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Cheesecake truffles recipe: an easy and interesting dessert idea of cheesecake dipped in a chocolate coating.

Cheesecake truffles recipe, cheesecake bites dipped in chocolate

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.

Cheesecake truffles recipe, cheesecake bites dipped in chocolate

The recipe is from one of my favourite baking books – A Passion for Baking by Marcy Goldman!

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Cheesecake truffles recipe, an easy cheesecake
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: International
Serves: 15 pieces
Ingredients
For Cheesecake Batter:
  • 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
For Dipping Chocolate:
  • 8 ounces of semi sweet or milk chocolate, melted
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350F/ 180C. 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, cut out 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.

Step by Step Cheesecake Truffle Recipe:

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Cheesecake truffles recipe, cheesecake bites dipped in chocolate

1. Pre-heat oven to 350F. Line a brownie pan with parchment paper and set aside.

Cheesecake truffles recipe, cheesecake bites dipped in chocolate

2. Whisk together all the ingredients for the cheesecake. Isn’t that gorgeously simple?!

Cheesecake truffles recipe, cheesecake bites dipped in chocolate

3.  Bake for about 35-40 mins until the cake is spongy but doesn’t dry and curl in from the sides.

Cheesecake truffles recipe, cheesecake bites dipped in chocolate

4. Cool completely and don’t poke it with your fingers like I did.

Cheesecake truffles recipe, cheesecake bites dipped in chocolate

5. Using small cookie cutters or ice cream scoop, make small pieces of the cheesecake.

Cheesecake truffles recipe, cheesecake bites dipped in chocolate

6. Oh by the way, don’t forget to melt the chocolate and set aside to cool.

Cheesecake truffles recipe, cheesecake bites dipped in chocolate

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.

Cheesecake truffles recipe, cheesecake bites dipped in chocolate

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.

Cheesecake truffles recipe, cheesecake bites dipped in chocolate
Serve the cheesecake truffles frozen or chilled. 

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.

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  1. 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! 😊

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  2. 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?

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  4. 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

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  13. 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…..

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  17. 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!

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  20. 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.

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  25. 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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  29. 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.

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  30. 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?

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  31. 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!!

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  36. 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…

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