Oreo Mint Chocolate Truffles
The ultimate sweet treat that combines creamy and crumbly textures with a refreshing minty flavor. These Oreo Mint Chocolate Truffles are perfect for any occasion, satisfying your sweet tooth and impressing your guests. Easy to make and deliciously rich, you’ll want to whip up a batch tonight!
Equipment
- Wooden Spoon
- Food Processor
- Mixing Bowl
- Frying Pan
Ingredients
- 36 cookies Oreo cookies
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 2.5 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 8 teaspoons coconut oil divided
- 1 teaspoon mint extract can also use peppermint extract
- 0.5 cup white chocolate chips can also use green candy melts
- 6 drops green food coloring
- Optional: green and brown jimmie sprinkles
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place cookies in a food processor and process until cookies are fine crumbs.
- Add cream cheese to the cookie crumbs. Mix with a silicone spatula until a dough forms.
- Roll the dough into balls, about one tablespoon per truffle.
- Freeze the truffles for at least 15 minutes.
- Place the semi-sweet chocolate chips and 6 teaspoons of coconut oil into a heatproof bowl. Microwave for a minute at half power, then stir.
- Continue heating the chocolate in thirty-second increments until it is smooth.
- Add the mint extract and stir.
- Place truffle balls into melted chocolate one at a time. Use a fork so excess chocolate can drip off.
- Add the white chocolate chips and 2 teaspoons of coconut oil each to their own heatproof bowl. Microwave for a minute at half power.
- Continue heating the white chocolate and coconut oil each in their own bowls in thirty-second increments until smooth.
- Add 6 drops of green food coloring to the melted coconut oil and mix well.
- Pour the coconut oil into the melted white chocolate and mix.
- Pour green chocolate in a zip-top bag. Snip the corner of the bag with scissors, then drizzle green-colored chocolate over truffle balls.
- Place the pan in the freezer for 15 minutes to fully harden the chocolate.
Notes
- Tip 1: 14.3 ounce package of Oreo cookies has about 36 cookies.
- Tip 2: You can also use another brand of crunchy sandwich cookies as long as they are chocolate mint.
- Tip 3: If you don’t have a food processor, you can place the cookies in a gallon size strong zip-top bag. Use a rolling pin or even a full canned good to crush the cookies into crumbs inside the bag.
- Tip 4: If you don’t have an electric mixer you can mix them together by hand but it may take a little longer and the cream cheese needs to be well softened.
- Tip 5: If the chocolate is too thick, you can stir in a little oil to thin it out.