Hanukkah Oreo Balls: Easy No-Bake Recipe

Thinking about a sweet little treat for Hanukkah? Then you should try these easy Hanukkah Oreo Balls!

If you love Oreo truffles, you’re going to love this cute Hanukkah colors twist. And if you haven’t tried Oreo truffles before, you’re in for a treat. The first time I tried an Oreo truffle off a holiday cookie plate, I was obsessed and that was before I evend realize how easy they are to make.

It’s seriously simple – just Oreos, cream cheese, and a dip in candy coating. The fun part is dipping them and making in festive colors

They turn out so cute and are perfect if you need a simple dessert, or even a little homemade gift. Let’s make some truffles!

Ingredients

Oreo ball ingredients:

Outer coating ingredients:

Steps to make Hanukkah Oreo Ball

1. Warm cream cheese to room temperature to soften.

2. Pulverize Oreos in food processor or in a zip lock bag with a rolling pin.

3. Use a hand mixer to mix crushed Oreos, cream cheese and a pinch of salt until fully combined. Start your hand-mixer on low so the Oreo dust doesn’t fly up and gradually increase to medium speed.

4. Form dough into balls roughly the size of a cookie scoop and place on parchment lined cookie sheet.

5. Put Oreo balls in the freezer for about 10 minutes to chill before candy coating.

6. While Oreo balls chill, pour ½ cup of candy melt pieces into a microwave safe cup or small bowl. Add ½ teaspoon of oil to start.

NOTE: Getting the right consistency for the candy melts will depend on your candy melts, microwave and oil. Start slow with oil amount & cook time and check it frequently.  Adding too much oil will prevent the candy coating from firming up. 

7. Microwave the white candy melts for 30 seconds at half power. Stir and microwave again for another 30 seconds. Add a little more oil if needed. The consistency should run off the spoon like paint, not water. My microwave took 1:15 cook time to get a smooth liquid.

8. Place an Oreo ball on a fork and gently spoon the melted candy coating over until it is well coated. Allow excess coating to run off by very gently shaking the fork.

9. Return the ball to parchment and allow the coating to harden. Repeat with half of the balls, making more candy coating if needed.

10. Heat the blue candy melts following the same process. Drizzle on top of the white coated Oreo balls.

11. Once drizzle is complete, use the blue candy melt to coat the remaining uncoated balls following the same process. Reheat candy melt and/or add more melts as needed. Once the remaining balls are coated, reheat the white candy melt and use it to drizzle on the blue Oreo balls.  

12. Allow balls to set in the fridge for at least an hour. You can also freeze them for 2 months. Thaw them in the freezer so they don’t get condensation while defrosting.