13 February 2015

red velvet oreo truffles

oreo truffles for valentine's day

Aka the easiest and tastiest truffles you will ever make. They're also great because you can decorate them to suit whatever occasion you're making them for, not just Valentine's Day. Fun fact: I don't like white chocolate. But I do like salt with dark chocolate!

I don't have an exact recipe for this since 1) I ate some of the Oreos before and during making this and 2) I didn't keep count of how many I ate. I referenced to this recipe though I do believe I used around half the amount of cream cheese they did. If it helps, it was half an 8-ounce package of cream cheese with a little less than a package of the red velvet Oreos. 

oreo truffles

To make up for my uselessness in providing actual adapted instructions, here are some tips that might help:
  • The Oreos don't have to be super crushed if you don't have a food processor - as long as pieces of it don't stick out too much when you're rolling them into balls, it'll still work fine.
  • I scooped a little less than a tablespoon with a tablespoon to make the balls more uniform in size.
  • Letting the Oreo and cream cheese mixture sit over a night or two will make the texture softer.
  • If your chocolate has trouble melting into a dippable consistency, try putting a little bit of oil to thin it out. I used coconut oil, but I think any vegetable oil will work.
  • Here's an alternative to dipping truffles if using forks is too messy for you.
  • Edited to add: Soak everything in hot water for 5-10 minutes for east cleanup!

red velvet oreo truffles

Apparently red velvet Oreos are all the rage right now, according to my Facebook friends.

18 comments:

  1. Ahhh these are so cute and would be adorable to give to my girlfriends for Valentines Day! I love white chocolate, actually any kind of chocolate even the dark ones. lol

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  2. They look so yummy <3

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  3. They look SO good, Becky!

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  4. Oh god these look amazing, I love how tiny they are! You've decorated them so beautifully - almost too good to eat!

    cottonandcandie
    xx

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  5. These look so good becky!! I love the cute little heart decorations!!

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  6. These are gorgeous Becky!!!! I just saw an oreo truffle recipe on Youtube a little earlier today, and I immediately knew I wanted to try it out. I've made oreo cake pops in the past, though with the whole deal about inserting the stick, it just took too long! I will definitely be giving these a go soon :)


    Emily | ahemitsemme.blogspot.com

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  7. These look so tasty - and cute! You've done a great job at decorating! I don't like white chocolate either, but I am really into the idea of these truffles with dark chocolate and salt.

    x Kathryn
    Through the Thicket

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  8. Gosh, these truffles look so cute and delicious :) I don't think red velvet Oreos are sold in Australia, but I'd definitely be trying this if they were!

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  9. YASSSS I've made these before, due to Bakerella probably! Mine were never as neatly decorated/so-messily-decorated-they-ended-up-looking-good as yours though :(

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  10. These look equally beautiful and delicious. I need to make some! Mine won't be as pretty-looking, I bet. Or I'll eat them before I finish decorating haha.

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  11. Holy moly these red velvet Oreo truffles
    are looking guud c: They looks delicate
    Becky!! Good job c: Xx
    http://icepandora.blgospot.com

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  12. They taste even better!

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  13. Ha we're in the same boat, I ate some before I even started decorating!

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  14. Decorating them neatly is SO hard, haha. I ended up with a pool of chocolate at the bottom of most of these so I cut them off. Putting them into those lil paper cups helps to cover them up :P

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  15. You can still make them with regular old Oreos, they taste just as good :)

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  16. They're soooo tasty. I remember hearing somewhere that Oreos are vegan (don't quote me on it though) and it just made me think how awesome/gross the food industry really is. Dark chocolate and coconut flakes are another good pairing to me!

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  17. I actually feel that putting a stick in them would make the dipping a lot easier and neater! I want to make cake pops sometime actually, I love how cute they look.

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  18. Makes me feel less bad about myself if I decide to shove 8 of these in my mouth at once, haha!

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