Description
Indulgent pumpkin oreo balls blend creamy pumpkin spice with classic cookie crunch for an irresistible autumn treat. Chilled and rolled in white chocolate, these bite-sized desserts offer a perfect balance of seasonal warmth and sweet satisfaction you can savor.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 pack Oreo cookies (crushed)
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese (softened)
- 1/2 cup (120 milliliters) pumpkin puree
Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Coating and Garnish:
- 2 cups (340 grams) white chocolate (for coating)
- 1/4 cup (30 grams) crushed graham crackers or Oreos (for garnish)
Instructions
- Pulverize Oreo cookies into ultra-fine crumbs using a food processor, ensuring a smooth, consistent texture.
- Combine crushed Oreos with softened cream cheese, pumpkin puree, and pumpkin pie spice in a mixing bowl, blending thoroughly until a uniform mixture forms.
- Shape the mixture into compact, uniform spheres approximately bite-sized, arranging them carefully on a parchment-covered tray.
- Chill the formed balls in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, allowing them to solidify and maintain their shape.
- Gently melt white chocolate using a double boiler or microwave, ensuring a smooth, glossy consistency.
- Carefully immerse each chilled ball into the melted white chocolate, rotating to achieve complete, even coverage.
- Return chocolate-coated balls to the parchment-lined tray, immediately sprinkling with crushed graham crackers or Oreo crumbs for added texture and visual appeal.
- Allow chocolate coating to set completely at room temperature or briefly in the refrigerator, creating a crisp exterior shell.
Notes
- Ensure Oreo cookies are finely crushed to create a smooth, consistent texture for the balls.
- Use room temperature cream cheese to prevent lumps and achieve a creamy mixture.
- Drain excess moisture from pumpkin puree to keep the mixture from becoming too wet and difficult to shape.
- Chill the mixture before rolling helps maintain the ball’s shape and makes handling easier.
- Keep the white chocolate at a consistent melting temperature to prevent seizing or clumping during coating.
- For a gluten-free version, substitute regular Oreos with gluten-free cookie alternatives.
- Add a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice on top for extra flavor and visual appeal.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days to maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 55 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg