Scream Cheese Pumpkin Truffles!

These Pumpkin & Cream Cheese Truffles covered in White Chocolate are screamingly delicious. They look like little ghosts, served just in time for Halloween...

                

What You Need:

• ½ cup White Chocolate Chunks Or Chips 
•  2 cups White Chocolate Almond Bark
• 1/3 cup Gingersnap Cookie Crumbs (plus more for garnish)
• 1/4 cup Canned Pumpkin Purée 
• 1/4 cup Graham Cracker Crumbs, (plus more for garnish)
• 1 tablespoon Confectioners’ Sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Orange Zest
• 1/8 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
• Pinch of fine salt
• 2 ounces cream cheese, softened

   

Here's How To Make These:

• Melt the 1/2 cup of white chocolate chips in a double boiler over medium-low heat in a small saucepan. Stir often to keep the chocolate from burning. Transfer the chocolate to a large bowl.

• Add the gingersnap crumbs, pumpkin, graham cracker crumbs, sugar, zest, cinnamon, salt and cream cheese to the bowl and beat t all together with an electric mixer until smooth.

• Transfer all of the ingredients into a shallow bowl, cover and chill until the mixture is just solid enough to roll into balls... Takes about 2 hours.

• Line a large cookie sheet pan with parchment paper. Melt the remaining 2 cups of  white chocolate almond bark and transfer it into a small mixing bowl.

• Roll 1 big TSP of the pumpkin mixture into a ball in your hands,and then drop into the chocolate.

• Moving quickly, gently spoon chocolate over the pumpkin ball to make sure it's completely coated.

• Using a small spoon or fork, lift the truffle out of the chocolate, making sure to shake off excess chocolate and transfer to the prepared cookie sheet pan.

•  Add a bit of extra chocolate onto any parts that remain exposed

• Garnish Gingersnap or Graham cracker crumbs over the top, if you'd  like.

• Repeat these steps with the remaining pumpkin mixture and chocolate & chill the  truffles until  the chocolate coating is completely set... Takes about 1 hour.

Want some more fun Halloween Treat Ideas? There are a few more fun idea's and more to come for this Halloween Season! How'd your Truffles turn out? Did you use anything different in your recipe? I'd love to know! These goodies were found on Erin's Food Files, her blog has quite a few interesting recipes, check it out!

Questions? Comments? I'd Love to hear from you! Happy Truffle Eating!

Mini Jack O' Lantern Rice Balls

Halloween is known for the sweets, candy & treats. While sugar intake is not what we're thinking about when we are 'trick or treating' , we know just how bad all of those goodies are for us. So, here I found an awesome healthy treat just for Halloween on Donna & Anne's Blog:  Apron Strings

Mini - JACK O’ LANTERNS Carrot Rice Balls!

What You'll Need:

•  1 1/2 Cups Medium or Short Grain Rice 
• 2 Cups Carrot Juice
•  1 Cup Water 
• 1/2 TSP Salt

What You Have To Do:

~ Boil all of the ingredients for 15 minutes, or until all liquid is absorbed. Let cool to room temperature.
~ To make the jack o’ lanterns, form smallgolf ball sized balls with the rice, pressing firmly with hands.

**Note: If rice sticks to hands, lightly sprinkle hands with water when rolling.
~ To form the eyes and mouths, cut black olives into shapes and press into the rice balls.
~ To make a stem, cut a small triangle of green bell pepper and stick it into the rice ball tops.

Do you have any Healthy Halloween Treats to share? Try this recipe, and let me know how you're Family enjoyed this recipe!