Reduced Sugar Chocolate Truffles
20 min prep
5 min cook
Serves 34
Ingredients
- 1 cup Splenda
- 6 oz Bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 8 oz Fat free cream cheese
- 1 1/2 tsp Instant coffee
- 1 1/2 tsp Rum extract
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 cup Walnuts, chopped in food processor
Shop ingredients
- Item, H-E-B Sucralose Sweetener. Quantity: 1 each. Price: $5.14.
- Item, Baker's Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Bar. Quantity: 2 eachs. Price: $5.96.
- Item, Philadelphia 1/3 Less Fat Neufchatel Cheese. Quantity: 1 each. Price: $3.10.
- Item, Central Market Organics Instant Coffee. Quantity: 1 each. Price: $5.70.
- Item, McCormick Rum Extract. Quantity: 1 each. Price: $2.08.
- Item, H-E-B Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract. Quantity: 1 each. Price: $10.38.
- Item, Hill Country Fare Walnut Halves & Pieces. Quantity: 1 each. Price: $3.10.
Instructions
- Place chopped chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and heat on high power for 20 seconds at a time, stirring in between until chocolate is melted; set aside.
- Combine instant coffee granules and rum extract in a small bowl and stir until coffee is dissolved; set aside.
- Place softened cream cheese in a food processor bowl and pulse for 15-30 seconds until cheese is smooth and creamy.
- Gradually add Splenda, pulsing the food processor for 10-15 seconds at a time.
- Add dissolved coffee and rum extract to mixture and pulse food processor 10 more seconds.
- Add melted chocolate and vanilla and pulse food processor for 10 more seconds.
- Scoop truffle mixture into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and chill for 15 minutes so that it becomes thick and firm.
- Shape chocolate truffle mixture into 1-inch balls and place on a cookie sheet.
- Roll each truffle in the chopped nuts. Place each truffle in a small foil or paper cupcake liner. Keep truffles refrigerated until ready to serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
34 servings
- Amount Per ServingCalories70
- % Daily Value*
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 9%
- Saturated Fat
- 2.5g
- 13%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 5mg
- 2%
- Sodium
- 25mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 4g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 1g
- Vitamin C
- Calcium
- Iron
- 2%
- Vitamin A
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