Day 21 - Oreo Truffles

We made these truffles for the first time in May for my nephew David's pre-prom party.  Marissa and I made a bunch of desserts for the party and these were so pretty and delicious.  Marissa had the great idea of using red velvet Oreos for these today, to give them a holiday flare! They looked so festive with red inside against the white chocolate coating.   I was lucky enough to have Marissa do the work on these today since we had a busy evening meeting friends for dinner.  We made some with red velvet Oreos and some with regular Oreos. Both were delicious yet had distinctly different tastes.

Ingredients:

1 package red velvet Oreos
5 ounces of cream cheese ( recipes used anywhere from 3 to 6 ounces) for the red velvet, with the regular Oreos which is a larger package use 8 ounces of cream cheese)
1 package of white chocolate chips, melted in double boiler or microwave (use 20 second intervals stirring in between)

Grind Oreos in food processor to make crumbs.  Mix cream cheese in electric mixer until creamy.  Add Oreo crumbs and mix until combined.  Roll mixture into one inch balls.  Freeze balls for 10 minutes.  Dip in melted white chocolate and place on a tray lined with wax paper; add sprinkles and let sit until chocolate is set (refrigerator makes it set faster). Makes about 20 truffles.