Some time ago, my sister, Tammy, and I were talking about cake balls, which are a perfect circle of sweet goodness, and she said she makes “Oreo Truffles” instead of cake balls. I am not too keen on using super processed, store bought cookies any more than I have to (and I rarely “have” to), so I filed that info away for later.
Fast forward to a week or so ago when I attempted and failed to make a chocolate ganache (see post here). I signed up to help with dessert for a church women’s swim party, and I thought that chocolate truffles filled with ganache would be perfect. And they probably would be… If I could make ganache, which obviously I can’t!
Normally, this would not be a big deal. I try something, I fail, no biggie. This time, I committed to bring something delicious before I’d even tried it! Oops. BIG OOPS!
Thankfully, I remembered my sister’s “Oreo Truffles.” I made them this weekend, and I was pleasantly surprised. They were quite delicious! And they were so easy! Want to know how you can pollute your body with super processed Oreo truffle goodness? Here’s the recipe.
Oreo Truffles
Oreo Truffles
1 package of Oreos (about 30 oreos, any flavor)
1 package of cream cheese (8 oz)
dipping chocolate (or 1 c chocolate chips + 1 T shortening)
Crush Oreo cookies. (A food processor makes this fast and easy!) Stir in cream cheese (or add to the food processor and pulse until combined). Roll into balls and put in freezer until hard. Dip in melted chocolate and return to freezer. For best taste, let flavors combine for 12 hours before serving.
Here’s my photo step-by-step.
I put Oreos in my food processor.
Using the pulse button, I let the food processor “crush” the Oreos.
I poured the cookies into a bowl with the cream cheese (softened). Next time, I’ll skip softening the cream cheese and put it in the food processor.
Using a wooden spoon, I stirred the cookie crumbs into the cream cheese.
Using a small scoop, I portioned the truffle mixture, then my kids rolled them into balls. I added toothpicks for easy dipping. Next, I put the “truffles” in the freezer for about 3 hours.
To make dipping chocolate out of chocolate chips, I added 1 tablespoon of shortening for each cup of chips. I melted them in the microwave in 30 second increments (stirring between increments).
It took about a minute for the white chocolate chips. The dark chocolate chips took longer.
Holding the toothpick, I dipped the frozen “truffle” in the white chocolate.
I let the excess chocolate drip off before placing the truffle on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
I drizzled the excess dark chocolate over the white chocolate truffles. Then I put all the truffles back into the freezer.
The lovely truffles required only 15 minutes of prep time. The only difficult part was waiting to eat them!
I made some of the truffles out of golden Oreos and the rest out of regular double stuff Oreos. My favorite was the chocolate Oreos with the white chocolate coating. Disregard the toothpicks I cut in half. I removed them before eating. :)
