Soft, melt in your mouth chocolate chip cookie dough coated in vegan white chocolate and decorated for fall in mini pumpkin shapes! These cookie dough truffles are satisfaction in one bite!
Are you looking for a fun, fall-themed dessert that is vegan? These chocolate chip cookie dough truffles are just the thing! Not only do they make perfect gifts for coworkers or teachers for Halloween or Thanksgiving, they taste amazing! They are made with edible vegan chocolate chip cookie dough and turned into the most adorable mini pumpkins with the help of vegan white chocolate.
The recipe includes all-natural ingredients and no refined sugars. You'll start with my edible chocolate chip cookie dough, which is fantastic on its own! (Try not to eat it all before you can get it made into truffles!). Then, you'll use vegan white chocolate with some natural food coloring for your pumpkin coating outside. That's it! Your no-bake truffle is all set! Give them a try this season!
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Equipment You'll Need To Make Your Fall-themed Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles
All you need to make these adorable mini pumpkin truffles are two small bowls for your green and orange chocolate and spoons for decorating!
Ingredients For Your Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles
- 2 cups cookie dough
- 1 cup melted vegan chocolate
- orange and green gel or liquid food color
- food extracts, as desired, orange for the orange part and mint for the green part
- You can also use Matcha green tea powder to color the green part
Make Edible Cookie Dough Balls
You can use any edible cookie dough recipe you'd like. I may be biased, but I do think mine is the best! You can find it here!
- Make your edible chocolate chip cookie dough
- Shape the cookie dough into 8-10 balls using a melon baller or a tablespoon.
- Roll them in the palm of your hand to get the shape you want. (To make them look more like pumpkins, you can squish one side flat to the palm of your hand before inserting the toothpick.)
- Insert a toothpick or small skewer in each.
- Pop in the freezer for 10 minutes.
How To Decorate Mini Pumpkin Truffles
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Melt the chocolate in the microwave or a double broiler. Be careful not to burn your chocolate, or it will seize, and there is no recovering from that. Add green food dye to 1.5oz. of melted chocolate.
- Coat the cookie dough balls with the orange chocolate and place them on a parchment-lined plate or baking sheet. If you want to have smooth truffles, chill them as they are. If you want that pumpkin design, use the back of a fork and gently scrape or go over the sides in an upright motion.
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Place the truffles in a fridge for 15 minutes or until the chocolate is firm.
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Once firm, remove the toothpicks from the truffle.
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Spoon the green chocolate in a piping bag or ziplock bag.
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Pipe the chocolate on top of the pumpkin truffles. Chill the truffles for another 10 minutes.
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Serve.
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles FAQs
How long will these Cookie Dough Truffles last?
The shelf life depends on how you store your truffles. In the fridge, they will last for 1-2 weeks. In the freezer, 3-6 months. While they don't have to be refrigerated, we recommend it. If you leave them out at room temperature, they will last around 3-5 days.
Can I use Candy Melts instead of white chocolate?
Eh... that depends. Candy melts are not vegan. You can use them, but you won't be able to call these truffles vegan. So, if you need to stick to a vegan diet, you don't want to use them. If you're making them for a large crowd by keeping them vegan, you'll be able to appeal to more people. Ultimately, you can use them, though!
What is the best food dye to use?
Watkins! It's natural, vegan, and free of nasty chemicals. You can get it off Amazon for pretty cheap and in most major grocery stores.
What do I use to roll my dough into balls?
I love using a tablespoon! It's the perfect size for these truffles, and you get enough dough in each spoonful to make rolling effortless. You can also try a small ice cream scoop or your hands if they're clean!
Do I have to make them pumpkin shapes?
Nope! The pumpkin shape is cute and perfect for fall, but they would also make fun Christmas shapes. Use whatever you want to get your truffles shaped up nicely!
What should I do with the extra cookie dough if I don't like rolling it into balls?
You can eat it by itself, put it in a tiny muffin tin, bake for 15 minutes, or save it to add to other recipes!
What can I do with the leftover white chocolate?
I love using it as a dip for strawberries, pretzels, and fruit slices. You can harden it up in your to make bark, too!
Equipment
- Bowls
- Spoons
Ingredients
- 2 cups cookie dough
- 1 cup melted vegan chocolate
- orange and green gel or liquid food color
- *food extracts, as desired, orange for the orange part and mint for green part
- **you can also use Matcha green tea powder to color the green part
Instructions
- Shape the cookie dough into 8-10 balls.
- Insert a toothpick or small skewer in each.
- Pop in a freezer for 10 minutes.
- Melt the chocolate. Color 1.5oz. with green food color and remaining with the orange food color.
- Coat the cookie dough balls with the orange chocolate and place on a parchment-lined plate or baking sheet.
- Place the truffles in a fridge for 15 minutes or until the chocolate is firm. If you want to have smooth truffles just chill them as they are. If you want that pumpkin design, use the back of a fork and gently scrape or go over the sides in the upright motion.
- Once firm remove toothpicks.
- Spoon the green chocolate in a piping bag.
- Pipe the chocolate on top of the pumpkin truffles. Chill the truffles for another 10 minutes.
- Serve.
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