Key Lime Truffles
These Key Lime Pie truffles are creamy, lightly sweetened, and bursting with fresh lime flavor. This simple, no-bake recipe is perfect for a quick dessert or snack on the go.
Servings: 16 Truffles
Calories: 116kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup cream cheese 4 oz
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons lime juice
- zest of one lime
- 1 cup desiccated or finely shredded coconut ½ cup for the recipe and ½ cup for coating.
- 1 cup ground walnuts about 1 ½ -2 cups of whole walnuts
Instructions
- Grind walnuts in a food processor or grinder and set them aside.
- Mix the cream cheese with vanilla extract well. Note: It will help to soften the cream cheese at room temperature before mixing it.
- Add the powdered sugar and mix again.
- Fold in the lime juice and lime zest.
- Add the desiccated coconut and ground walnuts and mix until well combined.Refrigerate the mixture for one hour so the coconut can absorb the excess moisture.
- Once the mixture has chilled, it will remain moist, but you can roll the truffles. If you feel it is still too wet, add an extra tablespoon of coconut.Roll the mixture into 16 evenly sized balls and coat each truffle with more coconut.
- The truffles are ready to eat, but, in my experience, they are better if refrigerated for another half hour after rolling.
Notes
Recipe Tips & Variations
- Sweetness and Tangyness: Adjust the sugar and lime to your preferred sweetness and tanginess.
- Coconut: You can substitute finely shredded coconut for desiccated coconut. However, shredded coconut may absorb less moisture, in which case you may need to add one or two more tablespoons of coconut. You can use a blender to achieve a finer texture if you use shredded coconut.
- Walnuts: You can replace ground walnuts with almond flour. Almond flour absorbs more moisture than freshly ground nuts, so you may use less.
- Add Chocolate: For an extra luxe touch, drizzle a little melted dark or white chocolate over the truffles before the final chilling.
- Texture Adjustment: As desiccated coconut and ground walnuts absorb differently, don’t be scared to be flexible with these dry ingredients. If the mixture feels too wet after chilling, don’t hesitate to adjust by adding a little more ground walnuts or coconut until you reach the desired consistency.
- Coating: Chilling the truffles before rolling them in the coconut coating firms up the truffle balls, prevents the coconut from clumping, and helps it adhere better to the surface.
- Storage: You can make these truffles in advance as they will keep in the fridge in an airtight container for up to five days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 116kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 24mg | Potassium: 73mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 97IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 0.4mg