Caramel Apple Truffles Recipe

This Caramel Apple Truffles recipe has the delicious fall flavor of apples with caramel! Plus, these golden Oreo truffles are easy to make!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Servings truffles

Calories 250kcal

Author Tonia Larson

Ingredients

45 Golden Oreos
1/4 cup Musselman's apple butter
4 oz cream cheese softened
24 soft caramels cut in half
12 oz vanilla almond bark 6 squares
1 teaspoon apple pie spice

Instructions

Finely crush 45 Golden Oreos. Remove 2 tablespoons and set aside for garnish.
Mix the crushed Golden Oreos, softened cream cheese, apple butter, and apple pie spice until well combined.
Scoop about one tablespoon of the mixture, add half of a soft caramel, and roll the mixture around the caramel to form a ball.
Place the balls on a pan that is covered with parchment paper. Put the rolled truffles in the freezer for about 15 minutes (or in the fridge for 30 minutes) until firm.
Melt vanilla almond bark (or candy coating) in the microwave according to the directions on the package.
Dip the truffles in the vanilla almond bark. (If the almond bark in the bowl starts to harden, reheat it in the microwave at 10-second intervals.)
Set the dipped truffles on a silicon mat or a piece of parchment paper. Sprinkle with crushed vanilla sandwich cookies immediately after placing the truffles on the mat, before the almond bark hardens.

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Notes

Caramels:

You want to use SOFT caramels (not chewy) for this recipe. I used Werther's Soft Caramels. If the seasonal caramel apple flavor is available, they are delicious in this recipe.

Storage:

Store the truffles in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days or in the freezer for up to two months.

Apple Shaped:

To make the truffles look like apples, like I did when I made pumpkin Oreo balls, dip them in red candy melts and add a pretzel stick for a stem.

Without Caramels:

You can skip the caramels in the center if you want to. Roll the dough into balls and chill them before you dip them.

Caramel Pumpkin Truffles:

If you prefer pumpkin-flavored desserts, substitute the apple butter with pumpkin puree and the apple pie spice with pumpkin pie spice. Also, since pumpkin puree has a lot of liquid in it, spread it out on several paper towels and then roll it off of the paper towels into a bowl.

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