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My Oreo Truffle recipe is a fun, easy treat to make that lets your creativity fly! Oreo balls are great for gifting and only require a few ingredients to make. I’m going to give you the recipe for 3 different ways you can coat them – you get to choose which one you like best!
Easy Oreo Balls 3 Ways
Oreo Cookie Balls are a sweet truffle recipe – they’re made with just 3 main ingredients and they’re SO good. Skip traditional ganache truffles and make these instead! I first had these at a Christmas party about 15 years ago and I’ve loved them ever since.
They’re really easy to make with a food processor and you can dip them in any flavor chocolate or candy melt you like. I love using milk chocolate or white chocolate, or adding peanut butter to the white chocolate to make peanut butter Oreo truffles! I’ve even made Nutella Truffles this way.
No matter how you make them, they’ll be the perfect holiday treat for any special day – especially Christmas and Valentine’s Day!
Ingredients in Oreo Truffles
- Oreo Cookies – use regular (not Double Stuff).
- Cream cheese – Make sure it’s softened. Only use full fat cream cheese – don’t use low or fat-free cream cheese.
- Melting Wafers – Use Candiquik, Almond Bark, and/or Ghiradelli Candy Melts, you can find these in any regular grocery store and they work so much better than melted chocolate chips.
- Creamy peanut butter – Optional if you want peanut butter Oreo balls – only use a no-stir peanut butter.
How to Make this Oreo Balls Recipe
- Place Oreos in a food processor and run until they are fine crumbs.
- Add cream cheese to the Oreo crumbs and run it until the mixture is thick and all mixed together.
- Scoop 1-inch balls with a cookie scoop and roll it between your palms. Place it on a baking sheet lined with wax paper or parchment paper. Repeat. Chill in refrigerator while you prepare your candy.
- For regular chocolate-covered truffles: Melt semi-sweet, white, or dark chocolate according to package directions. I like to heat mine in 30-60 second intervals in the microwave, stirring between each, until it’s melted and smooth.
- For peanut butter-coated truffles: Melt chocolate according to package directions. Halfway through melting, add the peanut butter to the bowl. Stir often, until smooth. (I heated mine for about 1 1/2 minutes on HIGH, stirring every 30 seconds and adding the peanut butter after 45 seconds.)
- Dip the truffle balls in the melted chocolate and tap off the excess. Place on cookie sheet.
- Decorate with sprinkles, Oreo crumbs, crushed candy canes, or anything while still wet. Or wait until the chocolate hardens and then drizzle with additional melted chocolate.
Expert Tips
- Dipping Tip: Heat an electric griddle to 200°F and line it with a kitchen towel. Place your bowl of melted candy on the griddle so it stays melted during dipping. Dip each truffle in the candy and tap off the excess chocolate. I use a spoon to coat the candy, then I place the truffle on a fork and tap off the dripping candy. Use a toothpick to carefully transfer the truffle from the fork back to the cookie sheet. Repeat with all the truffles. Watch my video on how to dip truffles without crying!
- Make sure you decorate your oreo truffle balls right after you dip them when they are still wet. If they happen to dry fast before you have the chance to decorate them, dip them a second time so the toppings will stick. Or just make a drizzle on top after they’ve dried.
- If your chocolate gives you a hard time while melting, add some vegetable oil or coconut oil to help it melt.
- Store these in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or store the container in the freezer for up to 2 months.
FAQs
If you keep oreo balls in the fridge they are good for around 3 weeks! They keep for a long time which makes them perfect for gifting during the holiday season.
Yes, oreo balls should be kept in the fridge in an airtight container. If they are left out at room temperature for too long then the cream cheese inside will start to crumble and the truffles can fall apart.
This could mean that you used a little too much cream cheese or the balls aren’t cold enough. When you roll them with your hands it melts the balls slightly and causes the oils from the cream cheese to seep out. If this happens pop them back in the fridge for a few minutes to make them firm again before coating.
You most definitely freeze oreo truffles, this will keep them nice and firm and allow you to keep them fresh for even longer, around 2 months.
No – just use the whole cookie!
BEST Oreo Truffles Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 (14 ounce package) Oreo Cookies (about 36 cookies)
- 8 ounces (226g) cream cheese
- 16 ounces candy melts see note
- 2 tablespoons (34g) creamy peanut butter optional, see note
- Sprinkles or additional crushed cookies for garnish
Instructions
- Place Oreos and cream cheese in the bowl of a food processor. Run the processor until the mixture comes together. This took mine about 1-2 minutes. You do not need to take the cream out of the cookies!
- Scoop 1 tablespoon sized balls, roll them between your palms, and place them on a wax paper lined cookie sheet. Chill while you prepare your candy.
- For regular chocolate covered truffles: Melt chocolate according to package directions. I like to heat mine in 30-60 second increments, stirring between each, until it's melted and smooth.
- For peanut butter coated truffles: Melt chocolate according to package directions. Halfway through melting, add the peanut butter to the bowl. Stir often, until smooth. (I heated mine for about 1 1/2 minutes on HIGH, stirring every 30 seconds and adding the peanut butter after 45 seconds.)
- Tip: heat an electric griddle to 200°F and line it with a kitchen towel. Place your bowl of melted candy on the griddle so it stays melted during dipping.
- Dip each truffle in the candy and tap off the excess. I use a spoon to coat the candy, then I place the truffle on a fork and tap off the dripping candy. Use a toothpick to carefully transfer the truffle from the fork back to the cookie sheet. Repeat with all the truffles.
- Second dipping: only needed if you don't like the way the dark truffle looks through the white chocolate. If it’s cool in your house and the truffles have hardened by the time you dip them all, re-dip immediately. If they’re still wet, chill until hardened, then do the second dipping. We’re double dipping because the dark truffle shows through the light coating. The second dip is optional.
- Decorate with sprinkles while still wet. Chill until set.
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Oreo Truffles are easy cookie balls made with Oreos and cream cheese – dip in white chocolate, chocolate or even peanut butter! These are the perfect candy recipe for the holidays.
Hi Dorothy, I’m confused. You state that low fat cream cheese is okay to use. Further down, you state NOT to use low fat or fat free cream cheese. Is it okay or not okay?
Oh sorry about that – you can use either one, but I recommend goihng with regular fat.
Made them for Christmas. Rave reviews from everyone. We liked them with white chocolate. Excellent recipe. Keeping for next year
It’s been several years since I’ve made chocolate truffles, so thank you for your idea of how to dip with ease. 🙂
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