Cheesecake truffles recipe: an easy and interesting dessert idea of cheesecake dipped in a chocolate coating.
I love cheesecake and this mango cheesecake recipe is probably my favourite dessert to make for friends and guests. I love adding a twist to the traditional cheesecake recipes and making variations and this blueberry cheesecake ice-cream is a good result of that sort of thinking.
I also love my baked goodies but I want them quick and I want them good. So explains why I made these delicious truffles which are basically cheesecake bites coated in chocolate. Doesn’t get more delicious than that! If you like the combination of chocolate and cheesecake, you may also like this Oreo cheesecake recipe that’s no-bake and eggless.
These is not a cheesecake in the conventional sense of course but make a great quick dessert to make for a small group of friends or a party. You can make these truffles ahead of time and bring them out just before serving so they soften up perfectly and are delicious.
The recipe is from one of my favourite baking books – A Passion for Baking by Marcy Goldman!
- 250gm cream cheese (about half a pound), softened at room temp
- ½ cup sugar (or a little less)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup whipping cream (or normal cream)
- Small pinch of salt
- 8 ounces of semi sweet or milk chocolate, melted
- Pre-heat oven to 350F/ 180C. Line a brownie pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- Whisk together all the ingredients for the cheesecake. Isn't that gorgeously simple?!
- Bake for about 35-40 mins until the cake is spongy but doesn't dry and curl in from the sides.
- Cool completely and don't poke it with your fingers like I did.
- Using small cookie cutters or ice cream scoop, cut out small pieces of the cheesecake.
- Oh by the way, don't forget to melt the chocolate and set aside to cool.
- Dip the cheesecake pieces into the melted and cooled chocolate and transfer to a plate lined with parchment paper or a baking sheet (so that it doesn't stick to the plate). You can also try using a greased plate for this in case you don't have parchment paper.
- Don't worry if it doesn't look that glam because the chocolate is dripping around the cheesecake pieces. Trust me and stick the plate into your freezer for about 2 hours.
Step by Step Cheesecake Truffle Recipe:
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1. Pre-heat oven to 350F. Line a brownie pan with parchment paper and set aside.
2. Whisk together all the ingredients for the cheesecake. Isn’t that gorgeously simple?!
3. Bake for about 35-40 mins until the cake is spongy but doesn’t dry and curl in from the sides.
4. Cool completely and don’t poke it with your fingers like I did.
5. Using small cookie cutters or ice cream scoop, make small pieces of the cheesecake.
6. Oh by the way, don’t forget to melt the chocolate and set aside to cool.
7. Dip the cheesecake pieces into the melted and cooled chocolate and transfer to a plate lined with parchment paper or a baking sheet (so that it doesn’t stick to the plate). You can also try using a greased plate for this in case you don’t have parchment paper.
8. Don’t worry if it doesn’t look that glam because the chocolate is dripping around the cheesecake pieces. Trust me and stick the plate into your freezer for about 2 hours.
Need I say again that this is the most easy and quick cheesecake recipe I have seen? Once the cheesecake was done, it tasted so good as is (yes of course I tried it) so I am thinking of using a crush and the same cheesecake recipe to bake up a good ‘ol proper cheesecake. Will let you know how that comes out, ok? Meanwhile, do yourself a favour and go bake this! Your family and guests will be wow’ed, guaranteed 😉
PS: you can dress these up by drizzling some melted white chocolate over the truffles, like you see in the book. I didn’t have any white chocolate handy.
PPS: Marcy says chocolate chips won’t work in this recipe. So to make the dipping chocolate for the cheesecake truffles, use chocolate bars.
For cheesecake truffles recipe in French, Spanish, German, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu etc please use the Google translate button in the sidebar.
Hi there, Nags! I’ve already made the truffles, and they’re wonderful ! I’m just wondering if I can add peanut butter to this recipe to make them chocolate & peanut butter flavoured truffles? Do you have any suggested amount of peanut butter to be incorporated to the cheesecake mixture? Thanks in advance! 😊
hi! i’d replace 2 tbsp of cream cheese with peanut butter as a start. i haven’t tried it myself so see how you go
Hey this looks like a great recipe! just a question- u have not used any flour? so how does it bake to give a solid porous form as seen in the pics?
Awesome that is….Yummy…your pics give that mouth-watering effect!!!
I am planning to make the recipe this week. Can it be set in the freezer overnight or is there time restriction of 2 hours to it?
Thanks
yes you can definitely chill the truffles overnight
These were awesome… Thanks for sharing.
waw! this is so simple & tempting to eat.. will try this soon.
Hi Nags, Can you tell me what do I put instead of eggs? I am a vegetarian.
I am not sure really. You need a setting agent so china grass dissolved in water may work but the texture will be different. Try at your own risk 🙂
yummy….it would be vry …… tasty… <3
loved it….bookmarking this one…sur ei am gonna gobble it all up.
hope the cheesecake truffles come out nice for you Shabs. let me know when done 🙂
wow – looks awesome…
Thank you so much Reena, means a lot 🙂
Yes RV, the cookie cutters are from Ikea. I will post about them soon on MMKT 🙂
Awee.. This is something I want to try as I am a semi lazy person. Are they ikea cookie cutters
Does this hold well in room temperature..does the choc coating melt ? I am defly gonna make this in the near future..but I would like to take it to my friends…..
I really cannot resist cheesecake and covered with chocolate is perfect.
Like your truffles and that cookbook looks interesting.
I'm so trying not to bake more stuff! But, you're so tempting me to do it. God – help me! Save me from Nags! LOL!
you already have said it…a dessert from Yumville! awesome.
nags u are right..it is indeed one of the simplest gorgeous looking cheesecake ever!
I havent bothered 2 make cheese cake for the exact same reasons as u have mentioned..i have some dark choc at home..and im making it today for sure!
Looks simple yummy… i love chocolates especially with a soft centre
Chocolaty..hmm looks yum!!
Hi Nags,
First time commenting here eventhough this is one of the regular sites I visit. Excellent cooking, photos and all. All your recipes make me want to try it immediately. You have that effect! Very good humourous riting..:)Keep it up and thanks for sharing your ideas n recipes.
This looks awesome.great work nags.
Very cheesy and chocolaty treat!
Yummy and mouth watering recipe.. looks really perfect.. gr8 job dear !!
Wow, gorgeous truffles! Mouth watering.. When I buy an oven(hopefully !), this one will be in the to do list for sure.
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omg! so yummm
Ah Nags!! These are perfect! I am currently living in a hotel, with a serviceable kitchenette, but no oven… pass me a platter , will ya?
Looks super yum!!I am not much of a Cheesecakes person,in fact I do not enjoy it at all,can do very much without it.But this is a very interesting recipe.
Btw,tried your condensed milk pound cake and I just can't stop raving about it.Toooooo good,one of my perfect bakes so far,in terms of looks and ease of slicing.Shall blog about it next week!!
Lovely one and nice presentation dear.
I m Jus drooling here!!!! Any idea to replace egg in this recipe???
wow these cheesecake truffles look really cute n mouth melting …beautiful presentation dear …love to try it soon …book marked
Satya
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Wow, those are simply gorgeous looking and mouth watering. As you made them with bookmarked recipe from book and if you are still online, please feel free to link them to my "bookmarked recipes – every tuesday" event.
http://mharorajasthanrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/08/bookmarked-recipes-every-tuesday-event_02.html
This looks fantastic Nags !! And sounds so simple !! Is there any substitute for cream cheese, am not sure we get it here, so if you do know a substitute, it would be great…
Wow… really looks choclaty…. love it….
looks absolutely gorgeous..love your simple and delicious bakes..i still have to try your toblerone chocolate squares yet..
Looks very yummy and chocolaty…Nice recipe!!
Arch, cream cheese is the main ingredient in cheesecake so you can't replace it without altering the taste significantly. There's a mascarpone cheesecake recipe that I have but then is it easy to get mascarpone cheese in India? You can make mascarpone at home so if you are interested, let me know and I can send you the recipe(s) 🙂
PrivaVaasu, you can try replacing each egg with 1 tbsp cornflour. Be warned that I haven't tried this but its said to work in eggless cheesecake recipes.
Thanks Alka. The cheesecake truffles were super yum, really!