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Oreo Ball Pops

Ingredients:
1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese softened
1 pack (16oz) Oreos
1 pkg chocolate chips of your choice
Cake pop sticks (optional)

Directions:

Put Oreos into a food processor and process until chopped. You could also crush the Oreos in the package or in a bag by hand. You can save some crushed Oreos for dipping decoration later.
Put the Oreo crumbs and cream cheese into a bowl and beat until mixed with an electric mixer.
Roll the Oreo/cream cheese mixture into 1 inch balls. I made about 30. Put the balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and put them into the freezer for about 20 min. Take out and put the cake pop stick in the center of each ball. Return to the freezer for about 40 more minutes.
Melt the chocolate chips in a pan on low heat. For the 4^th of July pops, I used white chocolate chips and dyed some of the melted chips red and some blue. Dip the Oreo balls into the chocolate to coat. If you reserved crushed Oreos, you can dip the balls in the Oreos are this point. Return to the parchment paper pan. Return the Oreo balls to the freezer for about 20 minutes. Store in containers in the fridge.

These are beyond delicious! Definitely a must-try!

Strawberry Cupcakes Recipe
Ingredients
1 box of strawberry cake mix
2 c (16 oz) sour cream
2 eggs
About ¾ c Strawberry preserves
Slices of strawberry for topping

Frosting:
8 oz cream cheese – room temp.
About 3 ½ c powdered sugar
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla

Directions

Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, beat cake mix, sour cream, and eggs 30 seconds on low, then 2 minutes on medium speed.
Spoon cake batter into 24 lined cupcake tins half full. Then spoon about 1 tsp of strawberry preserves into the cake batter. Then cover with more batter to finish.
Cook for 22-27 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in pans for a few minutes then move to wire rack to cool completely.
Prepare frosting: In a bowl beat cream cheese until smooth. Add milk, sugar, and vanilla and beat for 2 minutes. Spread over cupcakes and top with a strawberry slice.

We were in the mood for something different, and since it is strawberry season I thought these would be perfect. Turns out they were perfect! Very yummy and fresh. I chose cream cheese frosting, but you can use any frosting you like best.