I made these Oreo truffles to take to my Stars class of 3rd-5th grade girls at church on Wednesday night. I haven’t had a chance to bring them a homemade snack in a while and I knew most of them would love these as a special treat.

I said I tried to go fancy and it wasn’t worth the extra effort so here is my cautionary tale. I thought, maybe I should make heart shaped truffles since it’s Valentine’s Day. I got out my silicone molds and carefully filled both heart molds that I had. Of course these molds only make 15 truffles each so I had to repeat the process of filling, freezing, and popping them out until I had 65 truffles, this took an extra 90 minutes!

Then after I rolled them in the candy melts and set them to dry, they really didn’t look like hearts anymore anyway! What a waste of time and energy. Don’t be fancy, just make balls like the recipe says.

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Easy Oreo Truffles

My Easy Oreo Truffles Recipe is perfect for any celebration, just change the color of the candy melts you use to color them. Kids love to make these because there is no baking and only 3 ingredients.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword candy, oreo, truffle

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

freeze time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 50 minutes minutes

Servings 22 3 truffles per serving

Author cindy

Ingredients

• 36 Oreos original
• 8 oz cream cheese softened
• 2 pkg candy melts
• sprinkles if desired

Instructions

• Place the Oreos in a food processor until they become fine crumbs.
• Pour the Oreo crumbs into a mixing bowl.
• Cut the cream cheese into 6 pieces, add them to the mixing bowl.
• Using a paddle attachment, mix the cookie crumbs with the cream cheese until fully incorporated.
• Roll the mixture into 1″ balls by hand, or use a small cookie scoop.
• Lay the balls on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Don’t let them touch each other.
• Place the cookie sheet in the freezer for 30 minutes.
  
• Melt 1 package of the candy melts following the directions on the package.
• One at a time roll the chocolate balls in the melted candy and then set on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
• If you are adding sprinkles, do it immediately because the candy hardens quickly.
• Let the candy dry completely and then store in an air tight container for a few days.

Even though these aren’t the prettiest Oreo truffles I have ever made, they are delicious. The girls at church loved them! I even got Savannah to try one because I told her they were chocolate truffles…she doesn’t like Oreos <gasp>!

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I did have about a dozen caramel truffles left over after the party. Our friends across the street were hosting a teen party that night and I saw one of the teens from church hanging out in the yard. I brought him the rest of the truffles (so I wouldn’t eat them all). He shared them with the other kids and on Sunday he told me they were a huge hit.

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Easy Caramel Truffles

This easy Caramel Truffles recipe is a great way to get the family involved in candy making.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 3 hours hours

Total Time 3 hours hours 30 minutes minutes

Servings 40

Author Cindy Schultz

Ingredients

• 26 Kraft Caramels unwrapped
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup chocolate chips milk or dark
• 1 TBS Crisco Shortening
• 1 1/3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

• Line an 8" square pan with plastic wrap and set aside.
• In a microwaveable bowl, combine the caramels, whipping cream and the 1 cup of chocolate chips.
• Microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir. Microwave 15 seconds. Stir. Repeat 15 second increments until everything is melted and well combined.
• Spread the mixture into the prepared pan.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Use the plastic wrap to lift the chocolate caramel out of the pan.
• Cut into 40 pieces (8x5)
• Roll each piece into a ball and place back into 8x8" pan.
• Once all the ball are rolled, cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• In the same microwaveable bowl, melt the semi-sweet chocolate chips and Crisco shortening in 15 second intervals until smooth.
• Stir well.
• Dip the caramels in the chocolate, allow excess to drip off.
• Place on a wax paper covered baking sheet.
• Let stand until set
• Refrigerate until firm.

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