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Looking for a fun, no-bake treat that’s just as cute as it is delicious? These Oreo apple balls are the answer! Perfect for fall gatherings, back-to-school parties or anytime you want a festive bite-sized dessert, they’re made with classic Oreo truffles, dipped in red candy melts and topped with fondant leaves and pretzel stems. They look just like little apples and are super easy to make with just a few ingredients, and they come with a printable label.
Oreo apple balls are bite-sized Oreo truffles dipped in red chocolate and decorated to look like apples—cute, festive and perfect for parties.
If you like these, you might also like apple ginger cake, apple cinnamon loaf and Bisquick apple cobbler.
Why You’ll Love It
They’re no-bake and easy: No oven needed, just a few simple steps and you’re done.
Super kid-friendly: Both fun to make and fun to eat—great for parties or lunchbox treats.
Adorably festive: Shaped like apples, they’re perfect for fall, back-to-school or teacher gifts.
Customizable and creative: Switch up colors, flavors or decorations for other themes.
Oreo Apple Ball Ingredients
A complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Oreo cookies: The base of the truffle, providing chocolate flavor and cookie texture.
Cream cheese: Binds the crushed Oreos into a rich, smooth truffle.
Butter: Adds creaminess and helps the truffles hold together.
Vanilla extract: Enhances the flavor of the truffle mixture.
Red candy melts: Coating for the truffles to give them that signature apple look.
Green fondant: Rolled and cut into tiny leaves to top each apple.
Pretzel sticks: Inserted as stems to complete the apple shape.
How to Make Oreo Truffle Treats
For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.
Make the truffle base: Blend Oreos, cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth.
Form the balls: Scoop and roll into uniform truffle balls.
Add the stems: Press pretzel pieces into the tops and chill.
Cut out the leaves: Roll fondant and cut small leaf shapes.
Melt the candy: Prepare red candy melts in the microwave.
Dip and decorate: Coat each truffle in red chocolate, then add a fondant leaf.
Chill to set: Refrigerate until the coating is firm.
Substitutions and Variations
Use different candy melt colors: Try green or yellow for variety or different themes.
Swap fondant for green M&M’s: A quicker alternative for the apple “leaves.”
Try golden Oreos: For a vanilla twist that still works great with the red candy shell.
Serving Suggestions
With other sweet treats: Enjoy circle animal sugar cookies, Nanaimo bars or tiramisu cupcakes too.
With a drink: Pair them with fair style lemonade or Italian cream soda.
How to Store Apple Balls with Oreos
Store: Keep these refrigerated and enjoy within 2 weeks.
Freeze: I haven’t tried freezing them, but I expect the pretzel sticks would go soft.
Top Tips
Chill the truffles before dipping: Cold truffles hold their shape and coat more easily.
Work quickly when dipping: Add leaves before the coating sets.
Use a fork or skewer to dip: Helps get a smooth finish on the red coating.
Store in the fridge: These keep best when chilled in an airtight container.
Back to School Printable
The labels for these chocolate apple shaped Oreo treats add the perfect finishing touch. After downloading, you can print them in color or black and white, depending on your printer. Then you cut out each one, punch a hole and that is it! No printer? No problem! You can even make your labels the old-fashioned way if you want, or even get the kids to make them!
Oreo Apple Balls FAQs
These are a perfect choice if you want to prep your back to school treats in advance. They will actually keep for several weeks in the refrigerator. So if you have a lot of back to school organizing to do, it’s perfectly fine to make these days or even weeks before you’re going to give them out, freeing up your time later.
There are several possible reasons for this. First of all, freezing the dough balls before you coat them in chocolate isn’t a step to omit. This makes it easier for everything to stick together and will hold the pretzel in place in the Oreo dough. When you’re rolling the truffles out, they can have an oily feel. This is normal because some of the oils in the ingredients will melt a little in the warmth of your hands. If they get too melty, you can always freeze them again until they’re more solidified then continue with the recipe.
Oreo Apple Balls Recipe
Oreo Apple Balls
Equipment
- Gingerbread Man Cookie Cutter Leaf-Shaped
- ^^^ ^^^ NOT GINGERBREAD MAN
- Cookie Scoop Small
Ingredients
- 48 Oreo cookies, 1 family size package
- 8 Ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- ½ Tablespoon butter, at room temperature
- ½ Teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 Bags candy melts, 8 Ounce bags, red
- 8 Ounces fondant, green, pre-made
- 15 pretzel sticks
Instructions
- Place Oreos in a food processor and pulse until Oreos become a fine crumb.
- Add the softened cream cheese, softened butter and vanilla to the Oreo crumbs and blend together. You may need to scrape down the bowl as you blend because the mixture can get caught and be sticky, make sure to thoroughly combine all the ingredients so you don’t have pockets of cream cheese.
- Chill the Oreo truffle mix for 10 minutes in the freezer, this allows you to form the Oreo balls a little easier.
- Use a 1 inch cookie scoop to measure out the Oreo truffles, then roll each into a ball and place them on a baking sheet lined with wax paper.
- Make a very small indent to the top of each ball, like you would see on an apple where the stem would be. Then break each pretzel stick in half and push the broken ends into each of the indented Oreo truffle balls. Make sure to leave enough at the top to allow you to dip the truffles in chocolate later.
- Place the baking sheet in the freezer for 20 minutes.
- While the truffles are chilling, roll out your green fondant and use a leaf shaped cookie cutter or knife to cut out tiny leaves for the apples. Set these aside.
- Now, use a microwave safe bowl to melt the red candy melts, according to the package directions.
- Remove the truffles from the freezer and begin to coat in red chocolate.
- Work in batches and make sure to add the fondant leaves to each apple before they harden.
- Once you cover all of the truffles and assemble the apples, put them in the fridge for at least 20 minutes to fully harden.
Notes
Work quickly when dipping: Add leaves before the coating sets.
Use a fork or skewer to dip: Helps get a smooth finish on the red coating.
Store in the fridge: These keep best when chilled in an airtight container.
Nutrition
These Oreo apple balls are the kind of treat that makes people do a double take—they look impressive, taste amazing and are surprisingly simple to make. Whether you’re prepping for a party, surprising a teacher or just having fun in the kitchen, these no-bake bites are guaranteed to be a hit. Whip up a batch and watch them disappear faster than you can say “adorable.”
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Bella Bucchiotti
Bella Bucchiotti is a Canadian-based syndicated food, travel, and lifestyle writer, photographer, and creator at xoxoBella. She founded xoxoBella in 2015, where she shares her love for food, dogs, sustainability, fitness, crafts, outdoor adventures, travel, and philanthropy to encourage others to run the extra mile, try new recipes, visit unfamiliar places, and stand for a cause. Bella creates stress-free and family-friendly recipes for weeknight dinners and festive feasts.
I’m glad i made this yesterday! It was a hit! So perfect!
These turned out just adorable!