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Snowmen Truffles
Snowmen truffles are a delicious whimsical holiday treat that is easy to make with a handful of simple ingredients, Nutter Butter cookies, and some imagination.
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Snowmen truffles are an adorable festive treat that is sure to melt your heart as they melt in your mouth! These darling little snowmen truffles are made with Nutter Butters, melted chocolate, cream cheese, and a little love. Cute and yummy, these snowmen truffles will become a must-make treat for your family this holiday season.
Looking for more whimsical holiday treats? Reindeer Pretzels, Strawberry Christmas Trees, and Christmas Wreath Cookies are three more merry treats that are full of sweetness and fun.
Snowmen Truffles Ingredients
You will need:
- 12 ounces regular melting chocolates
- 1½ teaspoons shortening, divided
- 6 mini Oreos
- 12 mini marshmallows
- 16 ounces Nutter Butters
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 24 ounces white melting chocolates
- 6 ounces orange melting chocolates
- 2 pull-apart red licorice candies, pulled apart to make 12 scarves
PRO TIP: This would be a great project to do as a family, you could give each family member different colors to work with for their snowmen.
Substitutions and Additions
OREOS: You could also make the truffles with Oreos instead of Nutter Butters.
COLORS: Change up the decorating colors for fun customizations.
COCONUT: Add a little shredded coconut to the serving dish to make it look like they’re sitting in freshly fallen snow.
TOOTHPICKS: If your snowmen are having a hard time standing, you can use a toothpick in the middle to help prop them up.
How to Make Snowmen Truffles
PRO TIP: You could also make just snowmen faces instead of stacking the bodies together if you would rather.
STEP ONE: To assemble the hats, melt the regular chocolate in a double boiler with ½ teaspoon shortening. Twist the Oreos in half and scrape off the filling. Dip a mini marshmallow in the chocolate and place it on top of the Oreo. Allow to chill in the refrigerator for 10 minutes, then dip the whole hat in the chocolate. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and let sit until ready to assemble.
STEP TWO: To make the snowmen, place the Nutter Butters in a food processor and pulse until fine crumbs.
STEP THREE: Pour into the bowl of a stand mixer and add cream cheese. Mix until the dough comes together and forms a ball.
STEP FOUR: Scoop twelve 2-inch balls and roll them into even balls to form the bodies.
STEP FIVE: Scoop twelve 1-inch balls and roll them into even balls to form the heads.
STEP SIX: Place on a cookie tray lined with parchment paper and place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
STEP SEVEN: While the snowmen are freezing, add the white melting chocolate to a double boiler with 1 teaspoon of shortening. Stir as it starts to melt. Once melted, keep the water simmering on low so the chocolate doesn’t burn.
PRO TIP: Adding shortening helps the chocolate get smooth and even.
STEP EIGHT: Remove the snowmen from the freezer. Dip the heads in the chocolate and then place them on the bodies. Return to the freezer to chill for 20 minutes.
STEP NINE: Remove from the freezer and dip the whole snowman in the white chocolate. Place the tray in the refrigerator to allow them to set.
STEP TEN: Transfer the regular chocolate to a piping bag and cut just the tip off (it needs to be a very small hole, so it doesn’t rush out and to allow you to make small eyes, mouth, and buttons). Pipe on the eyes, mouth, buttons, and arms.
PRO TIP: Icing pens would also work to draw the snowman’s face and arms.
STEP ELEVEN: Melt the orange melting chocolate and place it in a piping bag. Cut a very small tip off and pipe on the nose.
STEP TWELVE: Use the regular chocolate to glue on the hats. Tie the licorice around the neck as the scarf.
How to Serve Snowmen Truffles
Enjoy time with your family this holiday season and make these cute truffles together! These Christmas snowmen truffles would be adorable on the dessert table at a holiday party. They’ll probably be the first to disappear! They would also be a fun treat to give as a homemade gift to friends and neighbors this holiday season.
Storage
IN THE FRIDGE: While these snowmen technically don’t need to be refrigerated and are fine at room temperature if you are giving them as gifts. If you are making them ahead, you should store them in the fridge for up to four days so that none of the chocolate gets too warm.
IN THE FREEZER: These snowmen can be stored in an airtight container in the freezer for up to a month.
Snowmen truffles are easy to make with a handful of simple ingredients, Nutter Butter cookies, and some imagination. Cookies are made into truffles, then coated in melted chocolate and stacked with cute touches like a hat and scarf for a fun and tasty treat idea. These adorable and delicious truffles are a new tradition for your family to love!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Can I freeze snowmen truffles?
This perfect treat can be frozen for up to a month. Add wax paper to your container so your snowmen don’t get stuck together.
Can I use a different cookie than Nutter Butters?
These snowmen truffles would also work with original or golden Oreos or another peanut butter sandwich cookie.
Do these snowmen have to be refrigerated?
While they would be fine stored on the counter, keeping them in the fridge will ensure that they don’t get too warm and soft.
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Snowmen Truffles
Snowmen truffles are a delicious whimsical holiday treat that is easy to make with a handful of simple ingredients, Nutter Butter cookies, and some imagination.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces regular melting chocolates
- 1½ teaspoons shortening divided
- 6 mini Oreos
- 12 mini marshmallows
- 16 ounces Nutter Butters
- 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 24 ounces white melting chocolates
- 6 ounces orange melting chocolates
- 2 pull-apart red licorice candies pulled apart to make 12 scarves
Instructions
- To assemble the hats, melt the regular chocolate in a double boiler with ½ teaspoon shortening. Twist the Oreos in half and scrape off the filling. Dip a mini marshmallow in the chocolate and place it on top of the Oreo. Allow to chill in the refrigerator for 10 minutes, then dip the whole hat in the chocolate. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and let sit until ready to assemble.
- To make the snowmen, place the Nutter Butters in a food processor and pulse until fine crumbs.
- Pour into the bowl of a stand mixer and add cream cheese. Mix until the dough comes together and forms a ball.
- Scoop twelve 2-inch balls and roll them into even balls to form the bodies.
- Scoop twelve 1-inch balls and roll them into even balls to form the heads.
- Place on a cookie tray lined with parchment paper and place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
- While the snowmen are freezing, add the white melting chocolate to a double boiler with 1 teaspoon of shortening. Stir as it starts to melt. Once melted, keep the water simmering on low so the chocolate doesn’t burn.
- STEP EIGHT: Remove the snowmen from the freezer. Dip the heads in the chocolate and then place them on the bodies. Return to the freezer to chill for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the freezer and dip the whole snowman in the white chocolate. Place the tray in the refrigerator to allow them to set.
- Transfer the regular chocolate to a piping bag and cut just the tip off (it needs to be a very small hole, so it doesn’t rush out and to allow you to make small eyes, mouth, and buttons). Pipe on the eyes, mouth, buttons, and arms.
- Melt the orange melting chocolate and place it in a piping bag. Cut a very small tip off and pipe on the nose.
- Use the regular chocolate to glue on the hats. Tie the licorice around the neck as the scarf.
Notes
This would be a great project to do as a family, you could give each family member different colors to work with for their snowmen.
You could also make just snowmen faces instead of stacking the bodies together if you would rather.
Adding shortening helps the chocolate get smooth and even.
Icing pens would also work to draw the snowman’s face and arms.
Icing pens would also work to draw the snowman’s face and arms.
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