Truffles are one of my favorite desserts, so I wanted to combine my favorite desserts with Rose for its beautiful floral flavor and pretty color. Simply gorgeous and delectable. And the rose truffles recipe was created.
What are Rose Cheesecake Truffles?
Rose cheesecake truffles are delicious dessert bites that are inspired by the Rose Flavored Indian Mithai meets Cheesecake. These cheesecake bites are easy no bake, no cook dessert which is perfect for your parties, or any festivals. The cardamom and vanilla in this recipe elevate the whole flavor palette and compliment the rose perfectly. And if someone from friends/family is having a baby shower, these will be perfect on the dessert table.
Can we Make these Truffles Vegan?
Although this recipe has significant use of dairy. You can totally replace cream cheese with Vegan Cream Cheese to make these.
Ingredients To Make Rose Cheesecake Truffles
You need a handful of ingredients to make these rose cheesecake truffles. Parle-G / Graham Crackers - I use Parle-G biscuits to add the rustic Indian taste to the dessert, but you can use graham crackers or digestive biscuits, If you can’t find Parle-G. Cream Cheese - Full-fat cream cheese at room temperature works the best for this recipe. It gives a luscious texture to your truffles. If you want to make this recipe vegan, use Vegan Cream Cheese instead. If you can’t find roofafza, you can replace it with 1.5 teaspoon of rose water and add a drop of red gel food color, for the pretty color. Cardamom - Freshly Ground cardamom/ Cardamom Powder cannot be replaced in this recipe. It gives delicious sweet undertones to this recipe, and that Indian dessert kick. Vanilla Extract - A good quality vanilla will bring a beautiful balance to all the flavors. Almond Powder - Almond powder will help bind the cheesecake truffles together and will aid them in a dough-like structure. The nuttiness of the almond flour takes these truffles to next level amazing. You can substitute almond flour with cashew powder, or coconut flour. Powdered Sugar - Using powdered sugar will make sure it incorporates into the mix flawlessly. Castor sugar will be very grainy to use in the truffles. If you don’t have powdered sugar, you can blitz some castor sugar in a blender and then add. Desiccated Coconut and Dried Rose Petals - For Garnishing.
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Variations for These Rose Cheesecake Truffles
You can stuff these rose cheesecake truffles with gulkand or rose jam, and then roll them into truffles. Instead of using rose syrup, you can add 4 tablespoon mango puree and make Mango Cheesecake Truffles. You can add edible gold or silver to the truffles to give them a rich Indian Mithai look. Use freeze-dried strawberries, and blitz them with the parle-g or graham crackers. And make strawberry truffles. Cover the truffles with melted white chocolate and top them with dried rose petals and pistachio powder.
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