Peppermint Oreo Truffles have a rich, creamy, mint chocolate filling covered in a white chocolate hard coating that is topped with little bits of crunchy peppermint.
The combination of chocolate and peppermint are particularly wonderful at Christmas.
Make these delicious peppermint Oreo truffles for a dessert or as a gift for friends and loved ones!
What ingredients do you need?
To make these sweet, decadent white chocolate peppermint Oreo truffles, you need the following ingredients:
- 16 oz package regular Oreo cookies
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 8 oz melting white chocolate candy coat or almond bark
- ¼ cup crushed peppermint Starlights or peppermint candy canes
Watch video on how to make it
Steps to make peppermint Oreo truffles
Making these peppermint Oreo truffles is fun and easy. Follow these simple steps.
- Crush Oreo cookies into fine crumbs using a food processor or blender. (photo 1)
- Mix in cream cheese and peppermint extract until completely blended. (photo 2)
- Refrigerate until firm (1 hour or more).
- Roll Oreo mixture into 1 inch round balls. (photo 3)
- In a heatproof medium glass or metal bowl, add white chocolate candy coat. Place bowl over a small saucepan with 1 inch of water. Cook on low heat stirring occasionally until the white chocolate is completely melted. (photo 4)
- Dip Oreo balls into melted white chocolate. Place on wax paper. (photo 5)
- Sprinkle tiny bits of crushed peppermints Starlights or crushed candy canes. (photo 6)
- Refrigerate until white chocolate coating is hard (about 1 hour).
Note: Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Tip
After several Oreo balls are rolled into the melted white chocolate, little bits of Oreo chocolate will mix in the white chocolate.
Therefore you might see a little bit of the chocolate specks in the coating when it hardens. This does not personally bother me.
Tip: However, if you are worried about the chocolate specks, melt the white chocolate in smaller batches. Then coat the balls a little at a time to prevent this from happening.
Can you freeze them?
You can freeze the peppermint Oreo truffles in an airtight container or freezer Ziploc bag for up to 3 months.
Like this recipe? Try some of these easy no-bake desserts:
- Peanut Butter Bon Bons
- Candy Bar Cream Cheese Fruit Dip
- Bourbon Brown Sugar Fudge
- Crockpot Candy-Chocolate Peanut Clusters
- Haystacks
- Chocolate Eclair Cake
Please leave me a comment below if you make these truffles and tell me what you thought about it. I would love to hear back, and so would my readers.
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Recipe
Peppermint Oreo Truffles
Equipment
- food processor or blender
Ingredients
- 16 ounces Oreo cookies
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 8 ounces melting white chocolate candy coat or almond bark
- ¼ cup crushed Starlights or peppermint candy canes
Instructions
- In a food processor or blender, crush 16 ounces Oreo cookies into fine crumbs.
- Mix in 8oz cream cheese and 1 teaspoon peppermint extract until completely blended.
- Refrigerate until firm (1 hour or more).
- Roll Oreo mixture into 1 inch round balls.
- In a heatproof medium glass or metal bowl, add 8 ounces white chocolate candy coat. Place bowl over a small saucepan with 1 inch of water. Cook on low heat stirring occasionally until the white chocolate is completely melted.
- Dip Oreo balls into melted white chocolate. Place on wax paper.
- Sprinkle tiny bits of ¼ cup crushed peppermints Starlights or crushed candy canes.
- Refrigerate until white chocolate coating is hard (about 1 hour).
