This chocolate chip cheese ball is a dessert that everyone will love! Perfect for the holidays and special occasions, everyone will love this dessert ball that tastes like cheesecake.

dessert cheese ball with the inside showing

Who says cheese balls only have to be savory?

This chocolate chip cheese ball might just be our favorite sweet treat that really leaves an impression.

It’s shaped and rolled just like a classic cheese ball, but made instead with sweet ingredients that taste like a cheesecake chocolate chip dip.

chocolate chip dessert cheese ball showing the inside

How to make a chocolate chip cheese ball

Step 1: Add a softened block of cream cheese and softened butter to a mixing bowl.

Step 2: Beat the cream cheese and butter with vanilla extract until fluffy.

For this recipe, you whip together all of the filling first except for the mini chocolate chips.

We love using mini chips in this recipe for a little chocolatey crunch in every bite!

mini chocolate chips in a glass bowl with a spatula and ingredient bowl on the sides

Step 3: Add the powdered sugar and crushed graham cracker crumbs to the cream cheese ball filling.

For this recipe, we are using crushed graham cracker crumbs as part of the sweetener.

I love that this recipe is not overly sweet, as you will be serving it with sweet crackers as well!

The graham cracker bits really make this cheese ball taste like cheesecake.

whipped butter and cream cheese in a bowl with powdered sugar and crushed graham cracker crumbs on top

Step 4: Once the cream cheese batter is mixed, add in 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips.

cheese ball ingredients topped with mini chocolate chips in a glass bowl

Stir in chocolate chips until the batter is combined.

Step 5: cover and chill the chocolate chip cheese ball batter for at least 2 hours, or overnight.

I leave mine in a bowl with plastic wrap.

Step 6: Use your hands and a rubber spatula to form the mixture into a ball.

cheese ball ingredients mixed together in a glass bowl

Step 7: Next it is time to roll your cheese ball in the toppings.

I used a mixture of mini chocolate chips and finely chopped up pecans.

If you want, you could do all pecans or all mini chocolate chips!

Toffee bits would be another fun way to mix things up.

ingredients shaped into a cheese ball being rolled in pecans and mini chocolate chips

What to serve with a dessert cheese ball

I loved serving this recipe with vanilla wafers.

Graham crackers, pretzels, or other cookies would also be delicious!

chocolate chip cheese ball on a white plate surrounded by nilla wafers

This chocolate chip cheeseball tastes like cheesecake dip!

To me it felt like a cross between cookie dough batter and cheesecake flavors.

Pure heaven.

How to store dessert cheese ball

Store this cheese ball covered in the fridge until you are ready to eat it.

Enjoy any leftovers within 3-5 days.

a hand dipping a nilla wafer in the chocolate chip cheese ball

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chocolate chip dessert cheese ball showing the inside with nilla wafers around it

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Yield: 1 dessert cheese ball

Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball

Name: Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/3 cup finely chopped pecans; 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips; 8 oz cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1/3 cup powdered sugar; 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon crushed graham cracker crumbs; 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

This chocolate chip cheese ball is a dessert that everyone will love! Perfect for the holidays and special occasions, everyone will love this dessert ball that tastes like cheesecake.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Additional Time 2 hours

Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

For the Dessert Cheese Ball Filling

8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon crushed graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

For rolling the cheese ball

1/3 cup finely chopped pecans
1/3 cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

Beat the softened cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until fluffy
Add powdered sugar and graham cracker crumbs and beat to combine
Fold in 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips
Cover batter and chill for at least 2 hours, or overnight
Once chilled, use a rubber spatula and your hands to form the batter into a ball shape (it may help to use cooking spray to grease your hands)
Add 1/3 cup of mini chocolate chips and 1/3 cup of finely diced pecans to a bowl and roll the cheese ball to coat all sides.
Store covered in the fridge until ready to serve
Serve the chocolate chip cheese ball with nilla wafers, graham crackers, or other cookies of choice

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 92Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 26mgCarbohydrates: 5gFiber: 0gSugar: 4gProtein: 1g