Name: The Best Instant Pot Truffles
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 1 box Devil’s Food Cake; 3 eggs (large Eggs); 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 1 cup water; 4 tbsp cream cheese frosting; 6 baking chocolate (squares of white baking chocolate); Green food coloring; 35 Red heart sprinkles

Looking for a fun and festive Christmas treat to make in your Instant Pot? These Grinch Instant Pot Truffles are just what you need! They’re the perfect bite-sized goodies to whip up for a holiday treat everyone will love! These Grinch truffle bites are super easy to make.

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Why Make Grinch Truffles

Festive Fun: These truffles are a delightful nod to a beloved holiday character.
Sweet Treat: With a rich, creamy center, they’re the perfect indulgent dessert.
Easy and Quick: The Instant Pot makes creating these festive treats a snap.

Recipe Ingredients

Devil’s Food Cake Mix: The base for the truffles, providing a rich, chocolatey flavor.
Large Eggs: Bind the ingredients together to form the truffle mixture.
Vegetable Oil: Adds moisture, ensuring the truffles are tender and not dry.
Water: Activates the cake mix, turning it into a batter.
Cream Cheese Frosting: Adds a tangy sweetness and helps bind the truffle mixture.
White Baking Chocolate: Melted and colored for the outer coating of the truffles.
Green Food Coloring: Used to color the white chocolate, giving the truffles their signature Grinch hue.
Red Heart Sprinkles: Decorative element that adds a touch of sweetness and aligns with the Grinch theme.

Ingredients needed for these grinch truffles

How To Make Grinch Instant Pot Truffles?

Step One: Make the box cake batter following the instructions on the back of the box of the cake mix.

Step Two: Lightly grease your springform cake pan with cooking spray. Pour in your cake mix and cover with aluminum foil. Place 1 1/2 cups of water. Place the trivet inside the inner pot. Place your cake pan inside your inner pot on the trivet. Pressure cook for 50 minutes followed by a quick release.

Step Three: Remove the cake pan and transfer to a cooling rack. Allow the cake to cool completely. Once your cake has completely cooled, place it in a large bowl, and crumble. Add in your frosting to the cake. Mix well.

Step Four: Grab a small amount of the cake mix using a cookie scoop or a small spoon. Roll the cake mix between the palms of your hands to form a ball. Place on a cookie sheet with parchment paper and place in the freezer for 15 minutes.

Step Five: In a medium-sized bowl, melt your baking chocolate in the microwave for 30-second intervals until completely melted. Add in your green food coloring until the desired color.

Step Six: Immediately place one heart sprinkle on the top of each truffle before the chocolate hardens. Once the chocolate has hardened. Once the chocolate has hardened, your cake truffles are ready to enjoy!

Tips to Make Perfect Instant Pot Grinch Truffles

To make these Grinch truffles, you’ll need a very simple, basic list of ingredients. You don’t even need to be a pro at baking or cooking. They’re literally that easy to put together.
They can also turn out to be an excellent dessert bite option you could make if you’re hosting a Christmas dinner at your place. You can use the Instant Pot to Bake The Cake Mix needed in this recipe and enjoy creating these fun and delicious treats during the holiday season.

The Best Instant Pot Truffles

Indulge in a decadent treat with The Best Instant Pot Truffles! These rich, velvety chocolate truffles are effortlessly made in the Instant Pot, delivering smooth and creamy bites of pure bliss. Perfect for gifting or enjoying yourself, these truffles are a sweet delight you won’t be able to resist!

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 50

Additional Time 0

Total Time 1 10

Serving Size Servings

Ingredients

1 box Devil’s Food Cake
3 eggs large Eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup water
4 tbsp cream cheese frosting
6 baking chocolate squares of white baking chocolate
Green food coloring
35 Red heart sprinkles

Instructions

Make the box cake batter following the instructions on the back of the box of the cake mix.
Lightly grease your springform cake pan with cooking spray. Pour in your cake mix and cover with aluminium foil.
Place 1 1/2 cups of water. Place the trivet inside the inner pot.
Place your cake pan inside your inner pot on the trivet.Set your Instant Pot to high pressure for 50 minutes.
Once the time is up, do a manual release. This will prevent the cake from overcooking. Remove the cake pan and transfer to a cooling rack.
Allow the cake to completely cool. Once your cake has completely cooled, place it in a large bowl, and crumble.
Add in your frosting to the cake.
Mix well. Using a cookie scoop, or a small spoon, grab a small amount of the cake mix. Roll the cake mix between the palm of your hands to form a ball.
Place on a cookie sheet with parchment paper, and place in the freezer for 15 minutes.
In a medium-sized bowl, melt your baking chocolate in the microwave for 30-second intervals until completely melted.
Add in your green food coloring until the desired color.
Remove your cake balls from the freezer. Dip each ball in your green chocolate.
Coat completely, and transfer to a parchment paper to allow the chocolate to harden. Immediately place one heart sprinkle on the top of each truffle before the chocolate hardens.
Once the chocolate has hardened- Enjoy!

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Notes

To make these Grinch truffles, you’ll need a very simple, basic list of ingredients. You don’t even need to be a pro at baking or cooking. They’re literally that easy to put together.

They can also turn out to be an excellent dessert bite option you could make if you’re hosting a Christmas dinner at your place. You can use the Instant Pot to Bake The Cake Mix needed in this recipe and enjoy creating these fun and delicious treats during the holiday season.