Cookies and 'Cream' Truffles

[veggiewedgie]

so i can find the faux oreos at whole foods (generic brand) and i use tropical source for chocolate, but where/how do you get vegan white chocolate???

[laur b.]

Veggiewedgie, I did some searching and found that vegan white chocolate is indeed harder to come by than darker chocolates. I just used two vegan white chocolate bars I received as a gift and melted down. I can't for the life of me remember the name right now, but you might be able to get vegan white chocolate bars at a local health food store or somewhere like wholefoods. However, they might be a little on the expensive side. Also, several online stores sell dairy-free white chocolate chips:

from veganessentials:
https://secure1.nexternal.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp?CS=vegane&BusType=BtoC&Count1=870586574&Count2=787726998&Keyword=white+chocolate&Target=products%2Easp

from allergygrocery.com: (I also read that these may be available in Jewish/kosher deli's or markets)
http://www.allergygrocery.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=1149&Category_Code=on_sale&Product_Count=0

from veganstore.com:
http://www.veganstore.com/food-items/vegansweets-products/white-chocolate-chips/Page_3/809.html

I also found a recipe for making your own that doesn't seem too involved if you can get the ingredients: http://www.vegsource.com/articles/deb_white_chocolate.htm

There are others out there too, several in the UK. Again, these may be a bit pricey. I should note that it actually seems like more people go for the truffles dipped in the vegan semi-sweet chocolate, so if you wanted to forego the white chocolate altogether it'd be just fine!

[uhblondie]

Just a note: if you buy the white chocolate from Vegan Essentials, I recommend getting the Organica white chocolate bar (https://secure5.nexternal.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp?CS=vegane&BusType=BtoC&Count1=878658473&Count2=795798897&CategoryID=1&Target=products.asp) as opposed to the white chocolate chips also found on their site. I tried both recently (for both straight eating out of the bag as well as baking) and the bar is MUCH better! Tastes just like "real" white chocolate...absolutely delicious. The chips, however, are waxy and tend to bake oddly. Just a recommendation! :-)

[giraelei]

These were amazing!  I took a bunch into my office and they were a huge hit!  No one believed they were vegan!  I want to try them again with a slice of strawberry between the cookie mixture and the chocolate.  Quick, easy and delicious!

[VegAnna]

I also found a recipe for making your own that doesn't seem too involved if you can get the ingredients: http://www.vegsource.com/articles/deb_white_chocolate.htm

I would not recommend trying this recipe. I had read reviews that it doesn't work before I tried, but didn't believe them and tried myself. I had exactly the same results (even after reading up on tempering and giving it a shot), it turned into a thick fudge-like paste, but wasn't really all that great to eat by itself and I didn't know what to do with it (spreading on bread would have been yuck), so after having it sit around for a couple of weeks, I threw it out, which was very sad considering that I hunted down foodgrade cocoa butter, soy lecithin, fresh vanilla, and soy milk powder just to make this.

However, this recipe sounds very tasty and amazingly simple. I will probably make this in the near future.

[faunablues]

I blame the author for all of my future weight gain.

(In other words, this stuff is amazing and me and my boyfriend can't stop eating it.)

There were a few trouble spots though:
-The blender hates Oreos. I wound up using a rolling pin and zipper bags, but the bags eventually tear and it takes a bit of effort to get all the cookie off the sides. I recommend using a food processor (mine is out of commission). Rolling pin *does* work though.
-The cookie/cream cheese mix wasn't stiff enough to roll; I refrigerated it for over an hour and it was pretty fine, but as time went on it softened up and was harder to roll in the chocolate. I used Trader Joe's Choc/Vanilla "Joe Joes"; maybe they're softer.
- I ran out of chocolate. I used a bag of chips (12 oz), and evidently 16 oz really is necessary.
I refrigerated the finished truffles to get the chocolate to harden.

Rolling pin and refrigeration aside, this was wellllll worth it.

[tinobambino]

YAY!

I was just reminiscing about how my mom and I used to bake for the holidays when I was a kid, and one of my favourite things to make were cream cheese truffles. Now I can make them again!!!! thank you!

[RuninFiend]

I have to agree with everyone when I say this recipe is amazing! I love it! Made these for Christmas this year, and they were a big hit among my carnivorous, egg/dairy eating family! Good job! 

[lnbaran]

I agree with these reviews- these were AMAZING.  I had made them for vegan, vegetarians and carnivores and everyone has LOVED them and asked for the recipe!

[Jade716]

I have a question and I hope someone can help cause I can't even find an answer on the web. I made the vegan reese from this site recently and I hope that these truffles don't do the same thing to me.  After I melted the choc. for the reeses and put it in the freezer or fridge to harden, when u take it out, its like as soon as you touch it the choc will rub off.  its all over your fingers so u can't even hold it w/ your fingers and u have to be xtra careful not to touch ur mouth at all or u will have choc all over your mouth and face.  I have that problem ALL the time when I melt choc.  does anyone know what i'm doing wrong? or does this happen to u guys too?  I want to try this recipe but I don't want choc melting all over my fingers and face.

Thanx :-)  I can't wait to try these

[laur b.]

I have a question and I hope someone can help cause I can't even find an answer on the web. I made the vegan reese from this site recently and I hope that these truffles don't do the same thing to me.  After I melted the choc. for the reeses and put it in the freezer or fridge to harden, when u take it out, its like as soon as you touch it the choc will rub off.  its all over your fingers so u can't even hold it w/ your fingers and u have to be xtra careful not to touch ur mouth at all or u will have choc all over your mouth and face.  I have that problem ALL the time when I melt choc.  does anyone know what i'm doing wrong? or does this happen to u guys too?  I want to try this recipe but I don't want choc melting all over my fingers and face.

Thanx :-)  I can't wait to try these

Hey Jade716, just a question for clarification-- so you mean that after the finished product firms up in the fridge and you go to eat it the chocolate rubs off? or is it while you're assembling it the chocolate comes off? I haven't had any problems with the finished product coming off on hands or mouths, but sometimes during assembly it can be frustrating because the chocolate can be too melty and the filling part crumbles. In those cases I find it helpful to refrigerate the filling for a while and then the chocolate seems to go on better.

[Jade716]

Its the finished product that rubs off.  I wonder if it will set different depending on the way u melt the choc. When I made the reeses cups I melted the choc in the microwave and stirred it every 10 seconds. 

I went ahead and made these truffles and they turned out great.  I used my rice cooker to melt the choc. this time.  I  put all my choc chips into a pot that had handles on both sides and I filled my rice cooker with some water in the bottom and turned it on and my pot with choc chips fit perfectly in the rice cooker pot, and the handles keep the pot from touching the bottom of the rice cooker,  it ended up sittin in some of the water but that was ok, it worked great and kept the choc melted the whole time, i had to unplug it after a while cause the water was boiling underneath and I didn't want it shoot up in to my face or anything but it still stay hot enough to keep the choc melted. :-)

I can hold these truffles and the choc does not rub off, at least not right away :-)  Thank god.

They turned out looking so professional and my husband thought they were store bought.  I love the center but I don't like the flavor of the choc I bought so I will experiment with other chocolates next time. :-)

Great recipe!  And Laur B thanks for trying to help :-)

[fatalfaery]

Wow, this recipe was great!
The only problem I have had with this recipe is that when I melt the chocolate and add it to the truffles it seems to stick and make a big mess and hassle,  so what I like to do is stick the truffles in the freezer for 10 minutes or so before adding the chocolate to make the job a little easier.
I would recommend this recipe to anyone, my boyfriend loves them and can't get enough!

[laur b.]

Wow, this recipe was great!
The only problem I have had with this recipe is that when I melt the chocolate and add it to the truffles it seems to stick and make a big mess and hassle,  so what I like to do is stick the truffles in the freezer for 10 minutes or so before adding the chocolate to make the job a little easier.
I would recommend this recipe to anyone, my boyfriend loves them and can't get enough!

this happens to me too, sometimes. ditto the freezing recommendation. refrigeration works too, but you'd probably need to put them in a bit longer.