I decided to make three different kinds of truffles: oreo truffles, chocolate cake balls, and red velvet cake balls.
I will start with the...
I can't for the life of me find where I originally found the recipe for these, so I can't really give credit where credit is due, I guess. But I'm going to share the recipe anyway. These are to-die-for, but I'm pretty sure just looking at them will make you gain a pound or two.
Ingredients:
1 package Oreo cookies
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese
2 (8 oz) packages semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
Directions:
1. Crush up the Oreos. Then mix them together with the cream cheese in a medium bowl until well blended. Roll the mixture into balls about 1-inch in diameter.
2. Heat the chocolate baking squares until melted and smooth.
3. Dip the balls into the chocolate. This is the hard part. I think I have yet to find a great technique for this, but the best thing I've found is to drop the ball into the chocolate, roll it around, scoop it up with a fork, and lightly tap your wrist so the excess chocolate drips back into the bowl. (This is definitely the most difficult, time-consuming and frustrating step!)
4. Set the truffles on wax paper until cool, then refrigerate until firm.
5. Decorate to your hearts content!! This is by far my favorite step.
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As I said, the other two kinds of truffles we made were cake balls - red velvet and chocolate. These were delicious! But they didn't set up quite as well as the oreo truffles, and were much harder to work with.
I found the recipe on Bakerella's website, so instead of typing out the recipe, here is a link to the page.
I found the recipe on Bakerella's website, so instead of typing out the recipe, here is a link to the page.
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Semi-Homemade Chicken Pot Pie
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Christmas Treats
Buffalo Chicken Dip
Chicken Stir Fry
Bacon Alfredo Casserole
Parsley Potatoes
Semi-Homemade Chicken Pot Pie
Southwestern Chili
Easy Lemon Pie
Pork Tenderloin
Potato Soup
Shamrock Cupcakes
Saucy Mexican Chicken
Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Cookies
Rachel Ray's Pretzel-Crusted Chicken
Deviled Eggs
Oh, my goodness. Can I come over? I think that oreo truffles are amazing!!!! I would like to try my hand at making the cake balls again, it has been a long time.
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