Nabisco holds the trademark for the word "Oreo" and manufactures the sandwich cookies. As of 2011 2011, numerous flavors and styles of Oreo cookies are offered. Just as numerous choices line the shelves for Oreo cookies, various recipes were concocted for items called "Oreo balls." Others might not go with the name "Oreo ball," but are balls made with Oreo cookies as an ingredient. Some recipes were specifically tailored for Halloween, while others can be adapted.
Cookies 'N Cream Jack-o'-Lantern Popcorn Balls
Nabisco provides a recipe for a treat they call "Cookies 'N Cream Jack-o'-Lantern Popcorn Balls." The Oreo cookies used in the recipe are Halloween Oreo cookies. Popcorn, raisins, marshmallows and butter or margarine also made the ingredient list. According to the recipe, the balls take 20 minutes to make and require some stove top cooking. Based on the quantities in that recipe, the yield is 10 servings and each serving has 250 calories.
Festive Oreo Balls
Another style of Halloween Oreo ball starts with a basic Oreo ball recipe. A typical recipe calls for running some Oreo cookies through a food processor and then mixing with cream cheese. Using Halloween Oreo cookies brings a seasonal color palate to the treat without changing the flavor. Recipes often call for covering the balls with melted chocolate. Depending on time and creativity, icing could be used to make Jack-o-Lantern skull faces. Otherwise, a piece of candy corn or candy pumpkin will do the job.
Oreo Eye Balls
Oreo eye balls can bring a creepy atmosphere to a Halloween event. Any flavor of Oreo cookie will work for this recipe. Melt some white chocolate and cover each Oreo ball with it. Once the chocolate cools, use cake icing to create pupils on the eyeballs. Red icing can be used to create lines of blood on the eyeballs, too. Display them on a plate covered with shredded coconut dyed red.
Oreo Monsters
A classic Oreo ball recipe serves as the basis for Oreo monsters. Once the crushed cookies have been combined with cream cheese and rolled into balls, melt some white chocolate, but add food coloring to create a monster color. In fact, different batches in different colors create different monsters. Cover the balls in the colored white chocolate. Using cake icing, paint monster faces onto the treats. Display them on a platter with toy monsters and other props to create a scene.
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