Pumpkin Oreo Balls

Pumpkin Oreo balls are the cutest little chocolaty dessert! Perfect for fall parties, Thanksgiving or even Halloween, your family will love these sweet treats that are so fun and only need five ingredients!

 

Why We Love Pumpkin Oreo Balls

• Simply Adorable – These little pumpkins look simply adorable on a platter!
• Fun For Thanksgiving or Halloween – These little chocolate truffles are perfect for a sweet dessert recipe for Thanksgiving and look so cute on the table. You can also use them for Halloween, or any time in the fall!
• Easy To Make – Oreo Balls only need a few simple ingredients. This means you can spend your time decorating the pumpkin desserts which is the most fun part!

Ingredients For Pumpkin Oreo Balls

• cream cheese softened to room temperature
• Oreo cookies – or similar chocolate sandwich cookie. Pumpkin spice flavored Oreos can also be used
• orange candy melts
• pretzel sticks
• Watermelon Airheads for leaves, a green frosting or green candy melts can also be used

How To Make Pumpkin Oreo Balls

1. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Place cookies in food processor and mix until cookies turn into fine crumbs. See notes at the bottom of the page if you don’t have a food processor.

3. Place the Oreo cookies in a large bowl. Add the cream cheese and mix together with a silicone spatula until well mixed. Do not mix the mixture in the food processor as the cream cheese mixture can become too liquidy.

4. Roll the dough into one tablespoon balls. Using a small cookie scoop can help to make them even in size. Place truffles onto the prepared baking sheet, and freeze in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.

5. Use a toothpick to create indentations into the truffles to make a pumpkin shape. Place the pan of truffles in the freezer for another 10 minutes.

6. Use clean kitchen scissors to cut small leaves from the Airhead candies.
7. In a heatproof bowl melt, the orange candy melts at half power in the microwave, stirring about every minute until a smooth orange chocolate sauce forms. The package will also have melting directions.
8. Remove the truffles from the freezer. Place the truffle balls into orange candy melt chocolate one at a time to coat, using a fork so excess chocolate can drip off. Place each truffle on parchment paper so they are not touching each other.
9. Press half of a pretzel stick into the top center of each truffle to create a pumpkin “stem.” Press a leaf into the top of each stem. If the leaf isn’t sticking, use a toothpick and a little melted chocolate to help stick the leaf onto the pumpkin.

10. Return the pumpkins to the refrigerator for at least another 15 minutes to finish setting. Then serve when ready and enjoy!

Can I Make These Pumpkin Oreo Balls Into Jack O’Lanterns?

You totally can make these pumpkin Oreo balls into Jack O’Lanterns! I recommend either using black melting wafers to melting down a dark chocolate like we did the orange candy melts. Then put the melted chocolate in a strong zip-top bag. Ypu can then snip the tiniest piece off the corner of the bag and use the melted chocolate to draw faces on the pumpkins.

You could also use a toothpick dipped in melted chocolate over and over again to draw.

How Long Will Oreo Balls Last?

Expect these pumpkin Oreo balls to last about 5-6 days when stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. These Oreo balls must be stored in the refrigerator because of the cream cheese.

Normally Oreo balls can be frozen just fine, but the pretzels in these pumpkin Oreo balls don’t freeze quite as well and will get soggy when defrosted. If you make the Oreo balls with something else for the stem, like a tiny piece of chocolate, then they would freeze a little easier.