Banana Pudding Truffles
A Small Bite Dessert with your favorite flavors of Banana Pudding. You won't believe this one.
Equipment
- Food Processor
- small mixing bowl
- large mixing bowl
- spatula
- small microwave plate or bowl
- sheet pan lined with parchment
Ingredients
- 60 vanilla (nilla) wafer crumbs (DIVIDED)
- 1/2 cup dry banana pudding mix
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2-3 TBS milk
- 10 oz bag white morsels or candy melts
- 1 TBS crisco shortening or coconut oil
Instructions
- Crush nilla wafers in food processor or place them in a ziploc bag and break into crumb size pieces. Reserve 1/2 cup for crumbs in a small bowl and set aside for later use in recipe.
- Place remaining nilla crumbs in a large mixing bowl. Add in softened cream cheese, dry banana pudding mix and vanilla extract.NOTE: soften cream cheese on a microwave safe bowl or plate for 15-20 seconds.NOTE: measure pudding mix then use rest to make a small batch of banana pudding if you wish.
- Using a spatula combine the ingredients in large mixing bowl adding milk a little at a time until a soft dough forms. NOTE: Don't over add the milk, go slow. You may only need 2-3 TBS.
- Roll mixture into 1" balls and place on a parchment covered sheet pan. Freeze for 20 minutes.
- Melt white morsel chips in microwave. Place morsels in a microwave bowl with 1 TBS coconut oil or crisco shortening for 15 – 30 second intervals until smooth.
- Using a spoon place each truffle into melted chocolate until covered, shake off excess and place back on sheet pan. Sprinkle on the reserved nilla wafer crumbs on top.
- You can rest these on counter top for 30 minutes to set up. For faster results place in refrigerator or freezer until set up.