Description
Delicious bite-sized truffles combining creamy cheesecake and strawberry shortcake flavors, perfect for parties and easy to transport.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces (227 g) full-fat cream cheese
- 1/2 cup (60 g) powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup (60 g) mascarpone or heavy cream
- 2 cups (about 120 g) crushed shortcake or vanilla sponge
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh strawberries (or 1/4 cup freeze-dried crushed)
- Melted white or milk chocolate, for dipping
Instructions
- Beat the cream cheese until smooth.
- Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and mascarpone or heavy cream, mixing until combined.
- Fold in the crushed shortcake and chopped strawberries.
- Chill the mixture for 30–45 minutes in the fridge or 20 minutes in the freezer until firm enough to scoop.
- Using a tablespoon cookie scoop, form balls and freeze for 10 minutes.
- Dip truffles in melted chocolate and set on parchment to chill for 10–15 minutes until set.
Notes
Make sure to chill the mixture thoroughly before scooping for best results. Use freeze-dried strawberries for intense flavor without added moisture.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 truffle
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg