Description
These Grinch Christmas Truffles are a festive and delicious holiday treat made with crushed Oreos, creamy whipped cream cheese, and coated in green-colored vanilla almond bark. Topped with red heart sprinkles, they are perfect for holiday parties and gift-giving.
Ingredients
Scale
Base
- 36 Regular Oreos
- ½ cup whipped cream cheese spread
Coating
- 12 ounces vanilla almond bark
- Green gel food coloring
- 18 red heart sprinkles
Instructions
- Crush Oreos: Place the Oreos in a food processor or blender and crush completely into crumbs, about 3 minutes.
- Mix with Cream Cheese: Pour the crumbs into a large mixing bowl and stir in the whipped cream cheese spread until a thick mixture forms, using clean hands to combine thoroughly.
- Form Balls: Scoop the mixture into 1 ½ tablespoon-sized balls using a cookie scoop and roll them smooth.
- Chill: Place the balls on a parchment-lined baking sheet and refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm.
- Melt Almond Bark: Place the vanilla almond bark in a microwave-safe bowl and heat for 1 minute, then stir. Continue microwaving in 15-30 second increments, stirring between each, until fully melted, about 2 minutes total.
- Add Color: Stir in green gel food coloring until the desired color is achieved, avoiding liquid food coloring to prevent seizing.
- Coat Truffles: Dip each chilled truffle ball into the melted almond bark, fully covering it. Let excess drip off and return to the parchment-lined sheet.
- Add Sprinkles: Place a red heart sprinkle on each truffle while the coating is still soft.
- Final Chill: Refrigerate the coated truffles for 1 hour or until the coating is set.
- Serve: Serve the truffles cold or at room temperature.
Notes
- Store truffles covered in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
- Freeze truffles wrapped and stored in a freezer-safe container for 3-4 months.
- You can substitute any favorite Oreo variety in place of regular Oreos.
- Regular cream cheese may be used but should be softened to room temperature and used in a slightly lesser amount.
- Decorate with any heart candy or sprinkles, or leave plain if preferred.
- Using hands to mix Oreo crumbs and cream cheese makes combining easier than using a spoon.
- Do not use liquid food coloring with almond bark as it will cause seizing.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 truffle
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg
