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I made some mini cheesecakes yesterday that did not come out very pretty but I did not want to throw them away as they still tasted good. So I searched online for some recipes. I came across Turtle Cheesecake Truffles. Most of these just used cream cheese and graham cracker crumbs. I decided to modify the recipe and use my mini cheesecakes. I am no baking guru so here goes my recipe:

8oz cheesecake [without graham cracker crust]

1 cup crumbled graham crackers [adjust amount to your taste]

8oz semi-sweet chocolate, melted

chopped pecans

caramel sauce

Directions

1. Mix cheesecake and crumbled graham crackers

2. Use melon baller and make small truffles [I got about 20]

3. Freeze truffles for 10 - 15 minutes

5. While cheesecake truffles are freezing, melt chocolate. I added about 1/2 tsp vegetable oil to make chocolate shiny

6. Take out cheesecake truffles and dip them in the melted chocolate. Use fork to scoop them out so you get nice chocolate covering. Place on parchment/wax paper.

7. I dipped a few at a time and then sprinkled chopped pecans while chocolate still slightly melted [I used the ice cream topping Praline Crunch instead of the chopped pecans]

8. Drizzle caramel sauce with fork; I just used the squirt bottle pre-made sauce

9. Freeze truffles for at least 1 hour or over night before serving.

Enjoy

I prefer these over the cake balls that use frosting with cake mix.