Description
Creamy, spiced pumpkin cheesecake balls offer a heavenly autumn dessert without baking. Rich graham cracker crumbs and smooth cream cheese blend perfectly, delivering seasonal comfort you’ll savor with each delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 2/3 cup (160 milliliters) pumpkin puree
- 1 1/2 cups (180 grams) graham cracker crumbs
- 1 1/2 cups (180 grams) gingersnap crumbs
Flavor Enhancers:
- 1/3 cup (40 grams) powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Coating and Decoration:
- 1/2 ounce (14 grams) white almond bark (for coating)
- 1 cup (170 grams) orange candy melts (optional, for drizzle)
Instructions
- Blend cream cheese and powdered sugar in a large mixing bowl until velvety and uniform, ensuring no lumps remain.
- Incorporate pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice into the cream cheese mixture, stirring until the color and flavor are thoroughly integrated.
- Crush graham crackers and gingersnap cookies into fine, consistent crumbs, then gently fold them into the pumpkin cheesecake base.
- Refrigerate the combined mixture for approximately two hours, allowing the flavors to meld and the texture to firm up.
- Using a small cookie scoop or spoon, carefully shape the chilled mixture into compact, uniform spheres, each roughly the size of a walnut.
- Arrange the formed balls on a parchment-lined tray, then return them to the refrigerator for an additional 30 minutes to solidify.
- Melt white almond bark in a microwave-safe bowl, heating in short intervals and stirring between each to prevent scorching.
- Delicately dip each chilled ball into the melted almond bark, ensuring complete coverage, and place back on the parchment paper to set.
- Allow the coated pumpkin cheesecake balls to cool and harden at room temperature before serving or storing.
Notes
- Chill the mixture thoroughly to ensure the cheesecake balls hold their shape and develop a rich, creamy texture.
- Use room temperature cream cheese for smoother blending and easier mixing without lumps.
- Experiment with different cookie crumbs like shortbread or vanilla wafers for unique flavor variations.
- For a gluten-free version, substitute graham crackers with gluten-free cookies or ground nuts to maintain the same delightful crunch.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 139
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 65 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg