If you’re a fan of candy cane or anything involving mint and chocolate, you probably want to keep reading…. just sayin’.
These cute little truffle balls are a peppermint/candy cane lover’s dream dessert – they’re made with candy cane Oreos (my favorite!) coated with vanilla almond bark, topped with crushed candy canes. And let me tell you, THEY.ARE.AMAZING.
Brian came home one day from Target last month and surprised me with these. Instead of tearing them open and shoving them in my face right away, the food blogger in me racked my brain to think of something easy and delicious to make them with. And these little truffles were the first thing that came to mind.
You know you’re a food blogger when: the first thing that comes to mind when you see a food item is “what can I make with these?” And the second thing that comes to mind is “how can I style the food when I photograph it? What dishes and what props will I use?”
I don’t ever remember thinking this way about food a year ago….
- 1 package candy cane Oreos
- 6 oz low fat cream cheese
- 8 oz vanilla almond bark
- Crushed candy canes for topping, optional
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Roughly break apart the Oreo cookies and place them in the food processor. Pulse until they turn into fine crumbs.
- Place Oreo crumbs into an electric mixer bowl. Using the paddle attachment and on medium speed, add in the cream cheese and mix until everything is well mixed.
- Roll the Oreo/cream cheese mixture into balls about 1" in diameter, place on baking sheet. Repeat until you have no "dough" left.
- Place the truffle balls into the freezer. Freeze for 1-2 hours, or until hardened.
- Using a double boiler, melt the candy melts. Using two forks, dip each truffle ball into the melted candy melts, making sure it's thoroughly covered. Remove truffle ball and place on the baking sheet for candy melt to harden. Sprinkle top with crushed candy canes, if desired. Keep truffles in refrigerator until ready to serve.
- Makes about 25 truffle balls.
If you’re like me and are a lover of anything and everything that has mint chocolate in it, then stay tuned this winter season because I already have a ton of recipes lined up for you guys!
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