Christmas Oreo Balls are a such a tasty and fun Christmas treat! Easy to make and fun to decorate, these are perfect for Holiday parties or to make with kids!
Lately I’ve been loving decorating all my tasty treats for Christmas! From cake pops, coco bombs, and rice crispy treats- everything is Christmas themed and it’s amazing!
I wanted to share these adorable and easy Christmas Oreo Balls before the holidays so you can make them too!
What you need for Christmas Oreo Balls:
- Oreos- I used a combo of golden and regular.
- Cream Cheese
- Food Coloring Gel- Red and Green of course!
- Candy Melts- Use different colors for dipping and decorating!
- Sprinkles, Candies, and other decorating items.
For more Oreo recipes check out my Oreo Bars, Spooky Oreo Cookies, and this tasty Chocolate Pie with an Oreo Crust!
How to make Oreo Chocolate Balls:
- Using a food processor, process the golden Oreos until they are crumbled into a fine sandy texture.
- Add ½ of the cream cheese, and process until fully mixed.
- Remove mixture and separate into two bowls, adding red gel food coloring to one and green gel to the other. Mix fully then set aside.
- Add regular chocolate Oreos to food processor, process, and then add remining cream cheese and mix thoroughly.
- Scoop any combo of the Oreo filling into a ball, roll, then place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
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- Freeze Oreo balls for at least an hour.
- Melt candy melts, and then working in batches, dip Oreo balls and cover in candy melts.
- Place dipped Oreo balls on parchment paper, add sprinkles, or decorate with other candies or colored candy melts!
Decorating Tips
For these oreo balls, I tend to dip them and then add sprinkles right away or dip them, let the candy melt harden then add stripes of red or green candy melts on top.
However, you can make super cute designs like reindeer, ornaments, and snowman too! Just use candies, colored candy melts, and other items like pretzels to create any look you want!
You can even shape the Oreo filling into fun tree shapes and dip in green candy melts to make Christmas Trees!
Chocolate Candy Melt Tips:
- Different brands and even different colors sometimes behave funny when melting. Not to mention how old the candy melts are, if the bag has been opened already etc.
- Make sure to microwave at 50% power in 30 second increments to keep the candy melts from burning. Heat, stir, heat etc. until almost all the candy is melted and smooth.
- If the candy melts are too thick add 1 teaspoon coconut oil or shortening, stir in, and repeat until you get your desired consistency.
Keep any leftover Oreo balls in an air tight container or baggie in the fridge or freezer. They will last for weeks!
If you like this recipe, make sure to check out all my Christmas desserts! You definitely don’t want to miss this Christmas Cheesecake, my Christmas Tree Cupcakes or this delicious Gingerbread Cookie or Cake recipe!
Christmas Oreo Balls
Ingredients
- 1 package golden Oreos 30 cookies*
- ½ package regular Oreos 15 cookies
- 12 oz cream cheese at room temperature, divided
- Red and Green Food Coloring Gel
- 1 ½ cup chocolate candy melts
- 1 ½ cup white chocolate candy melts
- 1-2 tbs of refined coconut oil or shortening only needed if candy melts are too thick
- Red, or Green Candy Melts for dipping or decorating
- Sprinkles, candies, or any other items for decorating
Instructions
- Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add golden Oreos Oreos to a food processor and pulse until Oreos are a fine sandy texture.1 package golden Oreos
- Add 8 oz of the cream cheese and pulse until fully combined. You may need to scrape down the sides a few times. *12 oz cream cheese
- Remove Oreo mixture from processor and divide into thirds half. Add a few drops of green food coloring to one bowl, red food coloring to another, and leave the last third plain.Red and Green Food Coloring Gel
- Add regular Oreos to clean processer and pulse until Oreos are a fine sandy texture.½ package regular Oreos
- Add remining 4 oz of the cream cheese and pulse until fully combined.
- Using a tablespoon scoop, add any combination of the Oreo filling colors. Roll into a ball then place on parchment lined baking sheet. Sometime gently rolling, then tearing the ball in half and rerolling gives a nice marbled look.
- Freeze balls for 1 hour or overnight. You want them to be firm.
- Microwave candy melts according to package instructions*, adding a little coconut oil or shortening if it is too thick.1 ½ cup chocolate candy melts
- Dip Oreo balls into the candy melts and set on a parchment lined baking sheet. Work in batches of 3-5, dipping, adding sprinkles etc. Work quickly because the candy melts will set up pretty fast.
- If you are wanting to drizzle with a different color candy melt then wait until the candy melt sets then drizzle. *1 ½ cup white chocolate candy melts, 1-2 tbs of refined coconut oil or shortening, Red, or Green Candy Melts for dipping or decorating, Sprinkles, candies, or any other items for decorating
Notes
- *If you don’t want a marbled color look than just use a full package of Oreos, add cream cheese, then dip in the candy melts and decorate! Or use all golden Oreos with food coloring for just a red and green filling!
- *Candy Melt instructions: microwave candy melts in a microwave safe bowl at 50% power in 30 second increments. Heat, stir, heat etc. until almost all the candy is melted and smooth. Allow the candy melts to sit for 1 minute if there are little pieces that haven’t mixed in yet. If the candy melts are too thick add 1 teaspoon coconut oil or shortening, stir in, and repeat until you get your desired consistency.
*Leftovers: Keep any leftover Oreo truffles in an air tight container or baggie in the freezer. They will last for weeks (if you can keep from eating them for that long that is!)!
Lisa says
This recipe is so fun and tasty! Very festive fore the holidays!