Looking for an adorable treat to share this fall? These pumpkin truffles are not only cute and made from simple ingredients, but they’re also incredibly satisfying one-bite treats inspired by the flavors of pumpkin cheesecake. Each truffle is packed full of sweet pumpkin, tangy cream cheese and warm pumpkin spice flavors. These tasty truffles would make a great addition to any fall dessert spread.

Ingredients for Pumpkin Truffles

• White chocolate: Melted white chocolate adds sweetness to the truffles. For this recipe, use a high-quality baking chocolate, such as a Ghirardelli white chocolate premium baking bar.
• Cream cheese: Plain cream cheese gives the truffles a creamy and slightly tangy flavor. For the richest flavor, use full-fat cream cheese. Use your favorite brand, or try one of our Test Kitchen’s recommendations for the best cream cheese brands. Soften the cream cheese to room temperature first so that it incorporates easily and smoothly with the other ingredients. Nobody wants a lumpy pumpkin truffle!
• Pumpkin puree: Although you can make pumpkin puree from scratch, we recommend using canned pumpkin for this recipe. Pick up canned pure pumpkin puree—not pumpkin pie mix.
• Pumpkin butter: Pumpkin butter adds a concentrated pumpkin flavor to the truffles. If you don’t have pumpkin butter, you can just skip it. (If you’re hesitant to make a batch, know that leftover pumpkin butter is perfect for topping buttermilk biscuits and cinnamon waffles or making an autumnal pumpkin spice Moscow mule.)
• Pumpkin pie spice: Pumpkin pie spice is typically a combination of ground warm spices including cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger and cloves. Use store-bought pumpkin pie spice or make your own pumpkin pie spice blend from scratch using ingredients you probably already have in your spice cabinet.
• Graham cracker crumbs: Graham cracker crumbs held hold the truffles together while adding more sweetness.
• Spiced sugar coating: The truffles get a little sparkle—and additional pumpkin pie flavor—with a quick roll in a sugar-and-spice coating made with granulated sugar and pumpkin pie spice.
• Mini chocolate chips: To complete their pumpkin appearance, each truffle is topped with a mini chocolate chip “stem.”

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