When it’s cold outside, a cup of hot cocoa is just the thing. But if you’re looking for something a little richer, a little more decadent, a little more dessert-y, these Hot Chocolate Cheesecake Truffles just might blow your mind. They only require a few ingredients – including 2 packets of that hot chocolate mix sitting in your pantry – and they’ll fit in everywhere from your holiday party to Valentine’s Day dessert.
Hot Chocolate Cheesecake Truffles
Hot Chocolate Cheesecake Truffles
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Rich, decadent cheesecake-style truffles flavored with – you guessed it – packets of hot cocoa mix!
Author: Wendy Cray Kaufman
Recipe type: dessert
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz. block of cream cheese, softened
- 2 Tablespoons butter, softened
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 packets hot chocolate mix (approximately .75 oz. each)
- 1 10 oz. bag Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Melting Wafers
- ¼ cup mini marshmallows
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese, butter, vanilla, powdered sugar and hot chocolate mix until well blended and smooth. Scrape mixture into a bowl and place in freezer for about ½ hour. Line a small tray or plate with parchment paper. Remove mixture from freezer and scoop with a cookie dough scoop or spoon into about 12 round balls, placing each on lined tray. Place tray in freezer for about an hour.
- Melt chocolate wafers according to package directions. Remove tray from freezer and, one by one, dip balls in chocolate using a spoon to turn and coat them. (If shaped are not as round as you would like, you can roll them quickly between your hands first– but be careful not to warm them up too much.) Place dipped truffles back on parchment sheet to dry, sprinkling a few marshmallows on top of each to garnish. Drizzle with leftover chocolate, if desired. Allow chocolate to dry and serve or refrigerate. Keep for up to 1 week covered in refrigerator.
What I love most about these Hot Chocolate Cheesecake Truffles is the texture of the filling. When you crack open the thick dark chocolate coating, you’ll find a soft, creamy center that’s delicately sweet, perfectly cream-cheesy and oh-so-rich. It’s like the perfect little restaurant-style dessert that you can make at home for that special someone.
(Or for yourself. You’re worth it.)
And if you happen to have the hot chocolate packets with the little marshmallows inside, no worries. Leave them in. They only make your truffles better!
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Cheesecake is one of my favorites but I have never imagined to enjoy it as a truffle. It’s such a brilliant idea and I can’t wait to try this. Thank you for sharing this.
Hi Wendy….chocolate one of my favourite food and your hot chocolate cheesecake truffles looks soo good & delicious….this is perfect for celebration in winter. i will try to make this..Thanks for sharing…..!
Oh my goodness. These look amazing!!!! Can’t wait to try! And I thought my Oreo truffles were awesome! No way!
These look amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!
I love anything chocolate, so these should be delish! Does it matter what kind or brand of hot Cocoa? Some mixes use water and some use milk and I am not sure which to use or if it ever matters. Thanks!
I don’t think it matters! If you like the flavor of a particular brand, choose that one! The flavor is all you really need it for. I hope you enjoy!
Where can you find the tiny marshmallows? I’ve seen mom marshmallows in the store but still too big to top the little truffles with.
I used the ones that come in the hot chocolate packet!
They also sell them…they are called marshmallow bits. I got mine from Target, but ypu can get them on Amazon too.
What hot chocolate mix do you use. X
I think I used Swiss Miss for this one, but I’ve used store brands, too, and they work great. I think my favorite is the darker versions because they are more chocolatey!
I made this using raspberry hot chocolate. Great flavor but I couldn’t get the center to stiffen up.
They also sell them…they are called marshmallow bits. I got mine from Target, but ypu can get them on Amazon too.
If I don’t have access to the melting wafers, can I melt regular chocolate chips or a grated up chocolate bar? I guess the question is what makes “melting wafers” different than regular or baking chocolate?
I tried this but the center never stiffened enough to roll. I even left it in the freezer all night. I checked and I did use the correct amounts. What did I do wrong?
I’m not sure, but it’s possible you didn’t do anything wrong at all. This is a very soft center, and mine were definitely not very firm when I rolled them. Maybe there was a temp difference or a texture difference in the brand of cream cheese that made yours seem a little harder to work with?