These easy to make pumpkin cake balls are the perfect bite-sized treat to serve up at any fall time get together or holiday. Moist pumpkin cake rolled up and coated in white chocolate makes for a melt in your mouth delicious flavor extravaganza.
We first came up with this recipe when we had an extra loaf of pumpkin bread sitting around. So, we decided to use it up by making some no bake pumpkin balls. And, boy these did not disappoint.
If you are looking for a Fall dessert or a Thanksgiving dessert, these easy individual desserts are a perfect addition. They only use 6 ingredients and 40 minutes (20 of which are simply chill time).
Ingredients
- Pumpkin Cake or Load - premade
- Cream Cheese - softened
- Butter - softened + unsalted
- Powdered Sugar
- White Chocolate Chips
- Pumpkin Pie Spice - for decoration
See recipe card for quantities.
Substitutions & Variations
Need to trade out a few ingredients or want to change these up a little? Try out these substitutions we had tested out.
- Use boxed cake mix - if you don't have pumpkin bread or cake sitting around ready to go, you can use a boxed spice came mix and stir in one can of pumpkin puree.
- Make them into pops - use some lollipop or treat sticks to pop into the bottom of each ball.
- Decorate like pumpkins - use orange candy melts instead of white chocolate chips to turn these into little pumpkins.
Like other pumpkin desserts? Try out this no bake pumpkin pie.
Instructions
Follow these easy step-by-step instructions to make a batch of your own pumpkin spice cake balls
Step one: combine softened cream cheese and butter mixing on medium until smooth.
Step two: add in powdered sugar and mix on low until combined. Then, bump up to medium speed for another 1 - 2 minutes until smooth and fluffy.
Step three: In another bowl, crumble pumpkin cake or bread and add in half the frosting.
Step four: Mix together until you can press and form a ball. Add frosting as needed. Chill this mixture for 20 - 30 minutes or until firm.
Step five: Once cake is chilled, use a tablespoon to scoop out portions and roll into balls. Then melt white chocolate chips in the microwave at 30 second intervals until smooth.
Step six: Use a spoon for fork to dip each ball into the melted white chocolate. Set on parchment to harden and dry. Sprinkles with pumpkin pie spice to decorate.
Recipe Tips for Success
Tap the spoon or fork on the side of the bowl to get any excess chocolate off so they are smoothly and evenly coated.
Storage
These can be kept in an airtight container for 3 - 5 days in the refrigerator. Or, they can be frozen for up to 6 months.
For best freezing results, make sure to flash freeze before packaging so they don't stick together.
Pumpkin Cake Balls
Ingredients
- 1 Pumpkin Cake or Bread Loaf premade
- 6 oz Cream Cheese softened
- ⅓ cup Butter Softened + unsalted
- 3 cup Powdered sugar
- 10 oz White Chocolate Chips
- Pumpkin Pie Spice for decoration
Instructions
- Combine softened 6 oz of cream cheese and ⅓ cup of butter in a mixing bowl on medium speed until well combined.
- Add in 3 cups of powdered sugar and combine on low until combined.
- Then, turn speed up to medium for 1 - 2 minutes and mix until fluffy and smooth.
- In another bowl, crumble pumpkin cake/loaf and add in half the frosting.
- Mix frosting and crumbled cake together, adding frosting as needed until you can press the mixture into balls.
- Chill the mixture for 20 - 30 minutes or until firm.
- Once chilled, scoop mix up with a tablespoon and roll into balls.
- Melt 10 oz of white chocolate chips at 30 second intervals in the microwave until smooth.
- Use a spoon or fork to dip each cake ball into the melted white chocolate scraping off any excess.
- Allow them to harden and dry on sheet of parchment paper.
- Once hardened, sprinkle with pumpkin pie spice.
Notes
- Make your own pumpkin cake or bread - if you don't have any or don't want to buy it at the store. You can use boxed spice cake mix and add in a can of pumpkin puree. Or bake a loaf of pumpkin bread.
- Use sticks - get lollipop or treat sticks, pop them into the bottom of each ball.
- Decorate like pumpkins - replace the white chocolate chips with orange candy melts to make them look like little pumpkins.
Nutrition information provided is just an estimate and may vary based on specific ingredients used.
