Christmas Mice Truffles

Christmas Mice Truffles takes roughly 1 hour and 30 minutes from beginning to end. This hor d'oeuvre has 107 calories, 1g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 36 and costs 40 cents per serving. If you have oreo cookies, cream cheese, pearl onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 30 people were glad they tried this recipe. Christmas will be even more special with this recipe. It is brought to you by Taste of Home. Overall, this recipe earns a not so awesome spoonacular score of 10%. Try Christmas Mice Cookies, Christmas Eve Mice, and Peanut Butter Christmas Mice for similar recipes.

Servings: 36

Preparation duration: 90 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup chocolate wafer crumbs

4 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 jar (16 ounces) maraschino cherries (with stems)

1 package (15-1/2 ounces) Oreo cookies

Colored nonpareils or pearl dragees

1/2 cup sliced almonds or pine nuts

Equipment:

food processor

Cooking instruction summary:

Directions Place cookies in a food processor; cover and process until finely crushed. Add cream cheese; process until blended. (Keep unused mixture covered at all times with a damp cloth.) Working with a few at a time, shape 2 teaspoons cookie mixture around a cherry, tapering to resemble a mouse. Sprinkle with wafer crumbs. Add almonds for ears and nonpareils for eyes. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Yield: 3 dozen. Originally published as Christmas Mice Truffles in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Print Add to Recipe Box Email a Friend

 

Step by step:


1. Place cookies in a food processor; cover and process until finely crushed.

2. Add cream cheese; process until blended. (Keep unused mixture covered at all times with a damp cloth.)

3. Working with a few at a time, shape 2 teaspoons cookie mixture around a cherry, tapering to resemble a mouse. Sprinkle with wafer crumbs.

4. Add almonds for ears and nonpareils for eyes. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.


Nutrition Information:

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106k Calories
1g Protein
4g Total Fat
15g Carbs
0% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
106k
5%

Fat
4g
8%

  Saturated Fat
1g
10%

Carbohydrates
15g
5%

  Sugar
10g
12%

Cholesterol
3mg
1%

Sodium
75mg
3%

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Protein
1g
3%

Manganese
0.26mg
13%

Iron
1mg
7%

Copper
0.09mg
5%

Vitamin K
4µg
4%

Fiber
0.87g
3%

Vitamin E
0.51mg
3%

Magnesium
12mg
3%

Phosphorus
28mg
3%

Folate
10µg
3%

Vitamin B3
0.39mg
2%

Zinc
0.29mg
2%

Vitamin B1
0.03mg
2%

Vitamin B2
0.03mg
2%

Potassium
48mg
1%

Calcium
13mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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