Mint Oreo Truffles
No one can resist these tiny truffle candies made with Oreos and cream cheese!
Ingredients
- 15 oz box Cool Mint Oreos
- 6 oz cream cheese softened
- 16 ounces semi sweet chocolate chips about 2 cups
- 1 Tbsp shortening
- ¼ cup Mint chips or green candy melts 0ptional
Instructions
- Crush Oreos in a food processor or blender until very finely ground.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese till smooth. Add Oreo crumbs and mix till thoroughly combined. Cover and chill for about 30 minutes.
- Roll into 1" balls and place on a waxed paper lined cookie sheet. Chill while you prepare the chocolate.
- Melt shortening in a glass bowl in the microwave. Add chocolate chips. Cook at 50% power in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds till smooth.
- Dip truffles in the melted chocolate with a fork, then let excess chocolate drip off. I like to use a toothpick to push them off the end of the fork onto waxed paper. Let set till hardened.
- If desired, you can decorate the truffles with green drizzle. Melt green mint chips or candy melts in a small ziplock bag in the microwave at 50% power. Snip a small hole in the corner and drizzle over the tops. Let sit till hardened.
Notes
- You can substitute melting chocolate, white chocolate, or almond bark for the chocolate chips. Just omit the shortening.
- If using chocolate chips, do not replace the shortening with butter or margarine! They contain water, and it will cause the chocolate to seize up and harden.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 117kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.05gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 47mgPotassium: 79mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 52IUCalcium: 11mgIron: 2mg
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