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Christmas Truffles
These Christmas Truffles have soft and creamy bites of sweetened cream cheese melt in your mouth. The sanding sugar adds a beautiful holiday flare and can be customized to match any occasion.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 36 truffles
Calories: 67 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 15.25 ounce box white cake mix heat-treated to 160 degrees F
- festive sanding sugar
Instructions
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper/wax paper. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the cream cheese. Beat with a hand mixer on medium speed until smooth.
- Gradually add in the cake mix to the cream cheese while continuing to beat with the hand mixer until the box of cake mix is incorporated and a dough has formed.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the fridge to chill for at least an hour.
- Using a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop the dough and roll until a smooth ball forms. If you find the dough is sticking to your hands as you roll it, lightly grease your hands with vegetable oil.
- Place the sanding sugar in small shallow bowls.
- Roll the truffles in the sanding sugar until thoroughly coated with no bare spots.
- Place on the parchment paper/wax paper and continue to make the remaining truffles.
- Place the truffles in the fridge while still on the cookie sheet until they firm up, about 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Transfer to an airtight container and store in the fridge.
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Notes
- CAKE MIX: You can use any brand white cake mix for this recipe.
- HEAT TREATING: Be sure to heat treat the cake mix by either baking it at 350 degrees F for 5 minutes or in the microwave in 30-second intervals for 1 minute to kill any potential bacterial from the raw flour.
- STORAGE: Store the truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
- FREEZING: You can freeze these truffles in a freezer-safe container or zippered freezer bag for up to 2 months. Defrost the truffles by placing them in the fridge overnight.
Nutrition Information
Calories
67kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
6mg
(2%)
Sodium
103mg
(4%)
Potassium
16mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
85IU
(2%)
Calcium
32mg
(3%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36truffles
Amount Per Serving
Calories 67
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 67kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 6mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 103mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 16mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 85IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 32mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.