These Oreo Cake Balls combine everything you love about Oreo cookies into a delicious bite-sized treat. And the best part is that they’re easy to make and no-bake.
If you like these no-bake sweet treats, then you have to try our Starbucks cake pops and red velvet cake balls.
Oreo Cake Balls
Oreo Cake balls are all the things we love about Oreo cookies in a bite-sized, super convenient ball. Made of crushed Oreo cookies mixed with cream cheese, the insides of these balls are sweet, chocolaty, and creamy. The outsides are made with melted candy, which gives them a tasty hard shell. There’s something about biting through the candy outside to the moist cake inside that is just… yum. The best part is that you don’t have to feel so guilty eating them because these Oreo Cake balls are only 130 calories per serving.
If you want to make these look more elegant, you can turn them easily into oreo cake pops! And make sure to check out my ultimate cake pop making guide to perfect them from the first try!
Ingredients for this recipe
- Oreos- This is the base for the cake inside of these Oreo cake balls.
- Cream cheese- This ingredient makes the Oreo cake moist and creamy.
- White candy melts- Once melted, these create the candy shell around each ball.
- Heavy cream- This is used to thin out the candy melts if they are too thick for smooth dipping.
Can I substitute the candy melts with chocolate chips?
Candy melts and chocolate chips have similar, but very different, flavors. And they also melt differently. If you prefer to use chocolate chips, do this by warming them in a microwave-safe bowl at 20-second intervals. Always be cautious not to overheat and scorch the chocolate.
How to make Oreo cake balls
- Crush the Oreo cookies. In a food processor, mix the Oreos at high speed until they become a coarse powder.
- Add the cream cheese. Add the softened cream cheese to the powder and pulse until it is thoroughly mixed and smooth.
- Shape the cake balls. Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop out the dough into your hands and shape it into spheres. Then place them on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Freeze for 15 minutes.
- Melt the candy. Place the candy melts in a microwave-safe bowl and heat them at 20-second intervals. If they are too thick, add a little hot cream. Dipping aid chips also work well.
- Dip the Oreo cake balls. Using a fork, dip each ball into the melted candy and then place them back on the parchment-lined cookie sheet. Allow them to sit while they set.
- Decorate. You can either stream melted chocolate over the tops of these Oreo cake balls or you can sprinkle Oreo cookie crumbs on top. If you use the cookie crumbles, make sure to do it while the outsides of the balls are still wet or the crumbs will not stick.
How to crush the Oreos
The easiest way to crush the Oreos for these cake balls is by pulsing them in a food processor on high until they are a powder. If you don’t have a food processor, then you can also place them in a ziplock bag and crush them with a rolling pin.
How to store them
Because these Oreo Cake balls contain cream cheese, they need to be refrigerated. This will also keep them from softening too much at room temperature. Place them in an airtight container and they will keep in the fridge for up to 1 month.
How far in advance can I make these?
These Oreo cake balls can be made about 3 weeks in advance if they are placed in an airtight container. Since you can freeze them, you can make them up to 2 months in advance, but do not dip them into the melted candy until closer to the day you want to use them. Store them in an airtight container or ziplock bag in the freezer, separated by wax paper to avoid them sticking to each other.
Full Recipe Instructions
Oreo Cake Balls
Ingredients
- 24 Oreos
- 4 oz softened cream cheese
- 10 oz white candy melts (Ghirardelli brand)
- 2 tbsp heavy cream use only if Candy melts need to be thinned out
Instructions
Mix Oreos and cream cheese
- Place 24 whole Oreos into a food processor and mix them at high speed until they get crushed down to a coarse powder.
- Then add in 4 oz of (softened) cream cheese and pulse it again until it becomes one smooth and uniform texture.
Shape the cake balls
- Now remove the blades out of the food processor making sure to scrape off any extra cake ball “dough” back inside. Now begin scooping out cake balls using a medium cookie scoop
- Shape the balls in your hand and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, then freeze for 15 minutes.
Melt the candy melts
- Now melt 10 oz of white candy melts in a microwave-safe bowl in 20-second intervals. To thin the candy coating out you can use hot cream but dipping aid chips work best. If you use Ghirardelli brand, they don’t need to be thinned out at all.
Dip the cake balls
- Then take each Oreo cake ball and dip them into the melted candy melts using a fork. Then carefully transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment and let the chocolate coating set.
- You can decorate the cake balls with streams of melted semi-sweet chocolate or crushed Oreos. If you want to add the crushed Oreos on top make sure to sprinkle them while the chocolate coating is still wet. If you wait too long the chocolate will set and the Oreo crumbs will not stick to it.
Notes
Nutrition
- Strawberry Nutella Puff Pastry - April 17, 2025
- Easy Dubai Chocolate - April 12, 2025
- Blueberry Muffins (VIDEO) - April 9, 2025
Jayme L Alexander says
These are awesome and so fun to make! Thank you.
Dina says
I am so glad you enjoyed these Jayme!
Baddie says
Slay
Aliya says
The best thing ever totally want it do it I’m doing it again.Plus everyone wanted this recipe
Dina says
I am happy to hear that everyone loved this recipe Aliya! 🙂
Sara says
Approximately how many cake balls does this make?
Dina says
Hi Sara 🙂 This recipe makes about 15 cake balls. I have all the ingredients, nutritional values, and instructions toward the bottom in the recipe card. Let me know if that helps. I hope you give this recipe a try and love it! 🙂
Regina Oelkrug says
Hi, making these for a graduation party are there other alternatives besides the white chocolate outside what would you suggest? Thank you.
Dina says
Hi Regina 🙂 You can also use milk or dark chocolate for the outside. I hope you love this recipe! 🙂
Meghan says
Hi! Making these for my baby shower. How many would you say this recipe makes? Thanks in advance 🙂
Dina says
Hi Meghan, this recipe should make about 15 cake balls. I hope you all enjoy this yummy treat at the baby shower! 🙂
elaine says
gooooooood 🙂 so delicious and easy to make! definately reccomend !!
Dina says
I am so glad you enjoyed these Oreo cake balls Elaine! 🙂
Lupe Ruttiger says
Delicious and so easy!! These were among three varieties of cake balls offered at a recent event and these disappeared in record time, leaving the others in the dust. I love that they appear fancy and fussy but are oh-so-easy. Thank you for sharing!
Dina says
You are very welcome! That is such an amazing compliment! It truly makes me happy when people enjoy my recipes. Thank you so much for giving my recipe a try and supporting me. I hope you are able to find more recipes to love from my food blog! 🙂