Have I mentioned how much I adore Bakerella? She comes up with the cutest ideas paired with the simplest recipes. They can make anyone seem like a pro baker! This is the second recipe that I’ve made from her website; the first were her cupcake pops that were a huge hit as well!
Now, a little story to the background of this picture. I was driving with my boyfriend to his niece’s bday party (yes, this is finally the last of what I baked for that event & no, I was NOT the one driving.. I wouldn’t encourage taking pictures while driving, that’s dangerous) carrying my long and beloved cupcake carrier filled with goodies. This cupcake carrier is great because it can comfortably hold 24 frosted cupcakes with stability and perfection, or turn into 4 layers of support when you need to stack cookies/brownies/bars. On the way there, I realized that I had taken pictures of every other baked goods to blog about except for my oreo truffles! Total bust! Luckily, I had my point and shoot camera with me (I carry that everywhere I go since it’s so lightweight and you never know when you’re gonna need to take a picture) to save the day!
As my boyfriend is driving, merging on freeways, stopping at lights, and making turns, I manage to line up some of the truffles onto my cupcake carrier and take a picture for my blog. The truffles were sliding all over the place after each shot, but I did somehow get a legitimate picture. Too bad I couldn’t take a picture of how it looked inside, that would’ve made a HUGE mess inside the car. At the end of the five minutes of my truffle photoshoot/chaos, my boyfriend goes, “You’re gonna write about this [how chaotic it was for me to take the pictures] on your blog, huh?” Heck yes, I am.
These truffles were extremely delicious. Moist on the inside, and perfect to bring along. These were, by far, the biggest hit at the party… probably because there were a lot of mint chocolate lovers. I melted Wilton dark chocolate candy melts and Wilton blue candy melts for the coating.
1 pkg. Double Stuf Oreos – Cool Mint Flavor – (1 lb. , 1 oz. pkg.)
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, room temperature
chocolate bark or candy coating
- Finely crush the cookies in a food processor or a ziploc bag with a rolling pin.
- Stir in softened cream cheese. Use the back of a large spoon to help mash the two together completely.
- Roll the mixture into 1″ balls and place on wax paper covered cookie sheet.
- Place covered in freezer or refrigerator for a few minutes to help retain shape when dipping in melted chocolate.
- Melt chocolate as directed on the package and then dip balls into chocolate, tap off extra and set aside on wax paper covered cookie sheet to dry.
- Refrigerate and enjoy!
Hi Kim,
your truffles look so beautiful..Can I ask you a question? What do you mean chocolate bark? sorry I do not understand..:-)
These look great! Thanks for sharing. I may have to make them!
These look great. Impressive photography skills to capture this while in the car.
She is creative huh! Your looks so nice. Great photo too!
For a photo taken inside a turning car, you did an awesome job! And they look delicious too! I must try these truffles…everyone seems to rave about them!
Those are so amazing!!!! Great pic!!!
I made the oreo mint truffles for Christmas and they are amazing! Your photo looks great, but I really appreciated reading about how you got it. 🙂
Michelle
http://oneordinaryday.wordpress.com/
LOVE Bakerella and everything she does–these look AMAZING! Wish I could be a taste-tester for you 🙂
I can just picture these in a pretty Easter basket. Love the blue accent.
Oh, I just love how you opted for a blue chocolate to accent–green just seems so obvious. Beautiful!
I like bakerella too! And now I like her even more because of these truffles. They look so good! Love your blog too!
Oreo Balls were basically a staple for for whenever me and my friends would get together and hang out on the weekend in high school… calling them oreo truffles makes them sound so much more professional though haha
mamaella- thanks! chocolate bark is chocolate that is basically made for melting. if you cannot find it in stores, you can always use regular chocolate with a little bit of shortening mixed in. hope that helps!
sarah- you’re welcome!
risa-thanks!
rachelle- she sure is! 🙂
jessy- thanks! yes, they are great and so easy.
jennifer- thank you!
creativecarryout- thanks, and thanks for sharing your page! i always love finding new blogs.
cakespy- she really is. i don’t know how she makes everything look so gosh darn cute. and i welcome all tasters! 🙂
carolyn- they would definitely be great for easter! you could even coat them in all bright blue coating and top with white chocolate. ohh the possibilities!
aleta- thank you! yes, i thought green and brown would have looked a bit off. almost eerie.
hilary- thanks!
hanna- haha yes there’s something a bit off about oreo balls. oreo truffles it is. 🙂
Bakerella does rock. I’ve made several of her recipes all with pretty good success! Of course oreo truffles are one of those that slipped through the cracks. I need to jump on these!
~ingrid
WOW! Somehow I just found your blog and there are so many recipes I can’t wait to try!! Keep ’em coming!! 🙂
ingrid- you most definitely must try them! they’re so easy, too! 🙂
amy- thanks!
These sound easy to make and look amazing!!
How fun is this: I love Bakerella too, and after trying the oreo truffles with plain oreos once, I also got the idea to make them with mint oreos. And they were delish. Yours are much prettier than mine were.