Oh, how I love these No-Bake Oreo Truffles, and let me tell you why…
Why #1: Did I say no-bake? OH YES I DID. Think serious summer heat coming up, and you can get oh-so delish desserts without switching on that heat-producing-device call the oven. Winning.
Why #2: Only THREE ingredients! Which translates to easy peasy. You can top the truffles with additional ingredients such as sprinkles and/or melted white chocolate to make them look prettier like I did in Exhibit A (below), but you really only need three key ingredients to make this thing taste wowza – lots of chocolate chips, lots of Oreos and a block of cream cheese.
Why #3: Well, hello! Did I just say these things are pure deliciousness? Not to mention addictive, like makes-you-dream-about-it addictive. To say I have developed an obsession with these little truffle thingies is an understatement.
Where it all began…
The person responsible for all this Oreo Truffle business is my friend, Lisa.
John and I have been eating copious amount of Oreo truffles since the day she made it for a party years ago. Let’s just say we loved every single bite of it, and so did our waistlines.
Lisa got this recipe from her mom, who got it from somebody else. So the bottom line is, we really don’t know where the recipe came from, but I would like to take a minute and just give sincere gratitude to Lisa, Lisa’s mom and that pretty cool person who invented these glorious truffles, because these truffles are LIFE.
So yes, these things taste like heaven on earth, but they are also super easy to make! Think crushed up Oreos mixed with cream cheese dip in chocolate. Yeah, that’s it. THAT IS IT.
And that produces pure delight, joy and happiness for mankind.
How to Make No Bake Oreo Truffles
Let me just say this though. Prior to this, I would never in a million years mix Oreo and cream cheese together, but I’m telling you, some things just work, and THIS is one of them. Together they make this sweet, gooey, cake-like/brownie-like amazingness.
Trust it, friend. Just trust it. And you can thank me later.
Pro Tip
When I first got the recipe from Lisa, I would put Oreos in a zip lock bag and have John pound it with a rolling pin until they become little pieces because he is the stronger human being of the two of us.
Or maybe I tend to boss him around the kitchen (sometimes) 😉 .
Then Lisa told me she crushes the Oreos up in a food processor. Talk about a time-saver! That takes five seconds, literally. You can use a blender too if you have that instead.
After crushing up the Oreos, add softened cream cheese and mix/crush it further. This whole process takes less than a minute. It’s amazing. And kinda life changing.
Then shape the mixture into small 1-1 1/2 inch Oreo balls.
I like refrigerate the Oreo balls for about 20-30 minutes because it makes the process of dipping them into chocolate a lot easier if they are firmer.
When you are ready to dip them into chocolate, bring chocolate chips to a bowl and heat them in a microwave in 20-second increments.
That means putting it in the microwave for 20 seconds, bringing it out, stirring, putting them back into the microwave, and repeat until all the chocolate chips are melted.
Next, dipping techniques. This is the messy but fun part. Here are a few ways to do this:
- Sit ball on a fork and submerse it into the melted chocolate. You might need a spoon to assist in covering it completely in chocolate. Then place the chocolate-coated balls back onto the wax paper using the fork.
- Prick ball with toothpick, then dip into chocolate. Use this technique only if the balls are refrigerated, cold and firm; it will fall apart if it is not. You will probably also need a spoon to completely cover the ball with chocolate (especially if your bowl isn’t deep enough). Place the ball on the wax paper and gentle wiggle the toothpick to remove it from the ball.
After dipping all the Oreo balls into chocolate and placing them on wax paper, bring them back to the fridge to refrigerate for at least an hour. If you want to decorate the truffles with sprinkles, do so while the chocolate is still wet and before you refrigerate the truffles.
If you are decorating with white chocolate, wait until truffles are refrigerated. Then melt some white chocolate chips in microwave in 20-second increments, then add melted white chocolate into a zip lock bag.
Squeeze them into a corner and cut a small slit (start as small as possible) on the corners. Then you can squeeze the white chocolate out from the corner to draw thin lines (or anything really) on the truffles.
This is the same decorating technique used in my Chocolate Covered Strawberry recipe. There are more detailed step-by-step pictures on the Chocolate Covered Strawberry post to show you how to do this!
I’m telling you, this is one of my favorite spring/summer dessert as no baking is required and you don’t have to turn on the oven.
But it is definitely not limited to the summer. It is also an amazing make-ahead-of-time dessert for parties, showers, and the holidays.
It keeps well for days and if you have much to do for an event, you can make it when you have time/way ahead of time!
For me, the most challenging part to master in this whole endeavor is the dipping the balls into chocolate. But just practise it on the first few truffle and you will be a pro before the batch is over!
Also, note that the chocolate looks messier prior to refrigerating. Somehow after refrigeration the chocolate hardens and the truffles will firm up and look way more professional than right after you dip them into chocolate.
Also, let’s face it. Truffles with messy chocolate coatings and not-messy chocolate coatings TASTE THE SAME! So whatever the mess, you will forget about it once you bite into these addictive, yummy little things!
Friends, this is too good to pass up. We love it in our household, and devour these little things like nobody’s business. Try it and let me know what you think!
More Oreo Desserts
Check out another favorite on the blog – The Best Cookies and Cream Ice Cream. We call it the best because it is, in fact, THE BEST.
Other Chocolate Desserts
- Molten Chocolate Lava Cake
- Mini Chocolate Chess Pie
- Caramel White Chocolate Chip Chocolate Cookies
- Homemade Hot Chocolate
No-Bake Oreo Truffles
Ingredients
- 14 oz oreo cookie (1 standard package)
- 8 oz cream cheese block softened
- 16 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
- sprinkles optional
- white chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- Crush up Oreos using a food processor or blender. If you don’t have a food processor or blender, place Oreos into a zip lock bag and use a rolling pin or a mug to crush it up.
- Add cream cheese to the crushed Oreos and mix well using a blender, food processor, or using a mixing spoon.
- Roll mixture into a 1-1 1/2 inch ball and place on a plate lined with wax paper. Refrigerate for 20-30 minutes, or until Oreo balls are cool and firm (See Note 1).
- Microwave chocolate chips in a bowl for 20 seconds, remove and stir, and repeat a few times until all chocolate chips are melted.
- Once chocolate is melted, place Oreo ball on a fork and submerse it into the chocolate. Use a spoon to assist getting chocolate coated all over the Oreo balls. Place coated ball back onto the wax paper with the fork and gentle slide the fork out. Or, gently insert a toothpick into the Oreo ball and dip ball into chocolate. Also use a spoon to assist. Then place coated ball back on the wax paper and gently wiggle the toothpick to remove it.
- Repeat Step 5 for all the Oreo balls. If decorating with sprinkles, add sprinkles to the top of Oreo balls before refrigerating it.
- Refrigerate chocolate coated Oreo balls for at least 1 hour.
- If decorating with white chocolate, melt white chocolate chips in microwave for 20 seconds and stir, then repeat until all white chocolate chips are melted. Place melted white chocolate into one of the corners of a zip lock bag. Cut a small slit in the corner and squeeze white chocolate out from the slit to draw thin lines onto the truffles. Refrigerate truffles for 10-15 minutes. For pictures on this step, see my Chocolate Covered Strawberries recipe.
- Serve and enjoy!
Lisa says
Yes!!! These are definitely a household favorite of ours! They are like cake balls, but so much quicker to make. I like the decoration you added with the sprinkles and white chocolate.
Joyous Apron says
Yes! Yes! Yes! These are AWESOME!! Our favorite too!! 🙂 Thank you for sharing the recipe with us!
Kat says
Delicious! I made them for a potluck at work, and everyone loved them! The only thing I would recommend is freezing the oreo balls before dipping then in chocolate or just drizzling the chocolate over instead
Joyous Apron says
That’s a great idea! Thank you Kat! And I am so glad you enjoyed it!