Description
Homemade Reeses Oreo balls combine chocolate, peanut butter, and crushed cookies into irresistible bite-sized treats. Guests will devour these no-bake desserts that blend classic American flavors in one delightful confection.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package oreos (14.3 oz / 405 g, peanut butter flavor preferred)
- 1 package cream cheese (8 oz / 226 g, softened)
- Chocolate candiquik or almond bark
- Peanut butter cups (1 per oreo ball)
- Chopped reese’s pieces
- Peanut butter candy melts
Instructions
- Crumb Preparation: Pulse Oreo cookies in a food processor, creating uniform, fine crumbs through two careful processing cycles.
- Mixture Integration: Combine cookie crumbs with softened cream cheese, using an electric mixer to blend into a seamless, homogeneous mixture.
- Ball Formation: Portion the Oreo mixture using a small scoop, strategically nestling a peanut butter cup at the center of each ball and shaping with precision.
- Initial Chilling: Refrigerate the formed balls for 20 minutes to firm their structure and optimize handling capabilities.
- Chocolate Coating: Melt chocolate candiquik or almond bark over low heat, maintaining a smooth consistency while stirring intermittently.
- Dipping Process: Submerge each chilled Oreo ball completely in melted chocolate, using a fork to ensure thorough coverage and allow excess chocolate to cascade off.
- Decorative Finishing: Embellish the chocolate-coated treats by sprinkling chopped Reese’s Pieces or drizzling melted peanut butter candy melts for enhanced visual and flavor complexity.
- Final Chilling: Return the decorated balls to the preparation surface and refrigerate until the chocolate coating solidifies completely, creating a professional-grade dessert with exquisite texture and taste.
Notes
- Prep with Care: Ensure cream cheese is at room temperature for smooth blending and easier mixing.
- Crush Cookies Strategically: Pulse Oreo cookies in two batches for consistent, fine crumbs that mix evenly.
- Chill for Success: Refrigerate formed balls for 20 minutes to firm up the mixture, making coating easier and preventing crumbling.
- Coating Technique: Use a fork when dipping in melted chocolate to achieve a clean, professional finish and allow excess chocolate to drip off smoothly.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg