Name: Strawberry Shortcake Oreo Balls
Prep time: 15 min
Ingredients: 36 Golden Oreo Cookies (finely crushed (15.25 oz pkg.)); 8 oz. brick cream cheese (softened); 1 lb. almond bark (Candi-Quik, melted (I used vanilla almond bark but you could use milk chocolate or semi-sweet instead)); 1-2 oz freeze dried strawberries (finely crushed)

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Strawberry Shortcake Oreo Balls are made in just a few minutes with dried strawberries and Golden Oreo cookies! These delicious no-bake treats are made with just 4 ingredients!

What are Strawberry Shortcake Oreo Balls?

Strawberry Shortcake Oreo Balls are a fun twist on a classic favorite. These fun bite-sized treats are made with crushed Golden Oreo cookies and freeze dried strawberries that are mixed with cream cheese. The oreo balls are dipped in a delicious white chocolate coating. So much easier to make than traditional strawberry shortcake and a fun variation on our regular oreo ball recipe.

Strawberry Shortcake Oreo Balls are made in just a few minutes with dried strawberries and Golden Oreo cookies! These delicious no-bake treats are made with just 4 ingredients!

How do you make Oreo Balls?

Regular Oreo Balls are made with cream cheese, Oreo cookies and some type of chocolate coating. Only a few ingredients for an amazing bite sized, no-bake dessert! All you have to do is crush up the Oreo cookies and mix them with the cream cheese and then shape the mixture into balls. Freeze the balls for about 20 minutes and then dip them in melted chocolate. For this recipe, I chose to use vanilla almond bark because it gives the oreo balls more of a strawberry shortcake flavor, but I’m sure they would be delicious with regular chocolate too!

Oreo balls made with golden oreos and freeze dried strawberries

What chocolate is best for dipping?

When making candy like this I really find that almond bark or Candiquik works so easily. However, you can use chocolate chips or white chocolate chips instead. I find it works best when you add a small amount (about 1/2 tsp) of shortening or coconut oil to the chocolate chips when you melt them in the microwave.

How do you melt chocolate in the microwave?

Melting chocolate in the microwave is easy if you go slowly. Always use a glass or ceramic bowl and chocolate that’s not old. To melt 1 cup of chocolate chips I’d begin with 1 minute in the microwave. After the 1 minute, let chocolate sit for 2-3 minutes. Then, gently stir and see if chocolate begins to melt smooth. If it’s still really solid, add 20 seconds in the microwave, then let it sit again. Often chocolate looks like it’s not melted when it really is, and you don’t know for sure until you gently stir it. If your chocolate melts but it’s too thick to work with, try adding 1/2 teaspoon of coconut oil or shortening, then letting it melt and stirring it in.

What are the ingredients in Strawberry Shortcake Oreo Balls?

Golden Oreo Cookies, finely crushed
cream cheese, softened
almond bark (Candi-Quik), melted (I used vanilla almond bark but you could use milk chocolate or semi-sweet instead)
freeze dried strawberries, finely crushed

How to make Strawberry Shortcake Oreo Balls

MAKE THE OREO BALLS

Crush the Golden Oreo cookies. I used a blender, but you can use a small food processor, or you can place the cookies in a sealed plastic bag and smash them with a meat mallet! I found that the blender worked best when I did half the cookies at a time, rather than trying to crush all 36 at once. Use a fork to stir the mixture up between blends to get the finest consistency.

Mix the crumbs with the cream cheese until well blended.

Crush the freeze dried strawberries. I used a blender to make fine crumbs but you could chop them into small pieces if you want larger pieces of them in your Oreo balls. Add the strawberries to the cookie mixture and mix well.

Use a cookie scoop to measure out about 1.5 TBSP of the cookie mixture and roll each scoop into a ball. Place Oreo balls on a parchment or wax paper lined cookie sheet.

*Freeze the balls for about 20-30 minutes before dipping.

DIP THE OREO BALLS

Melt the candy coating or melting chocolate in the microwave for about 1 minute 20 seconds. Stir gently until smooth, returning to the microwave in 15 second increments, if needed.

Dip each ball in the chocolate and place back on lined pan.

DECORATE THE OREO BALLS

For the drizzle on top: Add a few drops of pink or red food coloring to the leftover melted white chocolate – there should be some left over after dipping all of the balls. Spoon the colored chocolate into a plastic ziplock bag and snip a tiny corner of the bag and drizzle it onto each Oreo ball. Remove cream filling from reserved Oreo cookie.Place cookies in a bag and smash. Sprinkle each Oreo Ball with cookie crumbs.

Once the chocolate coating and drizzle have set (only takes a few minutes), I take a sharp knife and cut off the excess chocolate that has pooled around the bottom of the oreo balls. So don’t worry if your drizzle is all over the pan – you can just cut any excess off and your oreo balls will look amazing!

*Don’t skip this step! The balls need to be chilled before you dip them in the melted chocolate. If they aren’t chilled, you will end up with a lot of crumbs in your melting chocolate and they won’t look quite as pretty! You’re welcome to divide the directions into 2 parts and make the oreo balls the day or night before, then dip them in chocolate the next day.