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No-Bake Red Velvet Cheesecake Truffles

With Valentine’s Day around the corner whipping up these easy and delicious No-Bake Red Velvet Cheesecake Truffles is a must! Besides Valentine’s they are also perfect for an array of holidays or even if you just want a quick way to satisfy your sweet tooth.

No-Bake Red Velvet Cheesecake Truffles

They’re made with cream cheese, cocoa powder, red food coloring, vanilla extract, brown sugar, melting chocolate, and sprinkles!

Start by letting the cream cheese soften by placing it on the counter at room temp for about 30 minutes before hand.

Place your softened cream cheese, cocoa powder, brown sugar, red food coloring, and vanilla in a large bowl.

Using a hand mixer , mix until well blended. Place your cream cheese mixture in the freezer for about 30 minutes to an hour. You want it to be a thick enough consistency to hold form.

Line a small baking tray with parchment paper. Remove your cream cheese mixture from the freezer. Scoop the mixture into small balls one by one placing them a few inches apart on the tray.

Once you’ve filled your try place it in the freezer for another 30 minutes. This is to make sure they’re really solid before dipping and to give us time to get our chocolate melted. The melting chocolate is very temperamental and cools quickly so, be sure to have everything ready to dip before heating it up.

To melt the chocolate follow the directions on your package. I placed mine in a pot on the stove on low heat. Stirring it. At one point it started to thicken a little too much so I added a smidge of butter to loosen it up.

Dip each ball in the chocolate using a fork. Then place it on the parchment paper and quickly add sprinkles. Remember the chocolate hardens quickly!

Once you’ve finished dipping and decorating, they’re ready to enjoy. If you’re not serving them right away be sure to keep them refrigerated!

No-Bake Red Velvet Cheesecake Truffles

Print Recipe
Serves: 16-18

Ingredients

  • 2 Blocks Cream Cheese (softened)
  • 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • 3-4 Drops Red Food Coloring
  • Package Melting Chocolate
  • Heart Sprinkles

Instructions

1

Place your softened cream cheese, cocoa powder, brown sugar, red food coloring, and vanilla in a large bowl.

2

Using a hand mixer , mix until well blended.

3

Place your cream cheese mixture in the freezer for about 30 minutes to an hour.

4

Line a small baking tray with parchment paper. Remove your cream cheese mixture from the freezer.

5

Scoop the mixture into small balls one by one placing them a few inches apart on the tray.

6

Once you've filled your try place it in the freezer for another 30 minutes.

7

To melt the chocolate follow the directions on your package. Once chocolate is melted use a fork to dip them - one at a time.

8

Placing each on the parchment paper, quickly add sprinkles.

January 24, 2021
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Culinary Tales/ Sweet Things

Cherry Cheesecake Sugar Cookie Bars

These sweet bars are the best of both worlds! Sugar Cookie meets Cherry Cheesecake. Cherry Cheesecake Sugar Cookie Bars are easy to make and oh so yummy! These don’t last long in our house, and Christmas or Thanksgiving watch out, these desserts are the first to go.

Cherry Cheesecake Sugar Cookie Bars

I’ll be using prepared sugar cookie dough, neufchatel cheese (Which is basically the same as cream cheese, it just has less fat. You can use either.), sugar, cherry pie filling, eggs, vanilla extract, and lemon juice.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a a 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper. Spray with non stick spray.

In a bowl mix the sugar, sour cream, eggs, vanilla, lemon juice, and neufchatel cheese. Set aside.

  • Add Cream Cheese to the bowl!
  • Add the Vanilla Extract & the Lemon Juice!
  • Add the sugar & the sour cream!
  • Add the eggs!
  • Blend, blend, blend!

After that take your cookie dough out of the fridge and spread it out evenly on the bottom of your lined pan.

Then, add the cream cheese mixture on top.

Finally, place the pan in the oven and bake for about 35 minutes. You can tell the bars are done when it starts to brown on top and after you place a toothpick in the middle and it comes out clean!

Let the bars cool completely. Cut them into squares and add the cherry topping.

They taste best eaten within a day or two but, they can easily be frozen for a few weeks as well!

Cherry Cheesecake Sugar Cookie Bars

Print Recipe
Serves: 12 Cooking Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • Sugar Cookie Dough
  • 16 oz. Cream Cheese
  • 1 Can Cherry Pie Filling
  • 1/2 Cup Sugar
  • 1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/4 Tsp Sour Cream
  • 2 Tsp Lemon Juice
  • 3 Eggs

Instructions

1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2

Line a 9x13 Pyrex Dish with parchment paper.

3

Spray with non stick spray.

4

In a bowl mix the sugar, egg, vanilla, lemon juice, sour cream, and cream cheese. Set aside.

5

Take your cookie dough out of the fridge and spread it out evenly on the bottom of your lined pan.

6

Add the cream cheese mixture on top. Place the pan in the oven and bake for about 35 minutes.

7

Turn the pan around halfway through.

8

Place a toothpick in the middle and when it comes out clean they are ready!

9

Let the bars cool completely. Add the cherry topping.

10

Cut into squares!

July 24, 2020
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