Is it a keeper: UH, YEAH!
I have recently seen this recipe on a few different cooking websites that I follow, so I figured I would give it a shot. This is a very simple recipe and is not time consuming at all. With only two ingredients it is also a very wallet-friendly recipe!
I used reduced fat Oreos and low-fat cream cheese. The truffles would be even tastier if they were made with full strength Oreos and cream cheese!
After I made the truffle balls, I decided to play around with toppings. I melted some chocolate and dipped a few, rolled a few in sprinkles, and rolled a few in cocoa powder or powdered sugar. The chocolate dipped truffles had a neat texture. The sprinkled truffles looked pretty, but they added too much texture (and they get stuck in your teeth!). The cocoa powdered truffles tasted AWFUL. The cocoa got caught in my throat and made me have a coughing attack. Word to the wise, DO NOT DIP THEM IN COCOA POWDER!!! The powdered sugar tasted good, but was messy to eat because it was sticky. The powdered sugar also set into the truffle balls and lost the white color because of the moistness.
Oreo Truffles
1 package Oreos
1 8 oz. package Cream Cheese, softened
Finely crush Oreos using a food processor. When the cream cheese is softened, add to the crushed Oreos. Using the back of a metal mixing spoon, blend the Oreos and cream cheese together. The mixture should be very dark with no white left when it is finished.
Make teaspoon sized balls; lay on a cookie sheet lined with wax or parchment paper. Place in refrigerator for about 1 hour to harden.
Optional: Decorate with melted chocolate, sprinkles, powdered sugar, but DEFINITELY NOT cocoa powder!
Yield: about 50
These were the hit of my party!!! I dipped them in chocolate and re-refrigerated them. INCREDIBLE is an understatement!