Oreo Truffles
Our very-good-cook friend recommended we make these Oreo truffles, and so we did. She makes flavors for a living, so we trust her taste. And you know what? They are delicious! Oreo truffles are deceptively easy: They look very elegant and time-consuming to make, but they aren’t at all.
Oreo Truffles
In a blender or food processor, pulse 1 package of Oreo cookies (including cream filling) until they resemble crumbs. Pour the crumbs into a bowl and mix with one 8-ounce package of softened cream cheese until a moist dough forms. Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place them on a wax-paper-lined baking sheet. Place the balls into the freezer for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, melt 12 ounces of white or semi-sweet chocolate in a bowl. Remove the balls from the freezer, and stick a toothpick into each one. Dip each ball into the melted chocolate to coat, and place on another wax-paper-lined baking sheet. Remove the toothpick. Once all the balls are coated with chocolate, refrigerate until they are firm. Makes about 3 dozen truffles.
I have had those before and they are delicious!!! Perhaps your “good friend” is the same person who made these for me! I’m loving this blog site. I have recommended it to a few friends. Keep it up guys!
Thanks, Jen!
Did you sprinkle a little oreo dust over them afterwards before they hardened?
Yes, exactly
So many possibilities when you factor in the different kinds of oreos, The ones with vanilla cookies, mint, etc.
You’re so right … We might try the mint kind next!
The mint Oreos are amazing with Andes mints melted and dipped in instead of the white chocolate. I sell Pampered Chef and this is where I found the mint recipe. It’s so amazing you will want to eat the whole batch!! Oh and you still use the cream cheese
I have made similar ones. Here is a tip for you that makes the dipping a lot easier. Get a plastic fork and break off the 2 middle prongs and use the fork with the outside prongs for the dipping. It gives you a lot more control and there is no chasing the balls around. They are right were you put them.
Good tip!
You can also purchase a set of what are called “chocolate dipping forks” from Sur la Table. Makes dipping all sorts of truffles, etc., very simple and neat!
I really truly detest cream cheese – is the taste at all detectable? I would LOVE to make these!
They taste just like soft Oreos. We can’t detect the cream cheese at all! Mostly, the cream cheese serves as a binder to hold everything together.
awesome! Thanks for the quick response! These are definitely on my to-bake list now!
Love oreos and Love truffles, now you have made my day by making two of my favs in one recipe! Big hug! Thanks for it. I am perked up now! Thanks.
I didnt have access to a blender or food processor so I had to crush the oreos myself, this created a chunky dough which actually creates a very interesting texture for the truffles. there were small chicks of cookie and it was very good
Someone told me that if you also put in some powdered sugar that acts as a preservative and then can be kept out of the fridge. Does anyone know if this is true? Thanks!
I had these at church one day and they are absolutely delishious! I am going to make them for thanksgiving! Thanks for the recipe ideas!
just wondering. what’s the size of the package of oreos?
Alicia, I used the normal size pack of oreos.
I had the hardest time mixing the crumbs and cream cheese by hand so I tossed it all in my blender and put it on the stir setting and got the perfect consistency!
I also used vanilla candiquick instead of white chocolate chips.
Mine are nowhere as pretty as yours but boy do they taste good!
But what’s a “normal size pack”? What’s the weight. I’m in the UK and I imagine our packet sizes are completely different. A standard pack here is 154g (5.4 oz). That’s 16 oreos.
15oz.
I keep struggling with the chocolate dipping. The chocolate has to be in a deep enough container to cover the whole truffle but in a narrow enough container to coat the oreo an all sides. That is hard enough to find a proper container but then the chocolate burns easily and even if it doesn’t, it goes on each truffle so thickly that the level of the dipping chocolate lowers rapidly. I worry that the chocolate is going on each truffle to thickly. >.<
What am I doing wrong??
Great recipe! I’m so glad to have found it and your blog is great!
gk, I’m sure this is a little late but I just saw your question – to thin and smooth out the chocolate, I add a spoonful of shortening. It really helps. I use almond bark but yeah… Try it out!
The Christmas peppermint cookies should be great too. I am going to the store now! Thanks Paula
I believe a “normal pack” here is around 15oz.
or, 3 UK packs.
I used the crisco tip and it helped make the chocolate runny enough to dip. My first round I overheated the chocolate chips and the chocolate became stiff. The microwave worked much better then the double boiler.
What is the criso tip?
I will be making the ones with the PB filling!! I got to sample some with the red fillings for Christmas. They were DELISH and very festive looking.
my coating isnt as pretty, it is see through…
Coat em again.
Do these have to stay refrigerated after they are made since they have cream cheese in them?
Hi.. These look amazing but I have a doubt: do I have to keep’em in the fridge? I live in Brazil and it gets pretty hot sometimes, I wonder if the cream cheese won’t go bad…
Going to make these this weekend…….do you think they would stay fresh in the freezer?
Has anyone tried freezing these? I’d like to make them for my sisters rehearsal party but have to make them a few days prior….before all the chaos starts. Thanks for your help!
do these have to stay refridgerated after they are made? i would like to mail some to my boyfriend overseas, but im not sure the best way to do that.
Neufchâtel Cream Cheese works as a good alternative for people who don’t like the sour taste of real cream cheese….these were amazing btw!! And all my oreo lovers gobbled them up!
just made these and oh my goodness so yummy and easy. I did put a little veggie oil in the chocolate to give it a nice sheen and to thin it just a little. Going to take these to my craft class tomorrow and bet they dont last long
These were great! I used fat free cream cheese so that I would feel slightly less guilty about eating the truffles.
I would eat WAY too mamy of these!!
For christmas I grind up about 12 candy canes and add it to a double batch and then sprinkle the top with finely chopped up candy canes. It makes them look as good as they taste. After delivering good plates to the neighbors, one of my neighbors had his wife call and ask if he could have more
how long will these keep?
BEST thing I have ever tasted! Party in my mouth FOR SURE!
I just tried these. They are exceptional! Few tips. Heat white chips in microwave just 30 seconds at a time twice. Stir, until melted. I needed two bags for the batch. Next time, I will make the balls smaler then 1 inch, since they are rich. Sprinkle each ball immeidately after dipped. I left the toothpick in each ball until refrigerated. Came out easy without noticing any mark. Thanks for the recipe. Marie Moore~