Several techniques on what you can do or add to an Oreo to enjoy it to the fullest have emerged. Today we focus on what happens to an Oreo when you microwave it.
Who knows, maybe you might just give this strategy a try if at all you have never given it a thought. You will just open the Oreo package and place a few pieces in a microwavable bowl. Heat them in a microwave for only thirty seconds.
But what happens when you microwave an oreo?
When you heat Oreos in the microwave, they become warm. The yummy soft and sticky chocolate and the icing in the middle of the Oreos also melt. However, as you microwave the Oreos, avoid overheating for longer than one and a half minutes.
The longer they are microwaved, the more they start producing smoke that might fill up your entire house. To enjoy microwaved Oreos even better, you may split the cookies into two and eat them as they are.
What happened After I Microwaved Oreo for One and a Half Minutes
I took two different packs of Oreos. One pack with the white cream in the middle and the one with the chocolate cream.
I placed two of each on a microwave-safe plate and microwaved them at intervals of 30 seconds. In the first 30 seconds, nothing much had happened to them. In the second interval, the oreo with the chocolate cream at the center had begun to melt.
The other oreo with the white cream was also soft a bit but hadn’t melted as much. By the third interval that is after 1 minute and 30 seconds, both Oreos were soft and the creams had melted as shown below. Both Oreos were yummier, softer and tastier!
Microwaving Oreos makes them sweeter. The chocolate-creamed Oreos will definitely melt fast due to the nature of the chocolate’s ability to melt faster when exposed to heat.
How to make Oreos soft?
Suppose you have always had your Oreos crunchy, and you would like to see how different they will taste when warm and soft. Below is a trick that will help you soften your Oreos.
Requirements
- A packet of Oreos
- A microwavable bowl
- Water
- Coffee mug
Procedure
Step 1: Prepare the requirements
- I removed the Oreos from their package.
- Placed them in the microwavable bowl.
- Took my coffee mug, and half filled it with water.
Step 2: Heating the Oreos
- I placed the bowl containing the Oreos into the microwave.
- I also placed the coffee mug with the half-filled water next to the bowl in the microwave.
- I closed the microwave door and set a 30 seconds timer at a high level and heated them in 30 seconds intervals
What happened After I Softened Oreo for Three Minutes
Nothing happened in the first 30 seconds. After two minutes, the water was hot enough and the cookies were becoming soft. The chocolate-creamed Oreos were softer.
After the next 3 minutes, the Oreos were soft enough. The water in the cup began to boil. They tasted soft, warm, and yummy.
Usually, what happens is, as you heat the Oreos, the water in the coffee mug begins to boil, emitting moisture into the microwave. The moisture is responsible for softening your Oreos and enhancing their delicious taste. At the same time, heat from the microwave warms and melts down the chocolate and icing in the middle of Oreos.
Check Out This Video of How to Make Oreos Soft
What happens when you boil Oreos?
When Oreos boil, they start by softening and then breaking down into very tiny particles, which eventually turn into a brownish paste.
To boil Oreos, you will require:
- A cup of milk.
- A saucepan.
- A packet of Oreos.
The procedure of Boiling Oreos
- Take your saucepan and pour the milk.
- Place the saucepan on a stove.
- Add the packet of Oreos and begin to heat.
- Stir as the boiling continues.
Do Oreos Expand in the Microwave?
No, Oreos do not expand in the microwave. What usually happens is they become warm. The soft and sticky chocolate and the icing in the middle of the Oreos also melt. Avoid over microwaving the Oreos.
The longer they are microwaved, the more they start producing smoke that might fill up your entire house. However, to enjoy it even better, you may split the cookies and eat them as they are.
How to use a microwave to make homemade Oreos
Requirements and ingredients
- One egg.
- A pinch of salt.
- A quarter a cup of sugar.
- Ten grams of salt
- Ten grams of baking powder.
- Two cups of wheat flour.
- A hundred grams of butter.
- One tablespoon of Vanilla extract
- Three tablespoons of cocoa powder.
- Three heat-safe bowls ensure at least one of them is bigger.
- One siever
- food film
Procedure.
Step 1: Prepare your ingredients
- Take your butter, place it in a microwavable bowl, and heat it to give it a soft touch.
- Take the bigger microwavable bowl and sieve a mixture of flour and salt into it.
- Sieve cocoa powder in the bowl as well and put it aside.
- Take the third bowl and prepare a mixture by adding one egg, vanilla extract, sugar, and butter. Beat the ingredients thoroughly to ensure they are completely mixed.
Step 2: Prepare your dough
- Mix the contents in the third bowl to those in the second bowl and knead.
- Continue kneading until the dough becomes fluffy and elastic.
