Key Lime “Truffles”
- Minutes to Prepare:
- Number of Servings: 20
Ingredients
2 tbsp cream cheese (regular or low fat – NI is for full fat), softened3 tbsp salted butter, softened (add a pinch of salt if using unsalted)¼ cup sugarZest of 1 limeJuice of ½ lime¼ cup whole wheat flour½ cup graham cracker crumbsDark or white chocolate, melted, for coating
In a bowl, beat together the cream cheese, butter, sugar, lime zest and lime juice until well combined.
Mix together the flour and graham cracker crumbs and beat into the cheese mixture to form a scoopable “batter-dough”.
Roll small balls of the mixture and refrigerate at least 1 hour to firm up (or freeze at this point).
Dip in melted chocolate and allow to set. When coated, truffles can be kept at room temperature for 1 week or 3 weeks in the fridge.
Serving Size: makes 20 balls
Number of Servings: 20
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Mix together the flour and graham cracker crumbs and beat into the cheese mixture to form a scoopable “batter-dough”.
Roll small balls of the mixture and refrigerate at least 1 hour to firm up (or freeze at this point).
Dip in melted chocolate and allow to set. When coated, truffles can be kept at room temperature for 1 week or 3 weeks in the fridge.
Serving Size: makes 20 balls
Number of Servings: 20
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 44.0
- Total Fat: 2.5 g
- Cholesterol: 6.2 mg
- Sodium: 26.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 5.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
- Protein: 0.5 g
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