Description
Indulgent Easter Egg Oreo Balls bring a playful twist to classic dessert favorites, combining creamy chocolate and crushed cookies into adorable egg-shaped treats. Sweet chocolate coating and festive sprinkles make these bite-sized delights perfect for spring celebrations you’ll absolutely adore.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 package (14.3 ounces / 405 grams) Oreo cookies
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
Coating:
- 12 ounces (340 grams) candy melts or almond bark
Decoration:
- Sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Pulverize Oreo cookies into fine, uniform crumbs using a food processor, ensuring no large chunks remain.
- Transfer cookie crumbs to a mixing bowl and blend thoroughly with softened cream cheese, creating a cohesive, moldable mixture.
- Scoop approximately one tablespoon of the mixture and carefully shape into egg-like forms using gentle palm rolling techniques.
- Arrange shaped eggs on a parchment-lined baking sheet, maintaining consistent size and shape.
- Chill the eggs in the freezer for approximately 15-20 minutes to solidify their structure and enhance coating adherence.
- Simultaneously, melt chocolate coating (candy melts or almond bark) using microwave or double boiler method, stirring until completely smooth and glossy.
- Retrieve chilled eggs and carefully dip each one into melted coating, using a fork or specialized dipping tool to ensure complete, even coverage.
- Gently tap off excess chocolate, allowing smooth, uniform coating on each egg.
- While coating remains wet, sprinkle decorative elements for added visual appeal and texture.
- Allow coated eggs to set at room temperature for 15-20 minutes or accelerate setting by placing in refrigerator for 10 minutes.
- Transfer to serving platter or storage container, maintaining cool environment to preserve texture and appearance.
Notes
- Pulse Oreo cookies into ultra-fine crumbs for a smoother, more uniform texture that blends perfectly with cream cheese.
- Freezing eggs for 20 minutes helps maintain their shape and prevents crumbling during chocolate dipping.
- Use room temperature cream cheese for easier mixing and ensure melted chocolate isn’t too hot to prevent egg mixture from melting.
- Swap regular Oreos with gluten-free cookie alternatives to make the recipe celiac-friendly without compromising taste.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 144
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 58mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0.1g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg