Looking for a sweet treat for a sweet someone?! Check out this Raspberry Truffles Recipe for the perfect Valentine's Day treat! Packed with fresh raspberries and coated in chocolate for a wonderful combination.
January is here which means salads are back on the menu...for now at least. As February nears I am starting to think about the next holiday on the calendar, which is of course Valentine's Day. This Raspberry Truffles Recipes is the perfect sweet treat for that special someone! For the planners out there these truffles can be prepped and made ahead of time then stored in the fridge, or even the freezer.
The truffles can be made with either white or dark chocolate and decorations can be easily customized. Also, there raspberry cheesecake truffles are easy enough for even the novices in the kitchen to make as gifts (I am looking at some of you dudes out there, namely my husband). So whether you are making these for your husband, friend or child these will be the perfect dessert for the sweetest holiday of the year!
Kitchen Tools
- A Food Processor or Blender: You will need to grind the graham crackers into fine crumbs, so the truffle filling holds together. To avoid chunks make sure to use either a blender or food processor.
- A Large and Small Bowl for Prep: Make sure the small bowl is microwavable, because you will use it to melt the chocolate. Alternatively, you can use a small saucepan to melt the chocolate on the stove.
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- A Cookie Scoop (Optional): To get all the truffles a uniform size you can use a cookie scoop. Of course you can just eye-ball it if you wish!
- A Fork or Spoon
Ingredients
- Cream Cheese
- Whipped Topping
- Vanilla Extract
- Fresh Raspberries: I recommend using fresh raspberries and not frozen. If you use frozen the flavor won't come through as much, and there will be excess water that will be the raspberry cheesecake truffles softer.
- Graham Crackers
- Melting Chocolate: I used a mixture of white melting chocolate and dark melting chocolate wafers for these truffles. You can use one of the other or both if you prefer. Make sure you use melting chocolate, baking chocolate, or almond/ivory bark for this recipe and not just chocolate chips. The chocolate will melt differently and not harden the same.
How To Make Raspberry Cheesecake Truffles
- Add graham crackers to a blender or food processor and pulse until fine and no large chunks remain.
- Roughly chop the fresh raspberries and set aside.
- Combine graham cracker crumbs, softened cream cheese, whipped topping, vanilla extract, and fresh raspberries in a large bowl and mash/stir to combine. Personally, I like using my hands because it makes getting all the ingredients together easier.
- Once combined, use a cookie scoop to scoop out some of the raspberry cheesecake filling and roll into a ball. Place the ball on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet or large plate and repeat until all the filling is used.
- Place the raspberry truffles in the fridge and let set up for 1 hour.
- After 1 hour, heat the melting chocolate in the microwave in 20 second increments (stirring in-between) until melted and warm. One at a time roll the raspberry filling ball in the chocolate letting the excess drip off. Place to coated truffle back on the parchment paper and repeat until all the raspberry truffles are coated in chocolate.
- Let the truffles harden for 15 minutes (longer depending on the type of chocolate used) and either drizzle with additional chocolate, decorate, enjoy immediately or store leftovers.
Decorating Ideas
So for this raspberry truffles recipe you could keep it real simple with decorating or go all out. I have said several times that I am not a great decorator, therefore I went with this keep it simple route. Once the chocolate hardens I simply melted additional baking chocolate and drizzled it over the top. Boom, done, moving on. If you are wanting to go more extravagant and make them super cute for Valentine's Day, have no fear I have ideas.
- Add some topping: This is really pretty simple as well and you could add anything from additional graham cracker crumbs, festive hearts sprinkles, or a whole raspberry on top. If you go this route make sure to add the topping while the truffle chocolate coating is still tacky or the topping with just roll right off.
- Add some designs: If you are great with drawing, then this may be for you. You could melt additional chocolate like shown, but instead of just flinging it on you could drawn some hearts for Valentine's Day, letters spelling out L-O-V-E or even a name. This extra personal touch will sure impress you special someone, but will be more time consuming.
More Dessert Idea
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Nutella Rice Krispie Treats
Gingerbread Truffles
Snickerdoodle Blondies
Chocolate Bark with Peppermint
Cookie Butter Recipe
Common Questions
Storing leftover raspberry cheesecake truffles is super simple, and can be done several ways! First, you can store the truffles in the fridge once they are coated and decorated in an airtight container. When stored in the fridge the homemade truffles will stay fresh for up to two weeks.
Alternatively, you could store the cheesecake truffles in the freezer to extend the life and have treats saved up for even longer. To freeze, Store the truffles in an airtight container or freezer bag. Try not to store at the bottom of the fridge or they could get a bit smushed. The raspberries truffles will stay fresh for up to 3 months when stored in the freezer. When ready to enjoy you can either let them defrost a bit in the fridge or at room temperature.
I hope you love this Raspberry Truffles Recipe as much as my family does! These little guys are perfect for Valentine's Day, baby showers or even gifts for teachers. Check out these Valentine's Day Desserts and Treats for more sweet ideas.
Happy Eating!
Raspberry Truffles Recipe with White Chocolate
Ingredients
- 8 Oz Cream Cheese Softened
- ½ Cup Whipped Topping
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 Cup Fresh Raspberries
- 1 ½ Cups Graham Cracker Crumbs About 10 Sheets
- 15 Oz Melting/Baking Chocolate I Used Half White Chocolate and Half Dark Chocolate
Instructions
- Add grahm cracker sheets to a blender or food processor and pulse until fine and no large chunks remain. Roughly chop the fresh raspberries and set aside.
- Combine graham cracker crumbs, softened cream cheese, whipped topping, vanilla extract, and fresh raspberries in a large bowl and mash/stir to combine. Personally, I like using my hands because it makes getting all the ingredients together easier.
- Once combined, use a cookie scoop to scoop out some of the truffle filling and roll it into a ball. Place the ball on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet or large plate and repeat until all the filling is used. Place the rolled truffles in the fridge and let set up for 1 hour.
- After 1 hour, heat the melting chocolate in the microwave in 20 second increments (stirring in-between) until melted and warm. One at a time roll the chilled truffle in the chocolate letting the excess drip off. Place to coated truffle back on the parchment paper and repeat until all the raspberry truffles are coated in chocolate.
- Let the truffles harden for 15 minutes (longer depending on the type of chocolate used) and either drizzle with additional chocolate, decorate, enjoy immediately or store leftovers. Enjoy!
Notes
- Storing Leftovers: Store leftover truffles in an airtight container in the fridge for up to two weeks.
- Freezing Truffles: To freeze truffles store in a freezer bag or container and store flat. When frozen truffles will stay fresh for up to 3 months. Let the truffle soften up a bit before eating either at room temperature or in the fridge.
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Thank You for Sharing!
Whitney
Can you use freezer dried raspberries instead of fresh ones?
Caitlyn Erhardt
Yep you can!