Description
Magical Grinch Christmas Truffles deliver festive cheer with creamy white chocolate and matcha-green coating. Whimsical holiday treats delight chocolate enthusiasts and spark seasonal joy you’ll treasure.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (200 g) crushed vanilla wafer cookies (or graham crackers)
- 1 package (8 oz/225 g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 ½ cups (180 g) powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups (340 g) green candy melts
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil (optional, for a smoother coating)
- Red heart sprinkles (or use a red candy cut into heart shapes)
Instructions
- Preparation: Pulverize Oreo cookies into ultrafine crumbs using a food processor, ensuring a consistent texture throughout the mixture.
- Mixing: Blend softened cream cheese with Oreo crumbs until a uniform, moldable consistency develops that easily holds its shape.
- Forming: Craft compact, spherical portions approximately one inch in diameter on a parchment-lined baking sheet, then chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to firm and stabilize.
- Chocolate Coating: Melt white chocolate using controlled microwave intervals or a double boiler method, stirring consistently to prevent scorching, then transform the melted chocolate into a vibrant Grinch-inspired emerald shade by gradually introducing green gel food coloring.
- Dipping and Decorating: Delicately submerge each chilled truffle into the green-tinted chocolate, ensuring complete coverage while carefully removing excess coating, then immediately embellish with a crimson heart-shaped candy before the chocolate sets.
- Finishing: Allow truffles to solidify at room temperature for approximately 30 minutes, or expedite the process by placing them in the refrigerator, then serve these whimsical, festive treats as a delightful holiday dessert or charming gift.
Notes
- Crumb Consistency: Ensure Oreo cookies are ground into ultra-fine, uniform crumbs to prevent lumpy texture and guarantee smooth truffle mixture.
- Cream Cheese Blending: Mix cream cheese and Oreo crumbs thoroughly, working gently to create a compact, moldable dough without overworking the mixture.
- Chocolate Coating Technique: Maintain melted white chocolate at optimal temperature, stirring constantly to prevent seizing and achieve a glossy, even green coating.
- Decorative Precision: Place heart-shaped candy immediately after coating while chocolate remains slightly tacky, ensuring secure attachment and clean presentation.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 60 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg