I know, this is from a while back and from my other blog...but I absolutely love this recipe and it's quite easy and you'll love it:
Oreo Truffles
Supplies you will need:
1 pkg oreos (I prefer double stuff)
1 pkg cream cheese
1 pkg chocolate candy coating (I usually use Almond Bark, but the store didn't have any, they just had Kroger Candy Coating, which works, but it doesn't taste as good in my opinion)
1 pkg vanilla (or any white) Candy Coating
2 pots
1 bowl
baking pans
wax paper
4 spoons
2 butterknifes
Step 1: Smash the oreos. I use a cool little blender thing-a-ma-jigger...I can't think of what it's called right now, but it's in the picture below. I've used a ziploc bag and my fist before, but it doesn't work as good.
You don't want there to be any big cookie chunks. You want it to look like potting soil. MMMmm, yummy!
One package of oreos will yield this many crumbs (below).
Step 2: Add the whole block of cream cheese.
I suggest removing any rings or bracelets for this next part.
Step 3: Mix the crumbs and the cream cheese together. I have tried a few different things and have found that using my hands is the most effective way to get this stuff mixed together.
It was after seeing the above shot that I decided I needed to put make up on and brush my hair again...so now my cute little side ponytail is smooth, I have cute dangly earrings on and my makeup is subtle but present. hahaha.
It'll look like this when you're done (below is actually a double batch mixed up).
Step 4: Put the bowl with the goop in the fridge or freezer to harden up a little. Meanwhile, get out a casserole dish or a cookie sheet. After just a minute or two, take the goop back out and then start rolling it into little balls about this big:
When I got my double batch all rolled out, I had 194 oreo balls (but then I ate two, so I ended up with an even 16 dozen...so a single batch will yield about 8 dozen candies...depending on big/small you roll the balls and how many you eat in the process). Once the balls are rolled, stick the pans in the freezer.
Step 5: Melt half of the chocolate in a saucepan (there'll be instructions on the packet if you need them). Once the chocolate is melted, take the balls out of the freezer and plop a few in the pan (I usually do about 3 at a time). As the balls warm up, they will try to come apart, so don't throw too many in the pot at one time.
Cover the ball in chocolate and fish out with a spoon, or whatever device you have chosen for the job.
Dip half of the balls in the chocolate, adding more chocolate to the pot to melt as you go. I used to melt all the chocolate at once, but then it started to get lumpy and not as smooth. I found that it works better to add chocolate as you go, it works better. Once half the balls are dipped in chocolate, set the chocolate pan aside (with any remaining chocolate...you'll use it later).
Step 6: Melt half of the white chocolate in a different pan and dip the remaining half of the oreo balls. Usually I end up using a little more of the white chocolate than I do the reg. chocolate because it takes more white to cover the oreoness.
Step 7: After you have dipped all the oreo balls, put the white ones aside and bring back the chocolate ones, but keep the white chocolate in the pot warm and runny. At this point I added a little bit of shortening (just a tsp or so), to make the chocolate a little more runny. Dip a butter knife in the white chocolate and drizzle it over the chocolate oreo balls, as seen below.
Once you have drizzled white chocolate on the brown balls, heat up the chocolate (again adding shortening if extra fluidity is needed...it also makes drizzling a little easier and as long as you don't add huge amounts of shortening, the flavor will be fine too) and then drizzle chocolate over the white balls. In the end it'll look something like this:
It took me about 2 1/2 hours to do a double batch from beginning to end. If you don't want to do it all in one shot, you can make the balls, and leave them in the fridge or freezer for a bit before you dip them. These are quite easy and they look nice (well...mine look like blobs, but you can make them look nice) and they taste great!
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