You are going to love our spooky-sweet Halloween Oreo Balls. The Halloween balls are quick to prepare and use just a few simple ingredients. Yet, they look like they were made at the bakery. Halloween Truffles are a no-bake dessert made with crushed golden Oreo creamy filling, and a smooth chocolate coating come together for the easiest festive bite.
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- Why you'll love Halloween Balls
- Ingredients to Make Halloween Balls
- What you need to make Halloween Truffles
- How to Make No Bake Halloween Oreo Balls
- Make-ahead, storage, and freezer tips
- Eileen's Tips for Success
- Varitions and Decorating Tips for Halloween Oreo Balls
- Variations to make Ghosts, Mummies, Pumpkin, or Spider Truffles
- Frequently Asked Questions
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Why you'll love Halloween Balls
- No Bake & No Fuss – A simple mix and roll of a few ingredients for a great Halloween no-bake ball.
- Simple Ingredients – You probably have most of them already!
- Customize Colors – These make great Halloween truffles. They can be made for any event. Change up the food coloring.
- Kid-Friendly Recipe – A great recipe for the little ones to help with rolling out the dough and dipping. Add some sprinkles. Little hands love helping roll the dough and add sprinkles.
- Crowd Pleaser – Everyone loves these sweet treats.
Halloween is such a fun holiday for everyone. For a festive dinner on Halloween, I make my Mummy Taco Bread or Mummy Chicken Bacon Pizza. Add in some fun Halloween Eyeball Truffles, Halloween Cupcakes, or Halloween Oreo Cake Bars for the dessert table.
Ingredients to Make Halloween Balls
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- 36 golden sandwich cookies
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- neon green, food coloring, purple food coloring, orange food coloring
- 12 ounces black melting chocolate
- Halloween sprinkles
What you need to make Halloween Truffles
- Food Processor
- Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls
- Measuring Spoons and Cups
- Hand Mixer
- Parchment Paper
How to Make No Bake Halloween Oreo Balls
This is an overview of the recipe. The full instructions are below in the recipe card.
- Crush the golden sandwich cookies. Combine the crushed cookies with the cream cheese.
- Divide the dough into 3 different bowls. Add green to the first bowl, orange to the second, and purple food coloring to the third bowl.
- Mix a little of each color of dough. Roll into a ball.
- Dip the balls into melted chocolate and add the sprinkles.
Make-ahead, storage, and freezer tips
Storage: Store the Oreo balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Freezer Tips: Place the undecorated truffles on a large baking sheet. Be sure they are not touching. Place the tray in the refrigerator for about an hour to flash-freeze the truffles. The Halloween balls can then be moved to a freezer-safe bag. They will not stick together.
Freezer Friendly: Can be made ahead and frozen, undecorated, for up to 2 months. Defrost in the refrigerator before decorating.
Eileen's Tips for Success
- Use a food processor to crush Oreos and mix with cream cheese for the smoothest texture.
- No food processor, put the Oreos in a large sealable bag. Use a wooden roller or a large pan to hit the bag to crush the Oreos.
- Chill the truffle balls before dipping so they stay firm.
- If the chocolate mix is too thick, add 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil to the melting chocolate if it feels too thick.
- Use a fork or dipping tool and tap gently to remove excess coating.
- If the chocolate mixture begins to harden, microwave for 10 seconds to re-melt.
- For perfect round edges on the truffles, let the dipped truffles harden completely before moving.
- Work in small batches. Melted chocolate can seize if it gets too cool while dipping.
- Add sprinkles right after dipping, before the chocolate sets.
- Place the truffles on wax paper or parchment paper to prevent sticking.
- Avoid stacking the Halloween truffles unless you use parchment between layers to prevent smudging.
Varitions and Decorating Tips for Halloween Oreo Balls
Do you want to change up this recipe? Here are some ways to change the flavor of this dish.
- Cookies: Use regular Oreos for a chocolatey twist or any seasonal flavor
- Cream cheese: Low-fat or dairy-free cream cheese can be used instead of full-fat cream cheese.
- Black melting chocolate: Substitute dark chocolate + black gel food coloring (oil-based) or candy melts.
- Food coloring: Gel or concentrated liquid food coloring works best for bold color without thinning
- Ghoulish Theme: Use red and black for a vampire theme or neon green for slime balls
- Crunchy Additions: For added crunch, add crushed favorites like Homemade Hard Pretzel Recipe or graham crackers to the dough.
- Cake Pops: Turn into cake pop-style bites by inserting sticks before chilling
- Toppings: Drizzle with colored candy melts for extra flair (orange, purple, green)
Variations to make Ghosts, Mummies, Pumpkin, or Spider Truffles
Make a Halloween Ghost Truffle:
Dip in white chocolate, add candy eyes, and draw mouths with black icing.
Mummies Truffles
Dip the balls in melted white chocolate, let set, then drizzle more white in lines and add candy eyes.
Pumpkin Truffles
Use orange candy melts, add a green candy stem or icing swirl.
Spider Truffles
Use dark chocolate melting chocolate, attach pretzel “legs,” and top with candy eyes.
Monster Eyeballs
White chocolate melting chocolate, add candy eyes, and red gel for veins. Ghoulish Theme: Use red and black for a vampire theme or neon green for slime balls.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Halloween Oreo Balls
Equipment
Ingredients
Instructions
- In the food processor, using the S blade, finely crush 36 golden sandwich cookies.
- In a large mixing bowl, use an electric hand mixer with beaters attached, beat the crushed golden sandwich cookies and 8 ounces cream cheese (softened) until well combined.
- Separate the cookie cream cheese mixture into 3 medium-sized mixing bowls.
- Add neon green food coloring to one bowl of the cookie cream cheese mixture, purple food coloring to the second bowl, and orange food coloring to the third bowl.
- Take a little of each color cookie mixture and combine to roll into a tablespoon-size ball. Continue to do this until all the cookie cream cheese mixture is used.
- Set the balls on a parchment lined tray and chill in the freezer for 30 minutes to an hour.
- While the balls are in the freezer, melt 12 ounces black melting chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals until smooth and melted.
- Using 2 forks carefully dip each chilled cookie ball in the melting chocolate and set back on the parchment lined tray.
- Immediately top with Halloween sprinkles. Let the Halloween truffles dry completely before eating.
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Notes
- Storage Tips:
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week - Can be made ahead and frozen (before decorating) for up to 2 months — thaw in fridge before dipping.
- Avoid stacking them unless using parchment between layers to prevent the chocolate from getting messy.
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