Oreo Truffles
If you’re looking for an easy dessert recipe, these Oreo Truffles (aka Oreo Balls) require no baking and are a great treat for family and friends.
You can get creative with the chocolate dips and toppings, and kids have fun making these too.
I almost always prefer to make freshly baked cookies from scratch over buying something pre-packaged from the store.
These Peanut Butter Cookies, classic butter swirl Shortbread Cookies, or this quick Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe are all instant choices that never get old in this household.
But Oreos are the golden exception to this rule. It only helps that there’s a ton of stuff you can do with them beyond eating them straight out of the package (and let’s be real, that’s pretty great already).
Truffles are something I always make during the holidays, especially as food gifts.
They’re fun to make, and you can customize the look of them so they have a homemade feel to them.
You can also vary the colors and decorations to match any holiday you’d like.
What’s remarkable about these oreo truffles is that the inside only has two ingredients. Two!
The middle is made with Oreos plus just enough cream cheese to bind it.
The way they are ground together, the filling transforms into a very moist, cake-like truffle filling. It feels like some sort of trickery, because it’s so easy.
I like to give the soft cakey middle some contrast with the snap of a hard chocolate shell on the outside.
Beyond that, you can choose how creative you get with decorating the outside.
How to Make Oreo Truffles:
To make the truffles, throw about 25 oreo cookies into a food processor, and chop them up well:
Add a half block of softened cream cheese and process until a big clump forms in the side of the food processor:
That means it’s properly mixed and will hold together well. We can start shaping the truffles.
Now use a medium cookie scoop (affiliate) to portion out scoops of the oreo mixture:
Roll each scoop in between the palms of your hands to shape each one into a ball:
Place them on a parchment paper lined sheet tray, then refrigerate the truffles for 15 minutes. This helps them firm up a little bit before dipping.
Melt some chocolate and dip the truffles:
You can dip the oreo truffles into white chocolate or dark chocolate, and you can do different drizzles and toppings too:
Let the chocolate harden before enjoying, either at room temperature or by putting the truffles in the fridge for a quick method.
It should only take about 10-15 minutes for the chocolate to harden.
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FAQ and Tips:
- Can these be frozen? Yes, in an airtight container for two months.
- Can they be left out at room temperature? Not for more than a few hours, since they have cream cheese in them which needs to be refrigerated.
- Do they need to be refrigerated? Yes, and you can store them for a week.
- How to Store: Place them on wax paper in an airtight container, and keep in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Oreo Truffles
Ingredients
- 25 oreo cookies
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup chopped white chocolate for dipping
- 1/2 cup chopped dark chocolate for dipping
- assorted sprinkles for decoration
Instructions
- Pulse the oreos in a food processor until crushed into small crumbs.
- Add the cream cheese and process until you get a big balled clump on one side that looks very shiny.
- Use a medium cookie scoop to portion the mixture into 1 inch balls, then put the truffles on parchment paper and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- Place each kind of chocolate in small, microwaveable bowls, and microwave in 30 second intervals until melted.
- Dip each truffle in whatever chocolate you desire, then place back onto the parchment paper. Decorate with sprinkles, if desired.
- Wait to enjoy until the chocolate has hardened. Here are three methods with approximate timing: 1) set at room temperature for about a half hour 2) place in refrigerator for 10 minutes or 3) place in freezer for 3 minutes. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Post updated in July 2020. Originally published December 2015.
Here’s a full video on how to make these if you’d like more guidance. Enjoy, my friends!
These turned out to be very sweet, so I will use semi sweet morsels the next time I make them and see if that works.
I made once and the chocolate was too thick. How do you thin the chocolate?
Hi Merry, you can add oil to the chocolate to thin it as needed.
I loved it but the layer of the chocolate was very thin.How to thicken it
What kind of chocolate are you using for dipping?
It came out nice… They are not too sweet… My family liked it.. I am planning to do it again for potluck…
Hey
The recipe was great
How to make the tempering of the chocolate even?
Hi Sam, I don’t fully understand your question. Do you mean the chocolate wasn’t smooth in texture?
A few friends and I made these tonight for our church cookie walk. So easy and so good! This recipe is a keeper!
Hi Kathy, that’s great!! Glad to hear it.
Just mind blown at these little treats here, my birthday is coming up in a few weeks cannot wait to try these
I tried this recipe tonight. Hard without a food processor, but otherwise very easy! Thanks!
If I could, I would give this recipe 10 stars and my family would probably give 20 stars. Super easy to make, presentation lovely but most importantly, they taste delicious. I made a batch using Oreo with dark chocolate filling a batch using Oreo mint.
I like to add confectioners sugar also. It makes them firmer and not so gooey. I just add till the are not so sticky to the touch about 2-3 cups!
Do you have any recommendations for a good white chocolate? The brand I purchased, even after adding some oil, was wayyyy to viscous to easily work with.
What brand did you use? I tend to like higher-end brands like Callebaut or Scharffenberger, but Guittard is great too.
Can you use cream cheese spread instead of the sticks? Like would it make a difference if I used a certain one?
Don’t have a food processor will a blender or bullet work?
What do you think about sticking it on a cake pop and dipping it? Would it work or would the filling just crumble??
That should work fine here.
Instead of dipping them in melted chocolate, could I dip them in very fine oreo crumbs?
It’s very time consuming otherwise.
Sure? I can’t see why not. You don’t even have to dip them either.