Description
Mouthwatering Oreo Balls bring festive cheer to holiday dessert tables across North America. Sweet chocolate-coated treats rolled with cream cheese and crushed cookies offer absolute delight for celebratory moments with friends and family.
Ingredients
Scale
- 36 Oreo cookies (crushed into fine crumbs)
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese (softened)
- 10 oz (283 g) dark chocolate melting wafers
- 10 oz (283 g) white chocolate melting wafers (optional for variation)
- Christmas sprinkles
- Red candy melts
- Green candy melts
Instructions
- Preparation: Crush Oreo cookies in a food processor until they form fine, uniform crumbs, creating a powdery base for the holiday confection.
- Mixing: Blend softened cream cheese with Oreo crumbs until the mixture becomes a cohesive, smooth consistency perfect for molding.
- Shaping: Roll the mixture into uniform spheres, maintaining consistent size and round shape, then place on a parchment-lined tray with slight separation.
- Chilling: Refrigerate or freeze the orbs for 30 minutes to enhance structural integrity and prepare for coating.
- Chocolate Coating: Melt chocolate wafers in short microwave intervals, stirring to create a smooth, glossy liquid for dipping.
- Dipping: Submerge each chilled ball into melted chocolate using a fork, ensuring even coverage and allowing excess chocolate to drip off.
- Decorating: While chocolate is still wet, embellish with festive sprinkles or create artistic drizzles using colored candy melts for a decorative touch.
- Final Set: Return the decorated treats to the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes, allowing the chocolate to set completely and preserve their pristine appearance.
Notes
- Precise Crumb Texture: Pulse Oreos in food processor until achieving fine, sand-like consistency for smoother ball formation and better binding with cream cheese.
- Temperature Control: Ensure cream cheese is room temperature to blend seamlessly without lumps, creating a uniform mixture that holds shape perfectly.
- Consistent Size Technique: Use a small cookie scoop or tablespoon measure to create uniform balls, guaranteeing even coating and professional presentation.
- Chocolate Coating Mastery: Melt chocolate in short 15-second intervals, stirring between each session to prevent burning and maintain silky smooth texture for perfect dipping.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 37
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 11 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg