Description
Sweet Valentine’s Day Oreo Pops create a playful dessert that delights couples and friends. Chocolate-dipped cookies on sticks showcase romantic creativity with minimal effort and maximum charm.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 Oreo cookies (classic or flavored)
- 12 lollipop sticks or paper straws
- 8 oz (225 g) white chocolate or candy melts (red, pink, or white)
- ¼ cup (50 g) semi-sweet or milk chocolate (optional for drizzling)
- Valentines Day-themed sprinkles, nonpareils, or edible glitter
Instructions
- Preparation: Separate Oreo cookies and insert lollipop sticks into the creamy center, reuniting cookie halves. Use melted chocolate as adhesive if cookies crumble.
- Chocolate Melting: Liquify white chocolate or candy melts using microwave, employing 20-second intervals and stirring between each burst. Ensure smooth, glossy texture for multiple color options.
- Coating Process: Submerge each Oreo pop fully in molten chocolate, rotating to achieve complete coverage. Tap stick’s edge to remove excess chocolate, allowing smooth dripping back into container.
- Decoration Technique: While chocolate remains glossy, embellish pops with Valentine’s Day sprinkles, edible glitter, or intricate chocolate drizzles using semi-sweet or milk chocolate. Apply designs precisely with spoon or piping tool.
- Setting and Cooling: Allow decorated pops to solidify at room temperature for 30 minutes or expedite cooling in refrigerator for 15 minutes until chocolate hardens completely.
- Presentation: Display finished treats in decorative glass container, wrap individually in transparent gift bags with romantic ribbons, or arrange attractively on serving platter for immediate serving and enjoyment.
Notes
- Select Cookie Integrity: Choose fresh, intact Oreos without cracks to prevent breakage during stick insertion, ensuring a sturdy base for your Valentine’s treat.
- Chocolate Melting Mastery: Use low heat and constant stirring to prevent chocolate from burning, creating a smooth, glossy coating that evenly embraces each Oreo pop.
- Decorative Precision: Apply sprinkles or drizzles immediately after dipping while chocolate remains wet, allowing embellishments to adhere perfectly and create a professional finish.
- Storage Strategy: Store completed Oreo pops in a cool, dry environment, avoiding direct sunlight to maintain chocolate’s sheen and prevent potential melting or decorative breakdown.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg