Creamy, mousse-like, bright red centers packed with Oreo cookies coated in green candy! Grinch Oreo Balls are an adorable no bake treat inspired by the movie and perfect for Christmas and the Holidays!
Why Your Holidays Need This Candy Recipe
- Colorful & Festive – Bright red centers and pretty green exteriors make Christmas extra bright!
- Deliciously packed with Oreo cookies held together with tangy cream cheese and covered in sweet candy coating!
- Great Homemade Candy recipe that kids and adults will love, like: Christmas crack, candy cane hearts, and double chocolate peppermint bark.
Grinch Oreo Balls
Be it ever so yummy, there’s no recipe like Grinch Oreo Balls! You’re gonna love today’s festive and fun no bake dessert recipe. With creamy cream cheese and Oreo-infused centers that are delightfully red, and a brightly green candy coating, these Oreo Grinch Balls are a super cute hit for holiday gatherings and Christmas parties, along with Christmas puppy chow!
When Erik and I made these The Grinch movie-inspired truffles, we could not stop gawking at how colorful and adorable they were. Even better? They’re actually fun to make and taste like your favorite cookie wrapped in white chocolate, like Oreo Fluff. Yum!
Grinch Oreo Balls Ingredients
- Golden Oreos + red food coloring – since it’s so hard to find red velvet Oreos (who knows when they’ll be back), we’re making them ourselves!
- Cream cheese – make sure to use brick-style
- Light green candy melts – make sure to get “light green” or these Oreo holiday balls will be too dark
- Red heart sprinkles – the cutest little sprinkles that make this candy truffles recipe!
How to Make Grinch Oreo Balls
We have a more detailed recipe in the Recipe Card at the bottom of the post, but here’s a quick overview of how to make Grinch Oreo Balls!
- Make the truffle “dough”: Blend Oreos and red food coloring in a food processor into a red mixture. Using a hand mixer, whip cream cream until softened. Blend in Oreo cookies to form a dough.
- Scoop into balls: Use a cookie scoop to scoop Oreo dough into balls. Roll in hands until smooth. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Coat balls: Melt green candy melts and dip Oreo balls, placing on a lined baking pan.
- Drizzle & sprinkle: Drizzle candy melts over Grinch Oreo truffles. Press a red heart sprinkle onto each truffle. Chill in fridge until firm. Enjoy the yummiest Grinch Oreo Balls recipe!
Grinch Oreo Truffles Tips
- Can’t find red velvet Oreos? Simply add red food coloring to golden Oreos. You can also use natural food coloring, but the color will be lighter.
- If you want the Grinch Oreo balls to be less mousse-like, blend the Oreos less initially. Adding the red dye takes many rounds and produces soft centers (which we love.)
- For even-sized balls, use this cookie scoop. It also speeds things up!
- To quickly soften cream cheese to room temperature: remove foil wrapper and heat for 10 seconds in the microwave.
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Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside. Clear space in the refrigerator for this sheet, you’ll need it later.
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Add Oreos to a food processor. Blend until evenly crushed into crumbs, with no whole pieces remaining. Add drops of red food coloring and blend. Add drops until you get the desired color.
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Add cream cheese to a large bowl. Using a hand mixer, blend until smooth. Add crushed Oreos and beat until well mixed. Switch to stirring with a rubber spatula—fold into a cohesive dough.
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Using a 1-tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop and drop balls of “dough” onto the sheet. Roll balls into smooth spheres in your hands. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, until soft but firm.
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Add candy melts to a microwave-safe bowl.2 Heat in 20-second increments, stirring in between, until smooth.
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Dip Oreo balls in candy melts to coat, dripping off excess. Place onto prepared baking sheet. After balls are dipped, melt 1/3 cup candy melts and transfer to a zip bag with the end snipped off. Drizzle over Grinch Oreo balls. Place heart sprinkle onto center of truffle.
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Allow to set for 1 hour in the refrigerator. Enjoy!
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- 1: If you can find them, use one (13 ounce) package red velvet Oreo cookies and skip the food coloring.
- 2: You can also use a double boiler to melt the candy.
- Storing Instructions: Store Grinch Oreo Balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks.
- Freezing Instructions: Store truffles in a freezer-friendly container in the freezer for 1-3 months.
