Midlife Creative

Do you realize how many things can be dipped in chocolate? Lots and lots of things! With Valentine’s Day coming up, I thought it would be fun to write about a favorite chocolate recipe of mine – Oreo Truffles.

This recipe is one that I have been making for years. Brooke Malek, my mom friend and doula for Ellie’s birth (going on 20 years ago) shared the recipe. They are quite simple, with only 3 ingredients.

You will need: 1 block of cream cheese

1 package of Oreo cookies

1 package of chocolate almond bark

1. Put the entire package of Oreos into a ziplock bag and smash them with a rolling pin. (or use a food processor or blender)
2. Soften the cream cheese and mix it with the crushed Oreos. (I use an electric mixer)
3. Spoon the cream cheese mixture onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper (like you are making chocolate chip cookies)
4. Set the cookie sheet in the freezer for 30 minutes to chill
5. Melt the almond bark in a skillet on the stove and add a tbsp or two of coconut oil to make dipping easier.
6. Take the cream cheese balls out of the freezer and dip them into the melted chocolate.
7. Chill and serve

Once you finish dipping your Oreo Truffles you will likely have a lot of chocolate left. Here’s another cookie you can make using only 3 ingredients: chocolate peanut butter sandwich cookies

Spread peanut butter between two Ritz crackers and dip into chocolate. It’s that simple!

If you still have chocolate left, start looking through your cupboards for other things to dip. I found these Trader Joes crackers, dipped them in chocolate and brought them to a friend and she was asking for the recipe. When I told her it was just crackers dipped in chocolate, she was surprised and asked, ”but what about the coconut flavor?” “Oh, right, that’s the spoonful of coconut oil melted into the chocolate”

Another thing I ended up finding in my cupboard and dipping in chocolate were these waffle icecream bowls. They turned out looking so fun!

Long story short, a block of chocolate almond bark and a spoonful of coconut oil can go a long way for dipping whatever crackers, pretzels, or fruit you may have on hand. I’d love to hear about other foods you have had success with dipping in chocolate.