Gingerbread Oreo Truffles Recipes

GINGERBREAD TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Place white chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring whipping cream just to a boil. Pour over white chocolate; whisk until smooth. Stir in the cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours., Shape mixture into 3/4-in. balls. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip truffles in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper. Sprinkle with crystallized ginger. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. ,

GINGERBREAD OREO® TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Crush gingersnap cookies and sandwich cookies in a food processor. Pour into a medium bowl and mix with cream cheese.
• Form into 1-inch balls and chill until hardened, about 30 minutes.
• Melt cinnamon chips in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 15-second intervals, stirring after each interval, about 1 minute.
• Dip or roll truffles in melted chips until coated. Set on a baking sheet lined with wax paper. Place in a refrigerator for coating to harden and shell to form, about 10 minutes. Serve.

EASY GINGERBREAD TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Crush gingersnaps to a fine meal in a food processor.
• Mix cream cheese and ground ginger together in the bowl of a stand mixer. Slowly add gingersnap crumbs to cream cheese mixture until it begins to pull away from sides of bowl.
• Melt chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 15-second intervals, stirring after each melting, 1 to 3 minutes.
• Roll cream cheese mixture into teaspoon-size balls. Dip each ball in the melted chocolate, allowing excess chocolate to drip back into bowl. Arrange truffles onto waxed paper to dry.

WHITE CHOCOLATE GINGERBREAD TRUFFLES

Steps:

• In a food processor (you could try using a blender) process the cookies until they are finely crushed. Add the cream cheese and vanilla and process until the mixture comes together.
• Roll into scant tablespoon-sized balls (I use my #60 small cookie scoop to scoop and then rolled in my hands). Place the balls on a lined baking sheet and refrigerate until firm, 30 minutes (can be refrigerated, if well covered, up to several days).
• Melt the white chocolate or almond bark over low heat. Dip the gingerbread balls into the chocolate to coat. (See note above for tips on dipping in chocolate.) Place the coated truffles on a lined baking sheet. Immediately sprinkle with extra cookie crumbs before the chocolate hardens. Refrigerate to help the chocolate set. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

GINGERBREAD OREO TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Crush the Oreos into fine crumbs with a food processor or use a Ziploc bag with a rolling pin. Add the crumbs to a stand mixer with a large bowl with the softened cream cheese. Mix until incorporated. Roll the mixture into 1" balls. Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Refrigerate for about 1 hour, until firm.
• To Coat: Melt the vanilla candy melts slowly, either in the microwave or on the stovetop according to directions on package.
• Drop one or two truffles into the melted chocolate and use a fork to remove balls, letting the excess chocolate drip. Place the balls back on the waxed paper.
• Add the toppings, before the chocolate hardens.
• Store in the refrigerator.