Description
Sweet pumpkin oreo balls blend creamy autumn spices with classic cookie crunch, creating an irresistible seasonal treat. Chilled and rolled in chocolate, these bite-sized delights offer a perfect balance of rich flavor and festive charm for fall gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 package (14.3 ounces/406 grams) Oreo cookies (about 36 cookies), finely crushed
- 4 ounces (113 grams) cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup (60 milliliters) pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
Flavoring Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
Coating and Garnish Ingredients:
- 12 ounces (340 grams) white chocolate or candy melts
- Orange food coloring (optional)
- Crushed Oreos (for garnish)
- Sprinkles (for garnish)
- Melted chocolate (for drizzle, optional)
Instructions
- Pulverize Oreo cookies into fine, uniform crumbs using a food processor or by crushing within a sealed plastic bag, ensuring a consistent texture for seamless integration with subsequent ingredients.
- Incorporate softened cream cheese, pumpkin puree, and warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger into the cookie crumbs, blending thoroughly until a cohesive, smooth mixture forms with rich, aromatic undertones.
- Craft uniform spherical portions by carefully portioning and rolling the mixture into compact, bite-sized balls approximately one inch in diameter, positioning them strategically on a parchment-lined surface.
- Chill the prepared orbs in the refrigerator for a minimum of 30 minutes to solidify their structure and enhance their handling capabilities during the coating process.
- Gently melt white chocolate chips or orange candy melts in a microwave-safe vessel, stirring periodically to achieve a silky, uniform consistency without scorching.
- Delicately immerse each chilled ball into the liquefied coating, ensuring complete and even coverage, then delicately remove using a fork, allowing excess chocolate to drip away.
- Position the chocolate-enrobed spheres back onto the parchment paper, permitting the coating to solidify naturally or expediting the process through brief refrigeration.
Notes
- Crush Oreos thoroughly to ensure a smooth, even texture that blends seamlessly with cream cheese and pumpkin.
- Use room temperature cream cheese for easier mixing and a more uniform consistency in the no-bake truffles.
- Adjust spice levels by adding more or less cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger to suit personal taste preferences.
- Experiment with coating options like milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or seasonal sprinkles for different flavor variations.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 36
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg