Halloween Oreo Cupcake Bites

Halloween is fast approaching so I'm sharing these Halloween Oreo Cupcake Bites with you. I call them Oreo Cupcake Bites because they look like mini cupcakes but there's no baking involved. Are you familiar with cake pops? Well, this is pretty much the same thing, except instead of cake I used Oreo cookies, and they're not on sticks.

I was introduced to cake pops, oreo truffles, and cupcake bites via Bakerella's site. She just makes the cutest cake pops. And one thing I love about these bite sized treats is how versatile they can be. You can decorate them for 4th of July (just like I did here), Christmas, birthdays, Valentine's Day, and of course Halloween.

Here's what I used:

1 package Oreo cookies

1 8oz. package cream cheese (softened)

white chocolate bark

chocolate bark (brown)

First, I crushed the Oreo cookies (including the cream center) in the food processor. Then I stir in the softened cream cheese. Sometimes I like to use the back of a big spoon, but there are times when I just use my hands to make sure they're all mashed together. Yes, it's messy but it's also kind of fun (^_^). Then I roll them into balls (make sure they're not bigger in diameter than the small muffin pan) just like in the picture above, placing them on a cookie sheet covered with wax paper. Then I placed the entire cookie sheet into the freezer for a few minutes.

When Bakerella made these she used a candy cup mold (click here to see it), but I don't have that. So I just placed mini baking cups in a mini muffin pan.

Then I melted the brown chocolate bark according to the directions on the wrapper. Once it's melted, I spooned it into the baking cups. Then I immediately pressed an Oreo ball on it.

Next, I placed the whole mini muffin pan in the freezer for a few minutes. When the chocolate is set, I took it out the freezer and peeled off the baking cups. They should look like the photo below.

Now onto the fun part. Decorating them!

SPIDER Oreo Cupcake Bites

Here's what I used to decorate them:

Milk Chocolate M&Ms (brown)

Dark Chocolate Peanut M&Ms (brown)

small Ziploc bag

twist tie

scissors

I melted the the white chocolate bark following the directions on the wrapper, dipped the top of the cupcake bite into it and pressed the M&Ms on it while the chocolate is still wet. The peanut M&M is going to be the body while the regular milk chocolate M&M is going to be the spider's head. Then I waited a few minutes for the white chocolate to set. 

Then I placed some melted brown chocolate bark into the Ziploc bag with a spatula, and used the twist tie to secure it just above the level of the chocolate. Then I snip off a tiny hole in the corner of the bag with the scissors, and piped on the 8 legs and the two fang looking thingies on the head. And there you have it, Spider Oreo Cupcake Bites.

EYEBALL Oreo Cupcake Bites

Here's what I used to decorate them:

Wilton Candy Melts (green)

Milk Chocolate M&Ms (brown)

Betty Crocker Easy Writer (red)

First, I cut off the rounded portion at the top of the cupcake bite so that it looks flat. It should look like the picture above.

Next, I dipped the cupcake bite into the melted white chocolate bark and pressed the green candy melt onto it while the chocolate is still wet. Then I dabbed some melted chocolate on the brown M&M and placed it on the green candy melt. When the white chocolate is set, I used the red easy writer to draw the veins on the eyeball. Aaand done! Eyeball Oreo Cupcake Bites!

GHOST Oreo Cupcake Bites

For the Ghost Oreo Cupcake Bites, instead of rolling the Oreo and cream cheese mixture into balls, I rolled them into what I imagine a ghost would be shaped like. Just like in the photo above.

Then I dipped the top of the cupcake bite into the melted white chocolate and waited for it to set. Next, I dipped a toothpick into the brown melted chocolate and started to draw the eyes and mouth. There you go, Ghost Oreo Cupcake Bites!

Here are some Halloween ideas you might like:

Free Printable Halloween Treat Bag Topper

Halloween Pumpkin Treat Jar

Halloween Teacher Gift {Hand Sanitizer}

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