Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Nutella Oreo Truffles

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Having made homemade nutella the day before, I was then presented with the dilemma of what to do with all that nutella.  Make truffles of course!  I had some fantastic oreo truffles at a family get together on fourth of July, and thought that those may be something that could work with the nutella instead of cream cheese (we don't eat a lot of cheese products or dairy products in our house for the most part).  So I said what the heck, and went to work.

These did not come out as moist as the ones with cream cheese, they were more cake-like than truffle like.  I think that can be remedied by adding more nutella (my homemade nutella was not as thin in consistency as store bought, so if you use store bought, that may help negate having to add extra).  Moist or cakey, they were still tasty!  Not too strong on the hazelnut flavor, but if you were real adventurous you could stick a whole toasted hazelnut in the center.

Here is the recipe, adjust the amounts to suit your desired consistency.

Recipe:

Makes approximately 49 truffles

11 oz homemade nutella spread or store bought (adjust amount for desired consistency)
1 15 oz package oreo cookies
14 oz semi sweet-chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, or dark chocolate chips (I used semi-sweet)

Directions:

  1. In a food processor, process the oreo cookies in to a fine crumb.
  2. Add in the nutella and process until the mix comes together.
  3. Using a 2 tsp cookie scoop, scoop out the mix (make sure to press it into the scoop well), release the mix into your hand and compress and roll into a ball.  Place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
  4. Once all the mix is rolled out, melt the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second intervals until melted.
  5. Using two forks, roll each ball in the chocolate, remove excess, place back on lined cookie sheet.  
  6. When finished, sprinkle some crushed oreos over the top if desired.
  7. Place in fridge to set.  Store in fridge.

Nutrition (as written):

Calories: 106 cal
Fat: 6 g
Carbs: 14 g
Protein: 1 g
Fiber: 1 g


12 comments:

  1. Oh, this looks divine! Thank you for sharing. Visiting from Six Sisters'. Would love it if you would share this at my Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2012/07/make-it-pretty-monday-week-8.html Hope to see you at the bash! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse

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  2. i'm not sure if you had me at 'oreo' or 'nutella' nut i know if you're putting them in a truffle, you have me! lol! i'm pining these now! stopping by from marvelous monday - hope you'll come visit me at jugglingactmama.blogspot.com

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  3. Yum - these look delicious! Anything with Nutella is amazing :)

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  4. Ooh what a great combo nutella and oreo! Thanks for sharing at Foodie Friends Friday!

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  5. Thank you for sharing this at my Make it Pretty Monday party a The Dedicated House. Hope to see your prettiness again on Monday. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse

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  6. I need to try these! My daughter loves Nutella and I just went to your homemade Nutella recipes as well! They both look really good! Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday! Please come to MY blog tomorrow to get your HOST FAVORITE badge! www.wifeofthecolonel.blogspot.com

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  7. I never would have thought to use the Nutella in place of the cream cheese. You are amazing!

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  8. You had me at Oreo and then you used Nutella in place of cream cheese...oh goodness! This sounds incredible!!! I would be afraid of eating the entire batch!

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  9. These look delightful!! Thanks for linking up to Tasty Thursdays at The Mandatory Mooch. Hope you will link up again this week. The party will be live tonight. www.mandatorymooch.blogspot.com

    Thanks, Nichi

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  10. YUM! I wanted to make my last batch Nutella but I forgot the Nutella until after they were done! Another tip is to freeze the balls before dipping them so they keep their shape.

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  11. These look so good, and it's great that you put the calorie count at the end of the recipe. Thank you so much for sharing with Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party last week. This weeks Link Party is opened at http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/08/tangerine-toner-and-wednesdays-adorned.html
    Hope to see you there. It is open until Sunday night.
    Debi @ Adorned From Above

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