Christmas Cake Pops (Crazy Easy)
User Reviews
4.6
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Prep Time
50 mins
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Total Time
50 mins
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Servings
40 Servings
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Calories
62 kcal
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Course
Dessert, Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Christmas Cake Pops (Crazy Easy)
Description
This dessert begins by pulsing Oreo cookies with softened cream cheese to form a creamy, cookie-flavored mixture. Chilling it in the freezer firms the mixture for easier shaping. Using an ice cream scoop, balls are formed and frozen again briefly to hold their shape. Sticks dipped in melted white chocolate are inserted to secure handles.
The white baking chocolate is melted and tinted green with food coloring, creating a festive coating. Each cake ball is dipped in this chocolaty coating and garnished with decorative sprinkles before setting upright to dry. The refrigerated cake pops maintain their shape and texture until served.
These cake pops use simple ingredients and straightforward steps that do not require baking, making them accessible for holiday treats. The mint-flavored Oreos combined with cream cheese provide a smooth, sweet center contrasting with the crisp chocolate shell. The decoration adds a festive touch suitable for Christmas celebrations.
Ingredients
- 6 oz cream cheese softened at room temperature
- 15 oz Oreo cookies Cool Mint flavor
- 12 oz white baking chocolate
- 6 drop green food coloring
- 2 tbsp decorative sprinkles
Instructions
- In a food processor, combine the Oreo cookies with the softened cream cheese until creamy. Place the mixture in the freezer for about 10 minutes.
- Using an ice cream scoop, form balls out of the cookie mixture. Lay them out on a flat tray and freeze the balls for about 10 minutes.
- Melt 3 tablespoons of chocolate, dip each cake pop stick into the chocolate, and insert the stick inside the center of the cake ball.
- Melt the chocolate in the microwave, stirring it every 20-30 seconds. Add in the food coloring and stir until well-combined.
- Dip each cake pop in the chocolate and decorate it as you wish. Place them on a stand to dry and set.
- Keep refrigerated until ready to serve. Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 40Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 62 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 62kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 6mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 21mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 30mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 60IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.