Pumpkin Spice Balls Covered in White Chocolate
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Speaking of, your favorite Holiday memories are seriously choking me up. Even my husband was talking about them when he got home from work last night. I can’t wait to share some of mine.
In my usual, dramatic fashion, I have SO many.
I’m sure many of you have had the oreo balls, the red velvet cake balls, etc. Right?
If not…my, oh my, are you missing out. I make a ton at Christmas time which all get eaten before December 23rd.
I thought pumpkin spice balls would work perfectly.
I made a pumpkin loaf, using a recipe that I post a few weeks ago.
The minute it came out of the oven, I sliced it to help cool faster.
Yes. No patience. For anything.
That’s me.
I’m sure most who have come in contact with me know that I have no patience. Like, my parents. My husband. My brothers. My aunts. My friend Kelly. The people in front of me in the self-checkout line at the store. The people behind me in the self checkout line at the store. My oven. WordPress. iPhoto. Seth of Boy Meets Food, who is giving my blog a makeover. Poor Seth. I harass him daily. I must drive him bonkers. Please visit him and apologize for me.
Back to the pumpkin loaf.
I surprisingly snuck a few bites.
I mixed it up with a block of softened cream cheese. Sometimes I use my food processor for this. I didn’t feel like getting it out, and my mixer was already warmed up from baking 1000 cupcakes.
I rolled ’em into tiny balls and set them in the freezer.
I also had some left over ‘crust’ from the pumpkin bread. I scraped out all of the moist ‘bread’ parts. I certainly couldn’t let this go to waste.
Where did it go? One may never know.
I thought about using a cream cheese-chocolate mixture for dipping, but decided I would try that at a later time. I had a white chocolate baking bar that, in true Mother Lovett fashion, is about 3 years old. How on earth did that escape my mouth??
What better to use that some Ghiradelli?
I threw it in a double boiler. Doesn’t it look like butter?
Here it kind of looks like cheese.
And here, it definitely looks like a cheese sauce. Similar to the ones I’ve used for Lobster Mac and Smoked Cheddar & Bacon Mac. I could really go for some bacon.
Alas, it is simply chocolate. :)
I dropped the balls in and covered them with chocolate.
Then threw it back in the fridge for awhile.
It came out looking like this. Happy. Fulfilled. Ready to be eaten.
Cakey, creamy, pumpkin spice delightfulness.
They turned out even better than expected.
See how nicely they are cut in half? That doesn’t really happen.
You’ll most likely pop 2 in your mouth at once and have 3 more ready in your hand, such as…someone I know. Or you’ll bite half off, revealing lovely, cute teeth marks.
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Pumpkin Spice Balls Covered in White Chocolate
1 baked pumpkin loaf (pumpkin loaf recipe)
1 8-ounce block softened cream cheese
1 Ghiradelli White Chocolate baking bar
After baking pumpkin loaf, slice and let cool completely. Once cool, either crumble with hands or in a food processor. I do not crumbled the hard crusts, if there are any.
Cut cream cheese into chunks.
Using blender, mixer, or food processor, combine 3/4 of crumbled pumpkin loaf and chopped cream cheese. Mix until a dough forms. Roll dough into small balls, place on a baking sheet and refrigerate for one hour.
In a double boiler, add baking bar, broken into chunks. Dip balls into chocolate mixture and coat completely. Place back on baking sheet. Refrigerate for one hour.
Serve cold, and store in the refrigerator.
I got 24 balls, but it depends on what size you make.
Have you made oreo balls before? For Christmas, along with oreo and red velvet cake balls, I’m adding these pumpkin ones to the list.
Any other fun flavors? Let me know.
My family will thank you.
My sausage arms will not.
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76 Comments on “Pumpkin Spice Balls Covered in White Chocolate”
This is so creative. Looks very yummy. :)
wow!!!!!!!!!!! thats all i have to say :) amazing!
These look mouth-watering. I’m sorry to say I haven’t had the red velvet or Oreo balls either… apparently I’m missing out.
Those looks incredible! Very creative!
i didn’t think anything could be better than the oreo balls! did you try dipping them in milk chocolate? i know a lot of people don’t really like white.
ps ~ they look so fancy the way you dipped them! i always make sure they’re smooth, and have no ripples (yes, you know i have ocd, lol).
These look so yummy! I never get tired of cookie/cake balls!
oh, and did you try using the crust? how many did you get out of that batch? haha you also know i struggle when i don’t have an exact recipe!
Oooh thats so different and enticing! My taste buds are saying “MAKE THEM TODAY!” but my abs are crying “Noooooo!” I’ll let you know who wins out. :)
Thanks for the inspiration….I might lighten the recipe, “dietitian style”.
Great blog!
