Description
Sweet Pumpkin Oreo Balls combine creamy pumpkin spice with crushed Oreo cookies for an irresistible autumn treat. Chocolate-coated spheres deliver rich seasonal flavors you’ll crave during fall gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 36 Oreo cookies
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese
- 1/2 cup (118 milliliters) pumpkin puree
Flavoring Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin spice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Coating Ingredients:
- 16 ounces (454 grams) white chocolate chips or candy melts
Instructions
- Pulverize Oreo cookies into a fine, sandy texture using a food processor or rolling pin.
- Incorporate softened cream cheese and pumpkin spice, blending thoroughly until a uniform mixture forms.
- Gently shape the mixture into compact, bite-sized spheres using clean hands.
- Place the formed balls in the freezer for 15-20 minutes to firm up and enhance structural integrity.
- Carefully melt white chocolate using a double boiler or microwave, stirring until smooth and glossy.
- Delicately immerse each chilled ball into the melted white chocolate, ensuring complete and even coverage.
- Transfer the chocolate-coated oreo balls onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, allowing excess chocolate to drip off.
- Allow the treats to set at room temperature or refrigerate for faster solidification.
- Once the chocolate coating has completely hardened, serve and enjoy the decadent pumpkin-spiced oreo truffles.
Notes
- Crumbs matter: Use a food processor or rolling pin to crush Oreos into uniform, fine crumbs for smooth texture and consistent flavor distribution.
- Temperature control: Ensure cream cheese is at room temperature to blend seamlessly with cookie crumbs and create a creamy, cohesive mixture.
- Chilling is crucial: Freezing helps balls maintain shape during chocolate coating and prevents crumbling when dipping.
- Dietary adaptations: Swap regular Oreos for gluten-free versions and use dairy-free cream cheese and white chocolate for vegan-friendly alternative.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Freezing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 140 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg