Description
Red, white, and blue Oreo Balls celebrate Independence Day with a sweet American twist. These festive no-bake treats combine crushed Oreos, cream cheese, and patriotic sprinkles that you’ll love sharing at summer gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
Oreo Balls:
Main Ingredients:
- 1 pound (454 grams) Oreo Cookies
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese
Coating Ingredients:
- 12 ounces (340 grams) blue candy melts
- 12 ounces (340 grams) red candy melts
- 1/3 cup (80 milliliters) white candy melts
Decorative Ingredients:
- White star confetti sprinkles
Instructions
- Prepare two parchment-lined baking trays for Oreo ball assembly. Pulverize Oreo cookies into fine crumbs using a food processor or by crushing in a sealed bag with a rolling pin.
- In a large mixing bowl, whip softened cream cheese using a hand mixer until completely smooth and creamy.
- Incorporate Oreo crumbs into cream cheese mixture, blending thoroughly on medium speed to create a uniform consistency.
- Carefully form mixture into uniform spheres by using a cookie scoop, then gently roll between palms to achieve smooth, round shapes. Arrange balls on prepared baking sheets.
- Chill balls in refrigerator for 2 hours or freeze for 15-20 minutes to firm up the texture.
- Melt blue candy melts in a double boiler over low heat, stirring consistently until completely smooth and glossy.
- Submerge each chilled ball into melted blue coating using a fork, allowing excess to drip off. Place on tray and immediately garnish with white star confetti.
- Refrigerate blue-coated balls to set the chocolate shell.
- Repeat coating process with red candy melts, dipping remaining balls and ensuring complete coverage.
- Gently melt white melting wafers in a microwave-safe piping bag, stirring at 30-second intervals to prevent burning.
- Trim piping bag’s tip and delicately drizzle white lines across red-coated Oreo balls for decorative finish.
- Return decorated balls to refrigerator for 10 minutes to solidify coatings. Store chilled until serving time.
Notes
- Crush Oreos thoroughly to ensure a smooth, consistent texture without large cookie chunks for better binding.
- Keep cream cheese at room temperature to mix more easily and create a homogeneous mixture without lumps.
- Chill balls before coating to prevent them from falling apart during the chocolate dipping process and maintain their shape.
- Use a fork for dipping to allow excess chocolate to drip off, creating a cleaner, more professional-looking finish.
- Work quickly when adding sprinkles to ensure they stick before the candy coating hardens completely.
- For gluten-free version, substitute regular Oreos with gluten-free chocolate sandwich cookies.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days to maintain freshness and texture.
- Allow balls to sit at room temperature for 5-10 minutes before serving for optimal taste and softer texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 202
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 80 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg