Easy to make, smooth, creamy & perfect no bake peanut butter cheesecake truffles. The perfect dessert, treat or handmade holiday gift!
This week. Whoa. Here is a snapshot because it's been kinda hilarious.
I put up the Christmas lights, made snowflakes out of popsicle sticks, tried and failed (still a work in progress) to make a gingerbread house, we had baby chicks hatch and I substituted snacks for way too many meals.
But what this week will really always be known as: "The week I was in a hurry to pack my bag for dancing and accidentally put in a pair of Josh's jockeys instead of my shorts and had to dance in men's underwear."
It happened, it was super comfortable and I owned it. I subsequently risked running out of gas on my way home because although I was happy exercising with girls I know in my Josh's undies, there was not a chance I was stopping at the petrol station. Knowing my luck it would have been one of those chance meetings with a primary school teacher/old boyfriend/workmate and I wasn't willing to take that chance. Good news is that I made it back into town yesterday morning without running dry. But I take that chance again today because my card has expired and they haven't sent me a new one yet so I had to put a measly $10 which was all the coins I had of gas in my car...eeek! I live life on the edge.
Not quite as amusing but definitely something that needs to register on the "awesome things that happened this week" list...these peanut butter cheesecake truffles. They are officially my favourite dessert. Actually they are also dinner food, as long as you consume them with wine, while decorating and listening to Christmas carols.
They're creamy, peanut buttery, covered in chocolate and are pretty much the sort of thing that I imagine I dream about because they are just perfect. They are basically peanut butter cups in truffle form which I would say makes them Christmassy!
They are also ideal for packaging up and gift giving, for keeping around for when you have visitors or just for when you need a quick dinner. I mean snack.
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Peanut Butter Cheesecake Truffles
Ingredients
- 125 g cream cheese room temperature
- ½ cup smooth peanut butter
- ¼ cup icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 125 g milk chocolate
Instructions
- Add cream cheese, peanut butter, icing sugar & vanilla extract to the bowl of a stand mixer (or use a hand mixer) and beat until smooth and creamy and there are no lumps.
- If the mixture is firm enough to roll, you can roll it into balls right away, otherwise cover and chill in the fridge for about 1 hour until it has firmed up. Roll into balls (about 1 TBSP big) and place on a tray lined with baking paper.
- Refrigerate for about an hour until firm.
- Using a double boiler or in the microwave melt the chocolate. Roll each truffle in the chocolate until fully coated, remove using a spoon and place back on the tray and refrigerate until chocolate is set.
- Store in the fridge.
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Oh my gosh that's too funny!!
I am in love with these! Seriously, if I made them I'd eat the whole batch!
Haha it was so funny once I got over the slight embarrassment! Josh doesn't like peanut butter and chocolate so I actually eat the whole batch when I make these!!
So much deliciousness Laura!! Love love love the look of these and they sound so easy too. You had me giggling with your story by the way. Sounds like an amusing week for you, hehe!! You've got to love thoselittle moments in life! x
So easy!! Oh boy, it definitely made for a good story! 🙂
YES!!!! Yum yum yum!!! I am definitely making these! Thanks for linking up with Fabulous Foodie Fridays! xx
I can't stop eating them...it's becoming a problem! 🙂
These look so delicious yet simple to make - yum!
Thanks Jayne! They really are so easy!
Oh! Yum! These look amazing. I'm starting to get quite a little collection of truffle recipes I want to try out for Christmas and these have just gone on the list. Hilarious about dancing in your man's underpants!!
There is something great about truffles at Christmas right? 🙂 Haha I just could not believe I did that...funniest (and most embarrassing) thing ever!
You make far too many really yummy looking things! They are awfully tempting! I'm making your raspberry cheesecake brownie tomorrow for a lunch on Sunday.
Haha I know...I have to give it all away otherwise I'm not sure I'm going to fit in my wedding dress!! Woohoo, hope it goes well...it always goes down a treat when I take it places 🙂