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Gold and glittery New Year’s Eve oreo balls! Dipped in chocolate and white chocolate, decorated with edible gold leaf! Plus there is a star sprinkle hidden inside each!
Every year I like to share at least one super festive new year’s eve recipe!
NYE is a big deal and it deserves delicious recipes just like Christmas!
I really wish there was a few weeks between Christmas and New Year so there would be more build up and excitement for NYE like there is for Christmas! Plus, then I could share allll the gold and glittery recipes.
Edible glitter, of course!
Oreo balls are always popular – for birthdays, holidays, etc, or for any plain day of the week! Our most popular christmas recipe is an oreo ball recipe, so I figured I would give the people what they want – another oreo ball recipe!
The base of all oreo ball recipes is the same – oreos and cream cheese. But the fun comes in the decorating!
New Year’s Eve is all about gold, glitter, sparkles, and champagne. And chocolate, because chocolate is an every day thing.
I dipped these oreo balls in vanilla and chocolate almond bark. I am 100% a chocolate person – not white chocolate, sorry friends – but I wanted to offer a variety for those white chocolate liking folks.
Right after you dip the balls in the almond bark, use a tweezers to add pieces of edible gold leaf to each. I didn’t want the gold leaf to lay flat on the oreo ball, so I stacked some pieces on top of one another and adjusted certain pieces so they looked more “architectural”.
You can find edible gold leaf on amazon or certain kitchen stores will carry it. Make sure the package says it’s edible!
Once the almond bark is set, I used a clean paintbrush to add pearl dust to each oreo ball. Because there is nothing better than more sparkle :)
Tools for making oreo balls
I love using silicone mats for oreo balls because they are easy to remove. Place your oreo balls on a silicone mat to chill in the fridge before dipping. Then return the balls to the mat after you dipped them. Once the chocolate sets, they are easy to remove!
I like using the wilton melting pot because it keeps the melted chocolate at an even temperature. Plus, it’s portable so I don’t have to stand over my stove to dip the balls.
More NYE Treats
- New Years Eve White Chocolate Puppy Chow
- New Year’s Eve Pretzels
- Easy Champagne Cupcakes
- Champagne Jello Cups
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New Year’s Eve Oreo Balls
Ingredients
- 1 package oreos
- 1 package cream cheese, 8 oz, softened
- chocolate almond bark and vanilla almond bark
- [star sprinkles]
- [edible gold leaf]
- [gold pearl dust]
Instructions
- Allow the cream cheese to come to room temperature.
- Put half of the oreos in the food processor/blender and pulse until you have oreo crumbs. Add the other half of the oreos to the food processor and pulse again, until all the oreos are fine crumbs.
- Add the cream cheese to the blender, mix until will blended.
- Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat. Use a small cookie scoop to form uniform oreo balls. Place a few star sprinkles inside each oreo ball, roll it into a ball and place on the baking sheet. Refrigerate the oreo balls for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, begin to melt the chocolate and vanilla almond bark in separate small pots over low heat on the stove. Stir occasionally until completed melted.
- Remove the oreo balls from the fridge. To dip, place 1 oreo balls in the pot with melted chocolate. Use a spoon to spoon chocolate on top, if needed. To remove the oreo ball, use a fork to lift it out of the chocolate. To remove excess chocolate from the oreo ball on the fork, scrape the bottom of the fork on the edge of the pot to remove chocolate, then put the oreo ball back on the silicone baking mat.
- Use a tweezers to place edible golf leaf pieces on the freshly dipped chocolate. Make sure to add the gold leaf to the oreo ball before the chocolate sets.
- Continue this process until all the oreo balls are dipped.
- Allow them to harden at room temperature, then use a clean paint brush to add gold pearl dust to each oreo ball. Serve and enjoy.
I love this….mmmm chocolate!
I wish you a very nice 2018!
Thank you friend!
Do you use the middle cream I. The Oreos also
YEP! Cookies & cream and all!
I just made these for Christmas treats to share with friends and family. I added holiday sprinkles. This is such an easy recipe and the end result is impressive and tastes so indulgent. (Made for the December 2022 baking challenge.)
What size is the package of oreos? We have about 8 different sized packages here
I used a standard package, 14.3 oz
Hi. Not that this recipe isn’t great the way it is, but I’m always looking for variations or other flavor options when i find a great recipe like this. Could you put a chocolate chip or a rolo or m&m inside the oreo balls for an extra surprise bite?
Yes! My turtle oreo balls are the perfect surprise oreo ball: https://thefirstyearblog.com/turtle-oreo-balls/