Halloween Cake Pop Monsters
Get in the Halloween spirit with these easy and adorable Halloween Cake Pop Monsters made with Oreo crumbs, cream cheese, and colorful candy melts!
Ingredients
- 1 package Oreo cookies your favorite flavor variety
- 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
- 4 cups candy melts assorted colors for seasonal decorating
- 1 tablespoon shortening per 1/2 cup candy melts
- candy eyes
- chocolate chips
Instructions
- Crush the Oreo cookies with a blender or food processor. If you don't have either, fill a plastic baggie with Oreos and crush them with your hands or a kitchen mallet until they become fine crumbs.
- In a mixing bowl, use a hand mixer to combine the room temperature cream cheese with the Oreo crumbs. Blend until a smooth and sticky "dough" forms. Shape the dough into a ball and refrigerate it for 30 minutes or until it becomes firm.
- Once the dough is firm, roll it into 1-inch round balls and place them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. If the dough becomes too sticky to work with, refrigerate it for an additional 10 minutes to firm up again. After shaping all the dough into balls, refrigerate them for 15 minutes.
- In separate bowls, melt about 1/2 cup of candy melts in each color of your choice. Add 1 tablespoon of shortening to each 1/2 cup of candy melts to thin them out. Stir until the melts have a smooth consistency.
- Dip the end of a cake pop stick into each color of melted candy and insert it into the center of each dough ball. Refrigerate the cake pops for 5 minutes to allow the candy to harden and secure the dough balls.
- Take each dough ball on a stick and roll it in individual candy colors until it is completely coated. Place the coated cake pops back on the parchment-lined cookie sheet and refrigerate them for 5 minutes or until the candy coating has hardened.
- Decorate the cake balls according to the holiday you are celebrating. Add candy eyes, chocolate chips, or any other toppings you desire. Let your creativity shine!
- Refrigerate the decorated cake pops for up to 1 week, and when you're ready, enjoy!
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