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No-Bake Snowman Truffles Recipe

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No-Bake Snowman Truffles are delightful and festive dairy-free treats perfect for the holiday season. Made with crushed golden Oreo cookies and vegan cream cheese, these bite-sized snowmen are coated in smooth dairy-free white chocolate and decorated with colorful food gels and candy scarves, making them a fun and easy-to-make dessert that requires no baking.

Ingredients

Scale

Base

  • 150g golden Oreo cookies (or plain / gluten-free biscuits)
  • 60g vegan / dairy-free cream cheese

Coating

  • 200g dairy-free white chocolate

Decorations

  • Black food gel
  • Orange food gel
  • Strawberry laces or candy pencils (for the scarf)

Instructions

  1. Prepare Tray: Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper and set it aside to use for placing the truffles later.
  2. Crush Cookies: Place the golden Oreo cookies into a food processor or blender and grind them until they become fine crumbs. Alternatively, crush them using a rolling pin inside a sealed bag if no electric appliance is available.
  3. Mix with Cream Cheese: Transfer the cookie crumbs into a large mixing bowl and add the vegan cream cheese. Mix thoroughly until the mixture is sticky and holds together well when formed into balls.
  4. Form Snowman Shapes: Using clean hands, portion 20g of the mixture and roll it into a larger ball. Then, roll 7g into a smaller ball and place it on top of the larger ball to form a snowman shape. The two balls will stick together once chilled. Place each snowman on the prepared tray and repeat until all mixture is used.
  5. Freeze to Set: Place the tray into the freezer and let the snowman truffles set for about 20 minutes or until firm to the touch.
  6. Melt White Chocolate: About 5 minutes before the truffles are ready, melt the dairy-free white chocolate using a bain-marie method: place the chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, stirring until smooth. Alternatively, melt in the microwave in short bursts, stirring in between.
  7. Coat Truffles: Remove the chilled truffles from the freezer. Either insert a toothpick into each snowman to dip into the melted chocolate or hold each truffle on a fork and spoon the chocolate over to coat thoroughly. Allow excess chocolate to drip off. Repeat for an even coat if desired.
  8. Set Chocolate Coating: Place the coated truffles back onto the lined tray and return them to the freezer. The cold truffles will cause the white chocolate to set quickly, within 5 to 10 minutes.
  9. Prepare Decorations: Color some leftover melted white chocolate with black food gel and some with orange food gel. Transfer each colored chocolate into separate piping bags with small cut tips.
  10. Decorate Snowmen: Pipe orange carrot noses on each snowman, then add black eyes, mouths, and buttons to bring character to each truffle.
  11. Add Scarves: Cut strawberry laces or candy pencils to size and wrap them around the snowmen’s necks as scarves. Use a little melted white chocolate to secure the scarves if needed.
  12. Final Setting: Return the decorated snowmen to the freezer for another 5 minutes to set the decorations firmly.
  13. Serve: Remove from the freezer and enjoy your festive, no-bake snowman truffles!

Notes

  • The recipe is naturally gluten-free if gluten-free biscuits are used as a base instead of Oreos.
  • You can substitute the vegan cream cheese with regular cream cheese if dairy is not an issue.
  • Be gentle when coating the truffles in chocolate to avoid breaking the snowman shapes.
  • Store the finished truffles in the freezer until ready to serve to keep them firm and fresh.
  • If white chocolate is not available, a vegan-compatible candy melt or coating can be used instead.

Keywords: snowman truffles, no bake dessert, vegan truffles, dairy-free treats, holiday snacks, festive sweets

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