Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball
This chocolate chip cheese ball is a holiday dessert that everyone will love!
Servings: 12
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 together in a mixing bowl until fluffy.
- Add the powdered sugar and graham cracker crumbs and beat to combine.
- Fold in 1/2 cup of the mini chocolate chips.
- Cover the and chill the batter 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 the dessert cheese ball 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
Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 87mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 520IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 0.4mg