Dessert for 24
Cream Cheese Chocolate Truffles
Cream cheese, chocolate, and vanilla form a soft truffle mixture that chills before rolling in sweet cocoa and walnuts.
Typical price
$1.82for 4 servings
$0.46 per serving$1.82 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Photo: natashaskitchen.com
- 90 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 24servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.20Typical price |
| Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 9 oz | $4.05Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $1.57Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $10.93 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarWine, beer and spiritsCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3/4 tsp vanilla or orange liqueur if you prefer
- 1/2 cup crushed walnuts
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Steps
- Let the cream cheese stand at room temperature for 15 minutes.
- Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl in 20-second bursts, stirring after each burst.
- Beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, melted chocolate, and vanilla until smooth.
- Cover the mixture and chill it for 35 minutes.
- Mix the walnuts, powdered sugar, and cocoa powder in a shallow bowl.
- Roll the mixture into 24 balls and coat each ball in the walnut mixture.
- Chill the truffles for 15 minutes before serving.
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