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Stack of homemade key lime truffles coated in white chocolate, sprinkled with lime zest and shredded coconut, with one truffle cut open to reveal the bright green center.

Key Lime Truffles

These no-bake Key Lime Truffles are creamy, tangy, and perfectly poppable—just like your favorite key lime pie in bite-sized form. Made with fresh key lime juice, white chocolate, and a graham cracker coating, they’re the ultimate summer treat with zero oven required.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Chill Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 55 minutes
Servings: 24 truffles
Course: Dessert, No-Bake, Snacks
Cuisine: American, Summer Treats, Tropical
Calories: 110
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Truffle Base:
  • 1 cup White chocolate chips - Use good quality
  • ¼ cup Heavy cream - Or coconut cream
  • 3 tablespoon Fresh key lime juice - Not bottled
  • 1 teaspoon Key lime zest - Freshly grated
  • 4 oz Cream cheese - Softened
  • ½ cup Powdered sugar - Or sugar-free substitute
Coating:
  • ½ cup Graham cracker crumbs - Crushed by hand for texture
  • ½ cup White chocolate - For melting and dipping
  • ¼ cup Coconut flakes - Optional
  • 1 teaspoon Additional lime zest - For garnish
Optional Touches:
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract - Optional
  • Few drops Green food coloring - For color only
  • Pinch Sea salt flakes - Enhances flavor

Equipment

  • 1 Double boiler or microwave-safe bowl (For melting chocolate)
  • 1 Cookie scoop or spoon (To shape truffles evenly)
  • 2 Mixing bowls (For different mixtures)
  • 1 Baking sheet (Lined with parchment)
  • 1 Parchment paper (Prevents sticking)

Method
 

  1. Heat cream until steaming, pour over white chocolate chips, let sit 2 minutes, then stir until smooth. Mix in cream cheese, lime juice, zest, and powdered sugar until creamy.
    Whisk stirring creamy key lime mixture with flecks of lime zest in a white bowl.
  2. Cover and refrigerate the mixture for 2 hours until firm enough to scoop.
    Bowl of scooped key lime truffle mixture shaped into small balls, with more lined neatly on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  3. Scoop mixture into 1-inch balls, place on parchment-lined sheet, and freeze for 30 minutes.
    White chocolate being poured over a truffle coated in golden graham cracker crumbs, with more truffles in the background on a baking tray.
  4. Melt extra white chocolate. Dip each truffle, then roll in graham cracker crumbs (add coconut/lime zest if using).
    Close-up of white chocolate–coated key lime truffles sprinkled with fresh lime zest, set on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  5. Chill truffles until set. Store in fridge and let sit 10 minutes at room temp before serving.
    Stack of homemade key lime truffles coated in white chocolate, sprinkled with lime zest and shredded coconut, with one truffle cut open to reveal the bright green center.

Nutrition

Serving: 30gCalories: 110kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 40mgPotassium: 35mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 100IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 0.2mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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