Georgie Fear RD
http://www.askgeorgie.com
OMG!!!!!! ive been searching for the perfect “cookie” recipe for .. forever! and here it is! thank you!!! delish!
Bring them to my house this weekend.. Ummmm… maybe not. I want that Reese cake before I start contest dieting :)
can i have some please? haha. delicious looking!!
xoxo
shelley
OMG seriously best looking thing ever :)!
Wow! I swear, I was lying in bed last night planning something very similar to this except it didnt include mixing the pumpkin spice loaf in cream cheese. That is genius.
I think i may have to make these your way now…
Amazing. Beyond amazing. Pittsburgh isn’t so far from me, I may need to come get some! I need to make those now!
I was just trying to think about how I want to use up some of the pumpkin I have in my fridge… Now, I think you are going to make me bake a whole loaf of pumpkin bread just to make these things…
Those sound amazing! I have some pumpkin muffins I put way too much cinnamon in to eat on their own- this sounds like an ideal use for them :D
Your creations always amaze me. This looks so good! Perfect to serve at Thanksgiving. :-)
Your creations always amaze me. This looks so good! Perfect to serve at Thanksgiving. :-)
Wow those look AMAZING!!!!!!
Have you tried the cake batter protein yet? I’m telling you the red label one is the bomb! Maybe I could send you a couple of scoops to try?
my mom makes those oreo balls and they are INSANE!
This looks awesome! I always make bread and get bored after 2 slices, what a fun way to reuse it!
these look phenomenal!! :)
dang. you know how to get my heart rate up! These look awesome.
Where did you think of this?! Genius! I will be making these for Thanksgiving for sure.
Sinful!!!!! Now gimme one of those.
HAHAHA! I love your ending! You just inspired me to work on a raw version of these! Thanks for being a foodie inspiration!
K.. you’re really creative!!! You need a cookbook deal or something. These are soooo perfect for the holidays. My fam would gobble these babies up in no time. You are giving me some ideas (I dont always bake vegan!) ;)
Have a good day! AND GO Steelers (ps.. I used to have to sleep with ear plugs in on game days when we live in the SS) lol
these look like the PERFECT thing to bring to a christmas cookie exchange!
Oh, those look like little balls of heaven! I love how orange and moist they look! Great recipe!
OMG WHITE CHOC AND CREAM CHEESE? I think I would die and go to heaven. But wait, the cream cheese would give me really bad dairy allergy issues so I cannot but in my past life when i did dairy, cream chs frosting was my GO-To. Nice work my dear!!!!
Holy moly- these look ridiculously good. Maybe you can do a gingerbread version or cranberry-something? I’m saying you because I am far too lazy to ever try this!
BIG BIG Wow! This is really a star recipe! I love chocolate and pumpkin spice , the white ball looks so yummy !! this is the first time I see a melted white chocolate – can’t believe they are just chocolate- so foamy and creamy! I am so so addicted to that texture!
Wow, amazing!!! I love white chocolate ;)
i’m mentally just giggling at the world “balls” right now.
i am also a 12 year old boy it seems.
I understand…I giggled the entire time.
Girl! Your posts aren’t showing up in my reader! I thought you were on a hiatus! Can you send me your feed???
This is love :) Oh my Goodness. They look amazing – there are no words…you should sell these seriously!!
Um, oh my god. There are no words for how good that looks. Those are why people bake and eat and eat things that are baked by a person. Holy moly.
I’m adding these to my Christmas cookie list! My mom makes peanut butter balls and they are to die for. My sister and I just call them “the balls” now and ask to have them all year round.
oh my YUM! These sound just incredible. Reason alone to make another pumpkin loaf ;)
OMG! Talk about FOOD PORN. Those look absolutly amazing. I have a secret love for white chocolate. I think I will be making those SOON!
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My keyboard is wet–you know why!? Because I just drooled SO HARD reading/seeing that post! I would give anything to bite into that right now !!
mmmmm wow what a fabulous idea in so many ways!!! not letting food go to waste and using white chocolate-a dear love of mine!
i want that pumpkin loafffff
Yum, white chocolate spice balls! haha, they look so delicious.
Can I ask you how much you are paying for your blog makeover? I want to look into this for Christmas.
Looks like a truffle at first. I bet you have some surprised faces when they bite into it and find pumpkin! Great idea!
Cute, they are like little pum[kin truffles. I just made a pumpkin loaf and I think I will go give it a try as it should be cooled off by now.
im so making those for thanksgiving!! ahh thanks for the great idea girl!
I love anything with white chocolate! I am totally making these!
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OMG those are amazing little gems! Nice work :)
These look AMAZING!!! I think I am going to try them!!
White chocolate is my best friend (don’t tell my husband). This recipe is crazy simple, yet deceptive in it’s fanciness factor. All over it. Hungry.