Thursday 1 December 2011

Oreo Truffles

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As it's the 1st of December, I thought I'd start adding some more Christmas-inspired recipes to my blog (here are some of last years' recipes).

This recipe was given to me by a work colleague who generously brought some of these delicious morsels into work to help raise money for Children in Need. I'd never tried them before, but after googling, it seems that Oreo truffles are very popular, especially in the US. They're easy enough for children (or inexperienced cooks) to make, but taste quite wonderful!

These truffles would make a great dessert canape for parties (double the recipe) and I think they'd be a great Christmas gift, the only problem being is that they need to be kept refrigerated due to the mascarpone cheese in them.

Makes about 20
  • 1½ packets (200g/8oz) Oreos (or other biscuits*)
  • 100g/4oz mascarpone or other mild-tasting cream cheese
  • 150g/6oz plain, milk or white chocolate
Put the biscuits in the food processor and blend into crumbs (or put in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin).
Add the cream cheese and blend again to make a firm mixture (add a little more cheese if needed).
Refrigerate for 30-60 minutes, to allow the mixture to firm up.
Roll into small balls using your hands and then chill in the freezer for 10-15 minutes.
Melt the chocolate and dip each Oreo ball into the chocolate to cover.
Remove with a fork and drain off the excess chocolate.
Place on greaseproof paper, decorate with sprinkles if wanted and chill until set.

Will keep in the fridge for up to a week.

Alternatives: Add a few drops of flavouring essence to the biscuit mixture such as vanilla, mint, orange, coffee etc.

Oreos may not strictly vegetarian as they may contain non-vegetarian whey...try using other biscuits to make different flavoured truffles (e.g. amaretti, chocolate-chip cookies, shortbread etc) - adjust the amount of mascarpone used to make a firm mixture.

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5 comments:

  1. How strange that you posted about these. I made these the other day after never having heard of them before and finding them on another website after googling easy to make sweets. They are soooooo delicious! I need to start giving them away to remove the temptation to chuff them all!

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  2. Lol Tegan, I had the same problem...my family and I scoffed them in minutes, so next time, I'll double the recipe!

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  3. Yes! A few home-made truffles in a nice box make a great Christmas present.

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  4. Oh WOW! These look like pure indulgence, I'm definitely going to try my hand at them :)

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