Key Lime Truffles

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened (regular or low fat)
• 3 tablespoons salted butter, softened (add a pinch of salt if using unsalted)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 lime, zest of
• 1/2 lime, juice of
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
• dark chocolate or chocolate, melted, for coating

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, beat together the cream cheese, butter, sugar, lime zest and lime juice until well combined.
• 2 mix together the flour and graham cracker crumbs and beat into the cheese mixture to form a scoopable “batter-dough”.
• 3 roll small balls of the mixture and refrigerate at least 1 hour to firm up (or freeze at this point).
• 4 dip in melted chocolate and allow to set. when coated, truffles can be kept at room temperature for 1 week or 3 weeks in the fridge.