Description
Irresistible Mummy Oreo Balls bring spooky sweetness to Halloween dessert tables with creamy chocolate and playful white drizzles. Ghoulish guests will devour these adorable treats that blend classic cookie flavor with festive holiday charm.
Ingredients
Scale
Chocolate Base:
- 1 14.3 ounces (406 grams) package of Oreo cookies (regular or double-stuffed)
- 8 ounces (227 grams) cream cheese (softened)
Coating:
- 16 ounces (454 grams) white chocolate or white candy melts
Decoration:
- Candy eyeballs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or almond extract (optional)
Instructions
- Pulverize Oreo cookies into ultra-fine crumbs using a food processor, ensuring a consistent texture.
- Incorporate softened cream cheese with the cookie crumbs, thoroughly blending until a uniform mixture forms.
- Shape the mixture into compact spheres approximately one inch in diameter, arranging them on a parchment-lined tray.
- Chill the formed balls in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to solidify their structure and enhance handling.
- Gently melt white chocolate or candy melts in 30-second microwave intervals, stirring between each interval to achieve a smooth, glossy consistency.
- Carefully submerge each chilled ball into the melted white chocolate, ensuring complete and even coverage.
- Return chocolate-coated balls to the parchment-lined surface, allowing excess chocolate to drip off.
- Use a piping bag or spoon to create delicate, irregular white chocolate drizzles across the surface, mimicking mummy bandages.
- While chocolate remains wet, strategically place candy eyes to give each ball a playful, character-like appearance.
- Allow the Oreo balls to rest at room temperature until the chocolate coating completely hardens and sets.
Notes
- Crush Oreos thoroughly to ensure a smooth, consistent texture without large cookie chunks.
- Chill the mixture before rolling to make ball formation easier and prevent sticking to hands.
- Use room temperature cream cheese for smoother blending and easier mixing with cookie crumbs.
- When melting white chocolate, stir frequently to prevent burning and maintain a silky consistency.
- Opt for candy melts as an alternative for easier coating and more stable final appearance.
- Create thinner chocolate drizzles by holding the spoon higher above the Oreo balls for delicate mummy wrapping effect.
- Consider using gluten-free Oreos and dairy-free cream cheese for allergy-friendly version.
- Store Oreo balls in refrigerator to maintain firmness and prevent chocolate from melting.
- For kid-friendly decorating, let children help place candy eyes for personalized mummy faces.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 171
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 95 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg