Description
Peppermint oreo truffles blend creamy chocolate with festive mint flavor. Crushed cookies, cream cheese, and white chocolate coating create irresistible holiday treats perfect for winter celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package (14.3 oz / 405 g) Oreo cookies
- 8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, softened
- 12 oz (340 g) white chocolate or white candy melts
- ½ tsp peppermint extract
- ¼ cup crushed candy canes or peppermint candies
Instructions
- Pulverize: Transform Oreo cookies into ultrafine crumbs using a food processor, reserving a portion for garnishing.
- Blend Mixture: Combine softened cream cheese and peppermint extract with cookie crumbs, kneading until achieving a uniform, moldable consistency.
- Shape Truffles: Craft compact, spherical bites by rolling mixture between palms, ensuring consistent sizing and smooth surfaces.
- Chill Preparation: Arrange formed truffles on a parchment-lined tray, then refrigerate or freeze until thoroughly solidified and compact.
- Chocolate Coating: Melt white chocolate or candy melts in a microwave-safe container, stirring intermittently to create a smooth, glossy liquid.
- Dip and Decorate: Immerse each chilled truffle into molten chocolate, allowing excess to cascade off before positioning on prepared surface.
- Garnish: While chocolate remains wet, swiftly sprinkle reserved Oreo crumbs or crushed candy cane pieces for textural dimension and visual intrigue.
- Set and Serve: Allow truffles to solidify at ambient temperature or expedite hardening process by returning to refrigerator, then arrange on an elegant platter or package as a delightful homemade gift.
Notes
- Crush Precisely: Use a food processor to achieve ultrafine Oreo crumbs for smooth, consistent truffle texture, ensuring no large cookie chunks remain.
- Chill for Stability: Refrigerate or freeze truffle balls before dipping to prevent crumbling and maintain perfect spherical shape during chocolate coating.
- Melt Chocolate Carefully: Microwave chocolate in short intervals, stirring frequently to prevent burning and achieve a silky, lump-free coating consistency.
- Customize Decorations: Experiment with different toppings like crushed candy canes, holiday sprinkles, or colored sugar to personalize the truffles for various occasions.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 35
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg