oreo truffle balls

I was sent the link to this recipe last year and it looked quite interesting.  Decided to try these out. It’s from the USA so I have no idea on the pack size in the recipe but used a SA pack (16 x Oreo’s) and used 100gms of cream cheese (this felt like enough). You will then need enough chocolate to dip these into – about 200gms. 

Whizz the cookies through a food processor until you get fine crumbs. Add the cream cheese and mix until it all comes together in a big ball.  Roll the mixture out into small balls and place on wax paper on a baking tray and chill in the fridge or freezer.  Melt the chocolate over a pot of boiling water and then allow it to cool for about 15 minutes. 

Oreo crumbs mixed with the cream cheese to form a ball

rolled out little balls ready for chilling and dipping

 I dipped the balls into the chocolate with a spoon and then placed them on a cooling rack over a baking tray, I found this easier than using a skewer. They firmed up in the fridge. 

dipped

 Well these are not quite as fantastic as expected.  They stick to the palette a bit and I think a fun thing for kids to make.  If I ever made these or anything like them again, I would definitely do a more ‘grown up’ version and add some liqueur.  I think Cointreau, Baily’s or Kahlua would work well.  They definitely needed a bit of a kick (for me). 

all dipped