Oreo Truffles

Have you ever had these? When you see the ingredients & the process you may think *eh - nothing special*. I know - I thought it, too. But then I made them. And ate one. Then two. Then three. My goodness, they are amazing! And addicting! And really simple for as impressive & fancy as they look & taste! I'd only ever made them with traditional Oreos, but this time I saw the mint ones & thought *Hmmmm..... that looks good!* so I tried it. Yep. It WAS good. Really, really good!! My cousin Crystal was married this past Tuesday & I decided I needed to make these for her reception so I spent some time Monday whipping up a few batches while staying at the in-laws (so if you notice the kitchen & counters are different, that's why!)

The line up:


Pretty basic stuff - Oreos, cream cheese & almond bark.

Set your cream cheese out on the counter for an hour or so to soften up before you dive into these. Then pull out your food processor & cringe as you destroy an entire package of perfectly good Oreo cookies. Dump the whole entire package into the processor (or work in batches if it's too small) and turn it into crumbs.


Pour the crumbs into a bowl, add the softened cream cheese & use a pastry blender to mash it all together. You want something that resembles play-doh.

(I had Hubby come in & mash for me so I could take this pic - he thinks I'm such a dork for taking pictures of everything I make! LOL)

Now use a cookie scoop and make some uniform balls. You want them smaller than a golf ball - but bigger than a marble. Roll the scooped mush in your hands to get a nice round, smooth ball. Put them on a cookie sheet & stick them in the freezer for about 15 minutes to firm them up. It'll help hold them together while you dip them. Crumbs in your melted chocolate is no bueno. :o(

***edit: I've discovered that an hour in the fridge is better than 15 minutes in the freezer. doing it in the freezer tends to cause the truffle shells to crack as the set - from the fridge they don't for some reason!***


While those firm up you should go melt your chocolate! I just use the microwave. Quick & easy. You can use any sort of dipping method you'd like - depending on my mood I'll either use 2 forks or a toothpick. The forks are nice because they leave a perfectly sealed ball. The toothpick is nice because it is really quick & easier to tap off the excess chocolate. However, the toothpick will leave a hole that you have to go back & cover so they won't look quite as pretty. Also, sometime the balls will weep out of the hole, even after it's covered. They still taste amazing, whichever method you choose.

Now get busy dipping!


If you go with toothpicks let them set for a minute & then remove the toothpick before it sets completely.


Go back through with the tip of a spoon & seal the holes with more chocolate.

That's it! You're done!
Store these in the fridge.
And be in awe at how ah-MAZ-ing they are.


I did the mint in white chocolate, the original in the brown. Play with the flavors! I know I've seen peanut butter Oreos, too - could be worth trying!

Oreo Truffles:

1 pkg Oreo cookies
1 8-oz block cream cheese; softened
almond bark

Use a food processor to turn the entire package of cookies into crumbs. Combine with softened cream cheese. Roll into uniform balls, about 1-inch in size. Put balls into the fridge to firm for about an hour.

Melt almond bark. Dip balls, one at a time in chocolate, tapping excess chocolate off against the side of the bowl. Set of wax paper to dry. Store in the fridge.