This Valentine truffle recipe is an adorable recipe perfect for the season. Rich Oreo truffle filling is coated in pink candy and sprinkles to look like little pink chicks.
I'm always on the lookout for any opportunity to make Oreo truffles, and Valentine's Day is a perfect time! These adorable homemade chocolate truffles make great gifts or snacks for this great season. These bite sized Valentine truffle treats are so addictive and definitely worth a try.
This was inspired by my mint Oreo truffles recipe on this site, and pairs well with this amazing Oreo frappuccino recipe.
Why You Will Love this Recipe
- It's rich, sweet, and delicious.
- It's super easy to make and only uses a few ingredients.
- Chocolate is the classic Valentine's flavor!
Top Tip:
Using a fork is the best way to coat your truffles, allowing you to completely submerge them and let all the excess runoff.
Ingredients
It only takes a few simple ingredients to make this easy chocolate truffle recipe. Even edible eyes are usually in the baking section. Check out the recipe card at the end of the post for exact quantities.
Optional
Substitutions and Variations
- Golden Oreos or any other vanilla or flavored sandwich cookie.
- White Bark - Check out this information on white chocolate and substitutes. You can use chocolate chips or candy melts to dip your balls in. I recommend using Ghirardelli Melting Wafers which can be found in the baking aisle of most grocery stores or on Amazon. They melt silky smooth and are so easy to work with. If you use chocolate chips, you may need to add a teaspoon or two of oil to thin and smooth out your melted chocolate.
- Pink gel food coloring - Use your favorite color or a different seasonal color.
- Valentine sprinkles - Use seasonal sprinkles of your choice cookie crumbs, crushed peppermint, toffee bits, finely chopped candy, chopped nuts, coconut or drizzle some melted chocolate on top.
- Googly eyes - Use black icing tubes instead.
- Coconut Oil - Use vegetable oil or soft butter instead.
If you love recipes like this, you may also enjoy these cake pops, our decorated Oreo cookies, or these easy donut cake pops.
Instructions
This is a super easy recipe to make. The highlights are below, but you'll find the complete instructions in the recipe card at the end of the post.
1: Crush the Oreos into fine crumbs in a blender or food processer, then mix them with cream cheese. I recommend making your cookie crumbs in a food processor first and then adding cream cheese to it afterwards for best results or a wooden spoon works too. Just not as quickly.
2: Place scoops of the mixture on a baking sheet and then into the freezer for an hour. You must freeze the cookie mixture inside your freezer before dipping it into the chocolate or the cookie balls can fall apart during the dipping process. Then, form into balls.
3: Melt the almond bark, then stir in pink gel food coloring. If the chocolate is melted and too thick, add a bit of coconut oil. Dip the balls into the pink chocolate, then place them back on the baking sheet.
4: Decoate the Valentine's truffles while the chocolate is still wet, using sprinkles for the hair and nose and two edible eyes.
5: Chill until hardened and enjoy!
Storage
Refrigerator: Store these for up to 2 weeks in an air-tight container.
Freezer: Store the truffles in an airtight container for up to 2 months. Thaw them in the fridge for a few hours when you want to eat them.
Make Ahead: You can make the cookie mixture a day in advance. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until you’re ready to dip in chocolate.
I recommend rolling your cookie mixture into balls and freezing them until you're ready to dip in chocolate and decorate for best results.
What to Serve with Oreo Truffles
You can serve these delicious truffles with all kinds of other tasty treats for a truly sweet Valentine's Day. Check out this list of easy Valentine's Day desserts and treats and this collection of fudge recipes for some ideas.
Tips
- Your chocolate will sweat when temperature changes too quickly causing moisture to release. This is ok and may happen if chocolate covered cookie balls aren't kept somewhere between your refrigerator and room temperature.
- Use full fat cream cheese for this recipe to achieve the best results. Light just isn't as creamy and won't work as well.
- If using a double boiler keep your element on medium, water below a rolling boil and only add your top pot when your water is hot and ready. Stir chocolate constantly until smooth and shiny.
- If you heat your chocolate inside your microwave I recommend using 50 percent power so your chocolate doesn't burn at 30 second and then 15 second intervals. Stirring in between each interval.
- Avoid water getting inside your chocolate candy bowl or it will ruin the chocolate.
- You can use chocolate chips or candy melts to dip your cookie balls in. If chocolate is clumpy and won't smooth/thin out add a teaspoon or two of oil and try and dip. If that doesn't work you might have to start over using fresh chocolate.
- Use a fork or two to gently adjust each truffle around in the melted chocolate and then place on parchment paper. I have a spoon in the chocolate to help make sure each truffle is covered in chocolate, if needed.
- Allow the excess chocolate to drip down back into the bowl through the tines of the fork. Tap your hand, not the fork, on the side of your bowl to protect the truffle from damage. Add sprinkles immediately after placing on parchment covered baking sheet. Use sprinkles to hide imperfections.
FAQ
Your favorite brand of Almond Bark, Wilton or Ghiradelli now makes candy melts that are amazing.
You definitely can but your truffles will have a different texture and won't be a smooth or look as nice. Melting candy is made to create a nice coating and are the best choice.
You most definitely can. Use your favorite and you won't be disappointed.
If your candy is older, or if it’s already melted and re-hardened, it may not be able to melt. You can add a teaspoon or two of vegetable oil and stir until smooth. If that doesn't work you may need to start over with a new batch of chocolate candy.
More Valentine's Day Recipes
Valentine Truffle Recipe
Equipment
- food processor a resealable bag and rolling pin will work too
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. (15.35 oz) golden Oreos or any vanilla sandwich cookie
- 1 brick (8 oz) cream cheese softened
- 1 bag (12 oz) white almond bark
- Pink gel food coloring
- Valentine sprinkles
- 36 Googly eyes
Optional
Instructions
- Place Oreos in your blender or food processor and blend until they are fine crumbs.
- In a medium mixing bowl, beat Oreo crumbs and cream cheese together.
- Using a 1-inch scoop, place scoopfuls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Freeze truffles for 1 hour.
- You will now be able to shape them into balls.
- Melt white bark in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring often.
- When bark is completely melted, add pink gel food coloring. The exact amount will depend on the type of food coloring you are using.
- OPTIONAL: If you think the bark is a bit too thick, you can add a small amount of coconut oil to thin it.
- Using a fork, dip truffles completely into melted bark. Allow excess to run off and place them back on the parchment paper.
- Add sprinkles for hair, eyes, and a nose before bark hardens. I use a small tweezers so I can place them right where I want them.
- Chill until bark is hardened.
Notes
- Your chocolate will sweat when temperature changes too quickly causing moisture to release. This is ok and may happen if chocolate covered cookie balls aren't kept somewhere between your refrigerator and room temperature.
- Use full fat cream cheese for this recipe to achieve the best results. Light just isn't as creamy and won't work as well.
- If using a double boiler keep your element on medium, water below a rolling boil and only add your top pot when your water is hot and ready. Stir chocolate constantly until smooth and shiny.
- If you heat your chocolate inside your microwave I recommend using 50 percent power so your chocolate doesn't burn at 30 second and then 15 second intervals. Stirring in between each interval.
- Avoid water getting inside your chocolate candy bowl or it will ruin the chocolate.
- You can use chocolate chips or candy melts to dip your cookie balls in. If chocolate is clumpy and won't smooth/thin out add a teaspoon or two of oil and try and dip. If that doesn't work you might have to start over using fresh chocolate.
- Use a fork or two to gently adjust each truffle around in the melted chocolate and then place on parchment paper. I have a spoon in the chocolate to help make sure each truffle is covered in chocolate, if needed.
- Allow the excess chocolate to drip down back into the bowl through the tines of the fork. Tap your hand, not the fork, on the side of your bowl to protect the truffle from damage. Add sprinkles immediately after placing on parchment covered baking sheet. Use sprinkles to hide imperfections.
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