OREO Cheesecake Basketball Bites

Time45min
Makes12 servings

Ingredients

  • 12 OREO Cookies
  • 0.5 cheesecake, of a 5-inch-round refrigerated plain (See Tip.)
  • 1 pkg. semi-sweet baking chocolate, (4 oz.), melted
  • 2 Tbsp. sprinkles, orange

Putting it together

  1. 1.Split cookies; place, top sides down, in single layer on parchment-covered rimmed baking sheet.
  2. 2.Place small scoop of cheesecake on each of 12 cookie halves, adding about 1 Tbsp. cheesecake to each cookie half. Cover with remaining cookie halves to make 12 sandwiches.
  3. 3.Dip half of each cookie sandwich, 1 at a time, into melted chocolate; return to baking sheet. Immediately top with sprinkles.
  4. 4.Refrigerate 30 min. or until firm.

Tips and Tricks

Note: Look for the refrigerated cheesecake in the bakery section of your supermarket. If you can instead only find slices of cheesecake, you will need to purchase either 1 large or 2 small slices of cheesecake to get the approximately 3/4 cup cheesecake needed to prepare this recipe. When preparing this recipe, use both the cheesecake crust and filling.
Note: These fun treats can be refrigerated up to 24 hours before serving.
Substitute : Substitute 3/4 cup refrigerated ready-to-eat cheesecake filling for the cheesecake half. Look for this cheesecake filling in a tub next to the other cream cheese products in the dairy section of your supermarket.

Nutritional Information

Makes 12 Servings