Easter Egg Oreo Truffles
These Easter Egg Oreo Truffles are a twist on the classic Oreo truffle recipe perfect for the holiday. They're formed in an egg-shaped mold and then drizzled with a pastel candy coating and topped with Easter sprinkles. Yum!
Equipment
- Stand mixer or large bowl and hand mixer
- Silicone egg mold
- Spoons
- Microwave safe bowl for melting candy
- Piping bags or Ziploc baggies for drizzling candy
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 16 oz Oreos
- 18 oz white candy melts
- 1 cup Mix of pastel candy melts for drizzling
- Easter sprinkles
Instructions
- Add the cookies to a large ziplock bag and use a rolling pin or meat tenderizer to crush them into a crumb type texture.
- Add the cookies and cream cheese to a large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer and beat on medium until well combined.
- Add the mixture to the mold cavities, and press to form into the mold.
- Transfer to the freezer for one hour.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Unmold the cookie eggs.
- Melt the white candy in the microwave or a double boiler according to package directions.
- Dip the cookie eggs into the melted candy, set on the baking sheet. Freeze for 10 minutes to set.
- Add each of the colors of candy melts to separate piping bags or ziplock bags, and heat in 20 second intervals in the microwave, until melted; massaging the candy in the bags between heating sessions.
- Snip off the ends with scissors, and drizzle over the candy coated eggs in a back and forth motion, using two colors per egg. Top with sprinkles.
Nutrition
Calories: 301kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 3gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 187mgPotassium: 91mgFiber: 1gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 204IUCalcium: 21mgIron: 4mg
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