Description
Creamy Oreo Balls deliver a delightful chocolate-coated treat that melts in your mouth with rich cookie crumbs and smooth cream cheese. Sweet indulgence meets simple preparation, making these bite-sized delights perfect for parties or quick dessert cravings you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 36 Oreo cookies (1 standard package)
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 12 ounces (340 grams) semi-sweet chocolate chips or melting chocolate
Topping Options:
- Sprinkles
- Crushed Oreos
- White chocolate drizzle
Instructions
- Pulverize the Oreo cookies completely in a food processor, ensuring both cookies and filling are transformed into uniform, fine crumbs. Separate a small portion of crumbs for later garnishing.
- Transfer the processed crumbs into a spacious mixing bowl and incorporate softened cream cheese. Knead the mixture thoroughly until a cohesive, moldable dough emerges.
- Gently shape the combined mixture into uniform, compact spheres approximately one inch in diameter. Arrange these delicate orbs on a parchment-lined tray.
- Chill the formed balls in the refrigerator, allowing them to firm up and maintain their structured shape for approximately 20-30 minutes.
- Carefully melt chocolate chips using gentle microwave intervals, stirring consistently to achieve a smooth, glossy consistency.
- Delicately immerse each chilled ball into the melted chocolate, utilizing a fork to ensure complete coverage and remove excess chocolate.
- Return the chocolate-enrobed spheres to the parchment-lined surface, creating an elegant presentation.
- While the chocolate coating remains wet, elegantly dust with reserved Oreo crumbs or sprinkle decorative elements like colorful sprinkles.
- Complete the process by returning the decorated Oreo balls to the refrigerator, allowing them to set and solidify for an additional 15-20 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Pulse Oreos finely to ensure smooth, consistent texture without large cookie chunks that might disrupt the ball’s shape.
- Cream cheese temperature matters: use room temperature for easier mixing and smoother incorporation with cookie crumbs.
- Chilling the mixture before shaping helps prevent sticky hands and creates more compact, well-formed balls.
- When dipping in chocolate, use a fork to gently tap excess chocolate, creating a thin, even coating that doesn’t pool or look messy.
- Keep Oreo balls cold to maintain their structure and prevent chocolate from melting quickly at room temperature.
- For gluten-free version, substitute regular Oreos with gluten-free cookie alternatives like Glutino or NFGB brand.
- Experiment with different chocolate coatings like dark, milk, or white chocolate to customize flavor profiles.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week, separating layers with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg