Thursday, February 10, 2011

Recipes: Oreo Truffles

When I was in college, I had oreo truffles for the first time. (Thank you, Heather Gannon.) However, I had never tried to make them before. Since we were planning on going to a Super Bowl party at my parents' house, I decided to try my hand at them. I got the recipe from Bakerella, but I really wanted to try her football recipe (I wimped out at the last minute).

I started with an entire package of Oreo cookies. It took me forever to get it this fine because I have a terrible food processor. I did most of it by hand. I left a few chunks because I got tired. HOWEVER, it is incredibly important to get the Oreos to be this fine. The finer it is crushed, the better it tastes.

After mixing the Oreos with 1 block of softened cream cheese, I used a scoop to estimate 1" size balls. Then I rolled them up tightly. At this point, I wish I had stuck them in the freezer to hold them together tighter.

Attempting to dip the truffles in the white chocolate was difficult! I just didn't have the right tools for this recipe. Before I make this again, I have to get some candy dipping tools!
Anyway, the verdict on this recipe is that it is AMAZING. My husband, who hates candy, loved these! It made for a special treat for the Super Bowl party that we didn't get to go to because Eli was sick with his first ear infection.

An attempt to watch the Super Bowl

Failed attempt - he was really sick. Poor, pitiful thing.

Happy snow day, Nashville!

1 comment:

  1. K-
    So if you freeze them you don't need candy dipping tools! Freeze them or refrigerate overnight so they get hard. Then use a toothpick on the bottom of them. It will stay in there. Dip in the chocolate. Then if you use a fork - the toothpick will slide between the tines and you can have a flat surface to set it on then slide it onto the wax paper. Its pretty simple!
    Karla

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