Description
Delicious and festive Oreo Truffles Ornaments made with crushed Oreos and cream cheese, dipped in colorful melted wafers, and decorated with miniature Reese’s Cups, Christmas sprinkles, and licorice sticks. Perfect for holiday celebrations and easy to prepare.
Ingredients
Scale
Truffle Mixture
- 3 cups Oreo cookies, finely crushed
- 8 oz block of cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Coating and Decoration
- 1½ cups green melting wafers
- 1½ cups red melting wafers
- 2 tablespoons Crisco
- 18-20 miniature Reese’s Cups
- Christmas sprinkles
- 2-3 sticks licorice or red vine candy, cut into ½ inch pieces
Instructions
- Prepare cookie sheet: Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside to place the truffles later.
- Mix truffle ingredients: In a small mixing bowl, combine the finely crushed Oreos, softened cream cheese, and vanilla extract. Use an electric hand mixer or stand mixer to blend until smooth and well combined.
- Form truffle balls: Using a 1-inch cookie scoop, scoop out the mixture and roll into 1 to 1½ inch balls using the palms of your hands to smooth them evenly until all the mixture is used.
- Chill truffles: Place each truffle ball onto the prepared parchment-lined baking sheet and refrigerate for 1 hour to firm up.
- Prepare first color melting chocolate: About 5-10 minutes before chilling is complete, place one color of melting wafers into a large heatproof bowl. Set the bowl over a pot of boiling water to create a double boiler.
- Melt chocolate wafers: Stir the wafers frequently with a rubber spatula as they melt. Add 1 tablespoon of Crisco and continue stirring until the chocolate is smooth, silky, and fully melted. Remove from heat when done.
- Dip truffles: Using two forks or dipping tools, dip each chilled truffle ball into the melted chocolate, completely covering it. Roll to coat evenly and place back onto parchment paper.
- Decorate: Immediately top each dipped truffle with an upside-down miniature Reese’s Cup and sprinkle Christmas sprinkles over the chocolate.
- Add ornament hanger: Place a dollop of melted chocolate on top of the Reese’s Cup and insert a piece of licorice or red vine candy upright to mimic an ornament hanger.
- Repeat for first color: Continue dipping and decorating half of the truffles with the first chocolate color, then refrigerate the baking sheet again.
- Prepare second color melting chocolate: While the first batch chills, melt the second color of melting wafers in a double boiler using the same process as before.
- Dip and decorate second batch: Dip the remaining uncovered truffles in the second melted chocolate color and decorate them following the same steps of topping with Reese’s Cups, sprinkles, and licorice sticks.
- Final chill: Place all decorated truffles back into the refrigerator and allow to set for an additional 20 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Store leftover Oreo truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- You can freeze uncoated Oreo balls in an airtight container separated by wax paper for up to 2 months. Thaw before coating and decorating.
- For easier licorice candy pieces, slice licorice in half or quarters before cutting ½ inch pieces.
- Pack the cookie scoop tightly to form uniform truffle balls.
- Use an electric hand mixer or stand mixer for best results when mixing the truffle base.
- Colored melting wafers can be found at craft stores; if substituting with food coloring, use gel colors rather than drops to avoid seizing.
- Full-fat cream cheese is recommended for richer flavor, but reduced-fat also works.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 truffle
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1.5g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
