Description
Pumpkin bread truffles combine classic autumn flavors into delightful bite-sized treats. Chocolate coating and spiced interior create a luxurious dessert experience that celebrates seasonal ingredients.
Ingredients
Scale
- 24 oz/680 g orange candy coating melts
- 2 tbsps/30 ml chocolate candy coating melts
- 2 oz/57 g green candy coating melts
- 1 lb/454 g pumpkin bread
- 8 oz/227 g prepared cream cheese frosting
Instructions
- Prepare Base: Meticulously crumble cooled pumpkin bread into fine fragments within a large mixing bowl, ensuring uniform, delicate texture.
- Binding Process: Blend cream cheese frosting thoroughly into bread crumbs, achieving a cohesive, malleable mixture that holds shape perfectly when compacted.
- Shaping Technique: Craft uniform spherical truffles using a consistent candy scoop, rolling each between palms to create smooth, professional-looking orbs. Arrange on parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Chilling Phase: Refrigerate truffles for 2-3 hours to stabilize structure and enhance moldability.
- Coating Preparation: Gently melt orange candy coating in microwave-safe bowl, stirring intermittently to maintain silky, glossy consistency.
- Enrobing Method: Immerse each truffle into molten orange coating, allowing excess to drip elegantly. Carefully place on prepared baking sheet.
- Decorative Detailing: Combine remaining orange coating with melted chocolate to create rich, nuanced color. Transfer to precision piping tool.
- Surface Embellishment: Pipe intricate lines across truffle surfaces, mimicking authentic pumpkin skin texture and depth.
- Vine Accenting: Liquefy green candy coating and transfer to secondary piping tool.
- Final Touches: Apply delicate green candy vine-like details, adding botanical authenticity and visual complexity.
- Setting Stage: Briefly chill decorated truffles to solidify coating and preserve artistic design.
- Serving Recommendation: Present at room temperature to optimize flavor profile. Store remaining truffles in sealed container within refrigerator for maximum freshness.
Notes
- Crumb Texture Matters: Break pumpkin bread gently into fine fragments to ensure smooth, uniform truffle consistency.
- Moisture Management: Add cream cheese frosting gradually, checking mixture’s moldability to prevent dry or overly wet truffles.
- Coating Technique: Dip truffles carefully in melted candy coating, allowing excess to drip for clean, professional finish.
- Decorative Precision: Pipe chocolate lines and green vine details with steady hand to create realistic pumpkin-like appearance.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 184
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg