Melted Snowmen Oreo Balls
Melted Snowmen Oreo Balls are festive and a great addition to any holiday party. I guarantee they’ll be the first to go. Most people know these as chocolate Oreo Truffles but whatever you call them, these Melted Snowmen Oreos Balls are a Christmas dessert recipe that is always a hit.
MELTED SNOWMEN OREO BALLS
Oreo truffles are one of my all time favorite desserts. I can pop about 20 and then start to feel guilty.
I always bring them to parties because people just can’t get enough. Nabisco asked me to make their holiday version of these and these melted snowmen Oreo balls couldn’t get any cuter.
Start by making your Oreo truffles. Mix the cream cheese and crushed Oreos and form them into balls. Place them in the freezer to get hard. You can do this step way ahead to save time.
Once they’re frozen, dip them in your melted candy coating. In the past I’ve dipped mine in milk chocolate so I didn’t have to mess with getting any of the Oreo in the white coating.
But for these snowman we obviously want to use a white coating like Candiquik or almond bark. Melt it in batches so you don’t leave the trail of Oreos in the coating after a lot of dipping. 
Usually with Oreo truffles you have to dip them and then shake off the excess coating to get a nice round ball. The great thing about these is you don’t have to worry about that.
Once you’ve dipped them let the coating pool at the bottom to give you the melting snowman effect. These mini Oreos work perfectly for the snowman’s hat. 
You can decorate the faces with frosting or even use sprinkles for the eyes and nose. I used the frosting in the tubes in the baking aisle.
Just make sure after you decorate them, stick them in the fridge so the faces can harden. These take a little time but my kids loved them!
OTHER CHRISTMAS RECIPES:
- Grinch Heart Cookies
- Christmas Tree “Cheese” Ball
- Soft Eggnog Cookies
- Peppermint Eggnog Punch
- Eggnog Gingerbread Trifle
- Cranberry and Feta Pinwheels
- North Pole Cupcakes
- Eggnog Eclair Cake
- Santa Claus Cookies
Melting Snowman Oreo Balls
These Melted Snowmen Oreo Balls are festive and a great addition to any holiday party. I guarantee they'll be the first to go.
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 36 OREO Cookies (regular size), finely crushed
- 16 oz vanilla candy coating , melted (like Candiquick or almond bark)
- 48 Mini OREO Bite Size Cookies
- decorations: decorating icing or gel; multi-colored sprinkles
Instructions
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Mix cream cheese and cookie crumbs until well blended. I like to crush the Oreos in a food processor and then add the cream cheese and process it together. It can also be done by hand though.
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Shape into 48 (1-inch) balls; place in single layer in shallow pan. Some readers have stuck toothpicks in the top before freezing for easier dipping later. Freeze for at least 20 minutes. They can be frozen for longer. Dip balls in melted coating (see note); I do this by using a fork and tapping the fork on the bowl of my candy coating to remove some of the extra coating. If you used the toothpick option dip balls and then gently remove the toothpick and fill in the hole with melted candy coating. Place in shallow waxed paper-lined pan, allowing excess coating to pool at bottom of each ball.
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Chill balls until coating is set.
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Decorate with remaining ingredients as shown in photo. You can use the candy coating to adhere the hat to the head. Place in the fridge immediately to set up the decorations.
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Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Keep refrigerated.
Recipe Notes
I have used almond bark before to dip these but found that the candy wafers work better. Sometimes when you dip the balls the Oreos can leave some crumbs in the coating but the wafers tend to do this way less.
I like to divide my coating into half or fourths so that if for some reason dark oreo bits get in one bowl you have others as back up. You can even dip them twice. Once in a layer and if it has oreo bits, oh well. The second time dip them in a fresh melting coating bowl and then there are no crumbs to worry about. I only had to dip these once but in the past I've had oreo bits sneak in my white coating
Source: http://www.snackworks.com/recipe/melting-snowmen-cookie-balls-128120.aspx
Making these a few days ahead of time. Do they need to remain refrigerated once they are finished?
I refrigerate them
Do these have to stay refrigerated?
They should yes
Mine didn’t come out looking like yours. I made a half-batch of these, using generic vanilla (yellow colored) cookies, 1/2 package, and a half block (4 oz) of Neufchetel Cheese, the 1/3 less fat cream cheese. I also put a teaspoon of peppermint flavoring in there. I didn’t seem to get a nice layer of chocolate, so I drizzled additional chocolate over the top. It hardened before it could run down the sides, so it looks like they have hair. I colored some of them with colored frosting to make it look more like hair. Mine are HILARIOUS looking. I’m sure they will be well received.
Oh my gosh I wish I could see
How long do these last?  I’d like to make a couple of days in advance of a party. TIA.Â
They don’t last long if they are in my fridge. Yes they are that tasty!
Can you use white chocolate as the outside??Â
Yes, it just doesn’t melt as well. I would add oil or butter to thin out the white chocolate.
can you use golden oreo’s intead of the chocolate ones ?
Yes! That would be great.
SIMPLY ADORABLE, BUT – ANY CHANCE THERE IS A GOOD SUB FOR THE
CREAMCHEESE??????????????? MAKING FOR BROTHER THAT REALLY
DOESN’T LIKE CREAMCHEESE…………………………IDEAS????????????????
THANKS
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I going to try this with a little vanilla pudding to hold them together, or cool whip or both lol. My boys wont do cream cheese either
Cream cheese makes me. I promise they won’t know it’s in there.
You don’t taste the cream cheese
Can we use graham crackers instead of oreos?
Yes. Different result but you could.