Description
Delightful Valentine’s Oreo Truffles made with golden Oreo cookies, cream cheese, and coated in smooth vanilla candy coating, topped with festive Valentine sprinkles. These bite-sized treats are perfect for sharing or gifting on special occasions.
Ingredients
Scale
Base
- 36-42 golden Oreo cookies
- 6 ounce cream cheese, room temperature
- 20 drops pink food coloring, divided (more or less to adjust color)
Coating and Decoration
- 16 ounces vanilla candy coating
- Favorite Valentine sprinkles
Instructions
- Prepare Oreo Crumbs: Place 36 Oreo cookies in a food processor or crush in a sealed bag until fine crumbs form.
- Mix Base Ingredients: Transfer Oreo crumbs to a mixer or leave in the food processor, add softened cream cheese and 10 drops of pink food coloring, and mix thoroughly until well combined and able to stick together.
- Form Truffle Balls: Using a small ice cream scoop, melon baller, rounded teaspoon, or candy scoop, portion uniform amounts of the mixture and roll between palms into firm 1 1/4 inch balls. Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Repeat until all mixture is used, yielding about 24 balls. Freeze the balls while preparing the coating.
- Melt Candy Coating: Break vanilla candy coating into pieces and microwave in a microwave-safe bowl in 20 second bursts, stirring after each, until smooth and liquid (approximately 1 to 2 minutes).
- Dip Truffles: Using a fork or dipping tool, dip each truffle ball into the melted candy coating, allowing excess to drip off by tapping the fork against the bowl’s edge.
- Decorate: Place dipped truffles on parchment paper and immediately sprinkle with Valentine sprinkles while coating is still soft. Repeat for all balls.
- Set Coating: Return the truffles to the refrigerator and chill for at least 15 minutes to fully set the coating.
- Serve: Allow truffles to come to room temperature before serving for the best taste and texture. Enjoy your Valentine’s Oreo Truffles!
Notes
- Store truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- For longer storage, freeze truffles for up to 3 months and thaw overnight in the refrigerator before serving.
- If you don't have a food processor, crush Oreo cookies in a Ziploc bag with a rolling pin.
- If the crumb mixture is too thin and doesn't stick together, add more cookie crumbs to adjust consistency.
- Use a toothpick to remove excess coating from the fork after dipping to keep truffles neat.
- Sprinkle toppings or drizzle contrasting chocolate before coating sets to add creative decoration.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 truffle
- Calories: 140 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg
