One year ago today I started this blog and it has been a really fun year of trying and sharing new recipes and interacting with all of you wonderful people via this blog! I have thoroughly enjoyed this year and am looking forward to many more! I thought it would be appropriate to celebrate one year with at Chocolate Covered Recipe and I chose to feature these Turtle Cheesecake Truffles adapted from Steamy Kitchen’s blog! I made them for my Mother-in-law’s 60th birthday party and they were a huge hit! They are easy to make and are absolutely STUNNING on the plate! They are not overly sweet but are very rich and are perfect for a party! They also keep very well in the fridge for a couple days if you need to make them ahead of time.
I ALSO thought I would start off my second year of blogging with my first GIVEAWAY! I am going to make a batch of my Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies for one lucky reader! The rules are simple: All you need to do to enter is to be a subscriber of my blog and leave a comment on this post! I will then randomly pick a winner and contact you via email to find out where to send the cookies! This giveaway is unfortunately restricted to within the USA. Good luck to all!
TURTLE CHEESECAKE TRUFFLES
- 1 8 oz block of Cream Cheese ( I used the 1/3 fat variety) Make sure it has softened at room temperature
- 1 cup of Graham cracker crumbs
- 1 teaspoon of Vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1 8oz package of Baker’s SemiSweet Chocolate Squares ( or candy melts if you prefer)
- 1/4 cup Caramel Sauce or melted caramels.
The first step is to mix your room temperature Cream Cheese, Vanilla, Powdered sugar and Graham Cracker Crumbs all together in bowl.
Next form the mixture into bite-sized balls. This recipe should make 15-17 Truffles. Place them on a piece of wax paper and freeze the balls for 10-15 minutes to let them harden up a bit.
While the cheesecake balls are freezing melt your chocolate and chop up your pecans! Then you will be ready for dipping!
Using two forks, dip each cheesecake ball into the chocolate and then back onto the wax paper. Immediately top with a few chopped pecans. Continue until all of the delicious little morsels have been dipped and topped! If there is leftover chocolate…it is perfectly ok to lick both the bowl and the two forks at this point!
You are now only moments away from finishing these beauties…and they really are VERY beautiful!
Now take a fork and drizzle the top of each truffle with your caramel sauce! It will be drippy, sticky and gooey and fabulous!
Now place the finished tray of Truffles (minus 1 that you might have eaten for quality control) back in the fridge for at least an hour to harden up and then serve whenever you would like!
Thank you for a WONDERFUL year and I hope that you will continue to come and visit for the next 10!
Happy Truffling!
24 responses to “Turtle Cheesecake Truffles and my One Year Blogiversary Giveaway!”
M. Sigurd Hall
May 26th, 2011 at 20:23
I like cookies.
Dan Glanville
May 26th, 2011 at 20:24
I am really in the mood for one of those cheesecake truffles right now!
Laura M. Davis
May 26th, 2011 at 21:01
Oh we love cookies too! And of course your lovely looking creations and yummy food.
Kim
May 26th, 2011 at 21:13
My husband is already drooling in anticipation….
carley
May 26th, 2011 at 21:32
yum!
Perry a.k.a. Yusuf
May 26th, 2011 at 21:42
Happy 1st blog Anniversary!
I wish you the best! And more blogging years to come….
I happen to be celebrating my 1st year of blogging too! ;-))
Cheers!!!!
Afton
May 26th, 2011 at 21:44
Trust me those turtle truffle cheesecake balls were amazing!!! Love you aleah
Elizabeth
May 26th, 2011 at 22:26
These look delicious, I might have to give them a try
Kate Clodfelter
May 26th, 2011 at 22:30
So my husbands two favorite things are apple juice and chocolate chip cookies. Unfortunately I don’t bake much so he doesnt get them homemade a lot… And trust me, this has almost been a point of tension in our marriage haha. So on behalf of him and I we want those cookies!! 🙂
Michelle Robblee
May 26th, 2011 at 23:17
Congrats on a year, Aleah!
I love your blog full of such amazing recipes. My family loves chocolate, especially chocolate chip cookies!!!
Emma Uebele
May 27th, 2011 at 03:28
Aleah these look absolutely divine!! I’ll have to try them out 🙂
Janice
May 27th, 2011 at 03:55
e-mail subscriber and confirmed. And mmmmmmmmmm, chocolate + cookies: 2 of my fav foods 🙂
Amanda Thompson
May 27th, 2011 at 04:17
I really, really want one {or four} of those truffles, right now!!
Laurie
May 27th, 2011 at 05:54
CONGRATULATIONS on your first year Aleah!
Those truffles are gorgeous and yummy!
Best wishes for another delicious year of Chocolate Covered Everything!
Phyllis Reed
May 27th, 2011 at 17:05
Hey Dear One. I was looking for a cheescake bite hor’douver (sp?) for Isaac’s grad party. Gonna try these today! And….I’ve never met a chocolate chip cookie I didn’t like. Oh wait…elves just don’t do chocolate chips well. love ya.
Phyllis Reed
May 27th, 2011 at 17:22
(Claira drooled on my shoulder as we wrote out the recipe)
harmonie
May 27th, 2011 at 20:50
Yum! You are a master in the kitchen my friend!
Stacy low
May 27th, 2011 at 20:58
Yummy!!!
Angie
May 28th, 2011 at 00:49
um yummmmm, and plus, we’re like neighbors…
Chantel
May 28th, 2011 at 17:58
Oh my, Aleah. Those look insanely good! I’m so going to have to make these! Thank you for the helpful pictures!
xoxox
Chantel
AbbieM
May 31st, 2011 at 22:15
These look SO SO good!
Dustin Bremerman
September 18th, 2011 at 19:40
I’ll be up that way tomorrow night to pick them up:-)
sharon lewis
November 28th, 2011 at 12:39
in the 1st pic where the cream cheese is it looks like 2 blocks to me ?? are they 2 4oz blocks ? because it looks like 2 8oz ones to me
chocolatecoveredeverything
December 15th, 2011 at 17:15
Yes Sharon it is two blocks! I doubled the recipe for the party! I hope that didn’t throw you off too much! Thanks for stopping by!