Description
Irresistible pumpkin oreo balls bring autumn’s warmth to classic dessert lovers, combining creamy pumpkin spice with chocolate cookie crunch. Chilled and rolled in white chocolate, these bite-sized treats promise pure seasonal indulgence you can enjoy with friends.
Ingredients
Scale
Pumpkin Pies
- 36 Oreo cookies
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
Coating
- 12 ounces (340 grams) orange candy melts
Garnish
- Small pretzel sticks
- Green leaf icing decorations
Instructions
- Pulverize Oreo cookies into fine, uniform crumbs using a food processor, ensuring no large chunks remain.
- Transfer cookie crumbs to a mixing bowl and incorporate softened cream cheese, blending until the mixture achieves a consistent, smooth texture without any visible cream cheese streaks.
- Carefully form the mixture into compact, uniform spheres approximately one inch in diameter, positioning each ball onto a parchment-lined baking sheet with precise spacing.
- Chill the formed balls in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to firm up their structure and make them easier to handle.
- Utilizing a toothpick, delicately etch vertical lines around each chilled ball to mimic a pumpkin’s natural segmentation, creating a realistic textural appearance.
- Return the scored balls to the refrigerator for an additional 10 minutes to solidify the surface and maintain their shape during coating.
- Gently melt orange candy wafers using a microwave or double boiler method, stirring periodically to achieve a smooth, uniform consistency without overheating.
- Carefully submerge each chilled ball into the melted orange coating, allowing excess to drip off, then place back onto the parchment-lined sheet.
- While the coating is still wet, insert a small pretzel stick at the top to represent the pumpkin stem and pipe a delicate green icing leaf for additional decorative detail.
- Refrigerate the decorated balls until the candy coating completely sets and hardens, creating a glossy, professional finish.
Notes
- Crush Oreos thoroughly to ensure a smooth, uniform texture that helps bind the mixture perfectly.
- Use room temperature cream cheese for easier mixing and a creamier consistency without lumps.
- Chill balls before scoring to maintain their shape and make creating pumpkin lines easier.
- Melt candy wafers slowly and carefully to prevent burning or seizing, which can ruin the coating.
- Keep hands slightly damp when rolling balls to prevent sticky mixture from clinging to fingers.
- Drain excess candy coating by gently tapping the dipped ball on the bowl’s edge for a clean, professional finish.
- Store in refrigerator for up to 5 days in an airtight container to maintain freshness and texture.
- Experiment with different Oreo flavors like golden or chocolate for unique taste variations.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Rolling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg