Name: No-Bake Oreo Truffles
Prep time: 40 min
Yield: 25
Ingredients: 1 package (15 1/4 Oz. Size) Oreos (any Flavor, Double Stuffed Or Regular Both Work); 1 package (8 Oz. Size) Cream Cheese, Softened; 12 ounces, weight White Melting Chocolate (Don't Use White Chocolate Chips; Use High Quality Melting Chocolate; I Used Chopped Baker’s Bars); 6 ounces, weight Semi Sweet Melting Chocolate For Topping (Or Sprinkles, Or Oreo Crumbles)

Why it works: Cream cheese and chocolate work together. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 894 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

No-Bake Oreo Truffles

Serves 25

Prep40 min

Ingredients

1 package (15 1/4 Oz. Size) Oreos (any Flavor, Double Stuffed Or Regular Both Work)
1 package (8 Oz. Size) Cream Cheese, Softened
12 ounces, weight White Melting Chocolate (Don't Use White Chocolate Chips; Use High Quality Melting Chocolate; I Used Chopped Baker’s Bars)
6 ounces, weight Semi Sweet Melting Chocolate For Topping (Or Sprinkles, Or Oreo Crumbles)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

254Calories

3 gProtein

19 gFat

19 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Topping	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Cream cheese + chocolatetop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together894 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

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