No-Bake Spiced Chocolate Pumpkin Truffles Recipe

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No-Bake Spiced Chocolate Pumpkin Truffles Recipe

With a base of fudgy chocolate ganache, real pumpkin, and warm pumpkin pie spices, these easy, no-bake truffles are the perfect fall desert for Halloween or Thanksgiving.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Chocolate Pumpkin Truffles, Halloween Truffles, Pumpkin Spice Truffles, Pumpkin Truffles, Pumpkin Truffles Recipe

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 5

Chill Time: 6

Servings servings

Calories 186kcal

Author Faith Gorsky

Ingredients

1/2 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 tablespoon light brown sugar (lightly packed)
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice mix
1 pinch sea salt
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips (or any kind of chocolate chips you like; bittersweet is my favorite here)

Optional Topping Ideas:

Sprinkles
Unsweetened cocoa powder
Chopped nuts (such as walnuts or pecans)
Mini chocolate chips
Crushed graham crackers

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Make the Pumpkin Ganache:

Add the pumpkin, cream, butter, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and salt to a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, and then cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. (TIP: Turn the heat down slightly if it starts boiling too vigorously.)
Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Add the chocolate chips, let it sit for 2 minutes without stirring, and then stir gently until all the chocolate is melted.

Chill:

Transfer the mixture to a bowl and cool to room temperature, about 2 hours. Cover the bowl and refrigerate to chill (the mixture will set as it chills), about 4 hours.

Scoop and Roll:

Use a 1-tablespoon scoop to measure out the truffle mixture. Roll them into balls, and roll each ball in any toppings you like.

Notes

Storage: Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Recipe Yield and Serving Size: This recipe makes 28 truffles (using a 1-tablespoon scoop), which is 14 servings with 2 truffles per serving.
Nutrition Information: The nutritional information for this recipe was calculated without the optional topping ideas.
Halloween Sprinkles: The Halloween sprinkles I used are no longer available on Amazon, but these Halloween sprinkles on Amazon are similar (and have bats, pumpkins, and ghosts).

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