s based off one in my original cookbook. Basically you make a no-bake cheesecake and instead of spreading it into a graham cracker crust, you put the crust into the mixture, then roll it into truffles.
The truffle base has only 4 ingredients: cream cheese, sugar, vanilla extract, and graham cracker crumbs for binding. You mix it up and scoop it into bite sized balls, and then the fun begins. There are so many options for how you can dress these up! I’m sharing three different ways with you today, all of them easy!
First, you can go the super easy route and just roll them in more graham cracker crumbs. It’s like rolling the truffle in more crust, and will taste most authentically like a bite of cheesecake.
Second, you could dip these in chocolate. This makes them perfect for parties or giving, or the holidays (which really aren’t that far away!) I used rainbow sprinkles because I just love using them on truffles. When I dip things in chocolate, I like using Candiquik or Almond Bark for easy dipping, but you can also use baking chocolate bars (like Bakers or Ghirardelli).
And third, one of my FAVORITE versions: Deep Fried Cheesecake, just like at the state fair!
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