- Wrap the dough in a food film and place it in the fridge for about twenty minutes.
- After twenty minutes, remove the dough from the fridge and divide it into four equal parts.
- Thin each of the four parts as you cut them out into cookie-shaped dough.
- Spread the cutout dough on greased microwave glass pans.
Step 3: Microwave the Oreos
- Place the glass pan in the microwave.
- Set a 12 minutes timer at 200 degrees Celsius.
- Press the Start button.
Step 4: Prepare the requirements and ingredients for the hard sauce
As the homemade Oreos bake in the microwave, prepare the hard sauce. The hard sauce will require ingredients and requirements like.
- 70 ml of cream
- 100g of butter
- A quarter a cup of sugar powder
- 1 to 2 tables spoons of vanilla extract.
- A microwavable bowl
Step 5: Prepare the hard sauce
- Take your butter and place it in the bowl.
- If the butter is not soft enough for the process, you may microwave it for ten to twenty seconds to soften it.
- Add sugar, the sugar powder, cream, and vanilla extract into the bowl and beat them to mix thoroughly.
Step 6: Let your Oreo cool
After the Oreos have baked enough to become ready, remove them from the microwave and place them in a cool environment to completely cool.
Step 7: Use your hard sauce on your homemade Oreos
After the Oreos have cooled down.
- Scoop little amounts of your hard sauce using a bread knife or spoon.
- Smear the hard sauce on one side of a piece of an Oreo which will act as half of the Oreo.
- Take another piece of Oreo and attach it to the one that already has the hard sauce until there are no more pieces left.
- Store the cookies in an air-tight container and place them in the fridge overnight.
When ready, you may serve them with a cold glass of milk.
Faqs on Microwaving Oreos
1. Can Oreo be microwaved?
Yes, they can. You will require a microwavable bowl or plate and a packet of Oreos. The following procedure will help you to microwave the.
- Remove the Oreos from their package.
- Place them in the microwavable bowl or plate
- Place the bowl containing the Oreos into the microwave.
- Close the microwave door and set a 30-second timer at a high level.
- Press the START button.
- Microwave at 30 seconds intervals till you get the desired texture but not more than 1 and a half minutes
Suppose your Oreos are not as warm as you want them to be. You may return them to the microwave and heat them again for an extra five to ten minutes.
2. How long do I put my Oreo in the microwave?
The recommended time to microwave Oreos is one minute. However, if the warmth is not enough, you may add 30 more seconds. Anytime longer than this causes smoke from the microwave to the entire house.
3. Can you heat Oreos in an oven?
Yes, you can, especially if you are thinking of baking several types of Oreo deserts treats. For instance, Oreo stuffed cookies. It will require you to use the oven for baking the regular cookie dough with Oreo cookies stuffed inside.
The other way is mixing Oreos as an ingredient when kneading cookies dough. The end product will be Oreo flavoured cookies.
4. How do you make large Oreos in the microwave?
- Take a bigger microwave bowl, sieve flour, cocoa powder, and salt mixture into the bowl, and put it aside.
- Take another bowl and prepare a mixture by adding one egg, vanilla extract, sugar, and butter. Beat the ingredients thoroughly to ensure they are completely mixed
- Mix the contents of the two mentioned bowls and Continue kneading until the dough becomes fluffy and elastic.
- Wrap the dough in a food film and place it in the fridge for about twenty minutes.
- After twenty minutes, remove the dough from the fridge and divide it into four equal parts.
- Thin each of the four parts as you cut them out into cookie-shaped dough.
- Spread the cutout dough on greased microwave glass pans.
- Place the glass pan in the microwave.
- Set a 12 minutes timer at 200 degrees Celsius.
- Press the Start button.
5. How do you make Oreos crispy again?
If you don’t like the soft Oreo and prefer the crispy one, place it in an air-tight container. Place the container in the freezer overnight. However, if you are in a hurry, thirty minutes will do.
6. How do you make an Oreo mug cake?
You will need a microwavable mug, milk and a packet of Oreos.
- Place the Oreos in the mug.
- Crush the Oreos into fine crumbs.
- Add the milk into the mug and stir into a fine paste.
- Place the mug into the microwave and heat it high for a minute.
- Check on the Oreo mug cake; ensure it is still not in liquid form, but it should be firm and solid.
- Cool the Oreo mug for at least five minutes before you eat it.
Check out this video for a step by step guide
Conclusion
When Oreos are microwaved, they become warmer; the chocolate and the icing in the middle meltdown, giving it a wonderful taste.
Oreos can also be softened in the microwave by heating them next to a coffee mug filled with water halfway, or they can be hardened to become crispier by letting them stay in the freezer overnight.
Oreo large cookies can also be baked in the microwave, just as stated above.
