Turkey Oreo Balls (No-Bake Thanksgiving Truffles)
These turkey Oreo balls (or Oreo ball turkeys, if you ask the kids) are Golden Oreos and cream cheese rolled into balls and dipped in milk chocolate. A pretzel twist makes the tail, a pretzel stick makes the neck, and candy eyes and half an M&M finish the face. The center is soft and creamy, the tail stays crisp, and nothing goes in the oven. Gobble, gobble.
Ingredients
- 1 package Golden Oreo Cookies (14 ounces)
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 12 ounces milk chocolate melting discs
- 22 pretzel twists
- 22 pretzel sticks (plus more if making a fan tail)
- 44 candy eyes
- 12 M&M's
Instructions
- Place the Oreos in a food processor, don’t separate. Pulse until you have fine crumbs. Add cream cheese and process until combined.
- Use a small ice cream scoop to form into balls and roll them with your hands to make smooth balls. Place on a rimmed cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and freeze for 15 minutes, then place in the refrigerator until ready to coat.
- Break the straight pretzels into the length you want for the necks. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and place the pretzels in a row about 2 inches apart. Melt a small amount of chocolate in the microwave on 50% power and spoon a ½ teaspoon of chocolate over the top of the pretzels forming it into an oval. Add the eyes and half of an M&M. Place in the freezer for a few minutes until set.
- Place enough chocolate in a microwave safe bowl to cover about 5 balls. Microwave on 50% power, stirring every 30 seconds until it is liquid and smooth. Place an Oreo ball on the flat part of a fork and immediately dip it into the chocolate, or you can pour the chocolate over the ball. Use a sharp knife to scoot the ball off the fork onto parchment paper. Continue with the remaining balls and then add more chocolate and continue. Keep the balls in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Before the chocolate melts, decorate the turkeys. For the tail, dip the bottom portion of a regular pretzel into chocolate and press it against the ball. Or if making a fan tail, dip the end of some straight pretzels in chocolate and push them into the back of the ball. For the head, gently push the neck into the ball.
- Place in the freezer for a few minutes until set and then store in the refrigerator. They can be frozen.
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Barbara's Notes + Tips
- Keep these refrigerated because of the cream cheese. They hold at room temperature for about a day, and they freeze for several months with a short thaw.
- If the Oreo and cream cheese mixture is too soft to roll, refrigerate it for a few minutes until it firms up.
- If the chocolate cracks, the balls were frozen too solid. Let them warm up a little before dipping.
- Use a small 2-tablespoon scoop so all 22 balls come out the same size.
Nutrition
Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 14mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 173IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg
