SWEET Cheeseball Formula and Recipes
Two weeks ago we looked into tons of options for savory cheeseballs, and today it’s time to give sweet cheeseballs a turn! Cheeseballs are so easy to make, and they are delicious! If you haven’t tried a sweet variation, you’re missing out! It’s a great party food and they are so scrumptious! And just like the savory cheeseballs, you can do so many tasty variations!
Let’s start with our base. You can change up the flavor of your cheese ball by adding any of these to your cream cheese base:
- Cake mix (Try red velvet, strawberry, funfetti, lemon, or spice cake! )
- Cinnamon
- Brown sugar
- Peanut butter
- Nutella
- Caramel sauce
- Chocolate syrup
- Strawberry jam
- Hot chocolate mix
- Crushed cookies
- Chocolate chips
- Toffee pieces (homemade or use chopped Heath or Skor bars)
- Dried cranberries
- Chopped pretzel pieces
- Chopped potato chips
- Chopped fruit like strawberries or apples (only if you’ll be using it up quickly)
- Blueberries
- Cookie bits (like chopped Oreos or Chips Ahoy or gingersnaps)
- Caramel bits (found in the baking aisle)
- Chocolate chips- try all kinds of flavors! White chocolate, butterscotch chips, peanut butter chips, dark or semisweet!
- Sprinkles! (You could completely change up the look of your cheeseball just by changing out the colors and types of sprinkles you use!)
- Toffee pieces
- Crushed pecans
- Sliced almonds
- Chopped walnuts
- Caramel bits
And then of course, we need delicious things to dip in our dessert cheese ball! So many tasty things to try!
- Nilla Wafers
- Graham crackers
- Graham cracker sticks
- Animal crackers
- Oreos
- Apple slices
- Pretzel sticks
- Pretzel crisps
- Club crackers
- Ritz crackers
- Chips Ahoy cookies
- Teddy Grahams
What would be your favorite combination? If you’re not sure where to start, I’ve included some delicious options for you below! Check out these recipes!
Circus Animal Cookie Cheesecake Cheeseball with Sprinkles
Serving size: 15
Calories per serving: 261
Ingredients:
Calories per serving: 261
16 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 package (about 3 cups) Sugar Cookie mixes
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 cups chopped Circus Animal cookies
pink food coloring
Rainbow Nonpareils colored sprinkles
Directions:
Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment beat together the cream cheese and the butter until fully incorporated.
Add the sugar cookie mix, sugar, pink food coloring, and vanilla extract and beat until fully incorporated.
Fold in the chopped Circus Animal Cookies.
Lay out a piece of plastic wrap and scoop the cream cheese mixture onto it.
Do your best to form a ball, then wrap up the ball in the plastic wrap. Do an extra layer of plastic wrap to help it keep its shape.
Freeze for about 2 hours.
Take the ball out of the freezer and unwrap.
Place the sprinkles in a low shallow baking dish or jelly roll pan (I find a plate too small).
Roll the ball in the sprinkles making sure you cover as much of it as you can.
Wrap the ball back up into some plastic wrap and place in the fridge.
If not serving that day, place back in the freezer and then take out an hour before serving to come up to room temperature.
Serve with assorted cookies.
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Add the sugar cookie mix, sugar, pink food coloring, and vanilla extract and beat until fully incorporated.
Fold in the chopped Circus Animal Cookies.
Lay out a piece of plastic wrap and scoop the cream cheese mixture onto it.
Do your best to form a ball, then wrap up the ball in the plastic wrap. Do an extra layer of plastic wrap to help it keep its shape.
Freeze for about 2 hours.
Take the ball out of the freezer and unwrap.
Place the sprinkles in a low shallow baking dish or jelly roll pan (I find a plate too small).
Roll the ball in the sprinkles making sure you cover as much of it as you can.
Wrap the ball back up into some plastic wrap and place in the fridge.
If not serving that day, place back in the freezer and then take out an hour before serving to come up to room temperature.
Serve with assorted cookies.
Source: ssweetrecipeas.com
Recipe formatted with the Cook'n Recipe Software from DVO Enterprises.
Peanut Butter “Cheese Ball”
This Peanut Butter "Cheese" Ball is a creamy peanut butter mixture rolled in chocolate chips and peanut butter chips.
Serving size: 12
Calories per serving: 284
Ingredients:
Calories per serving: 284
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter, (not all-natural)
3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
3/4 cup milk chocolate chips
3/4 cup peanut butter chips
Graham cracker sticks, teddy grahams, and/or apple slices for dipping
Directions:
Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, peanut butter and brown sugar in large mixer bowl until blended.
Spoon onto a large piece of plastic wrap; bring up all four corners and twist tightly forming into a ball shape.
Freeze for 1 hour 30 minutes or until firm enough to keep its shape. Place peanut butter and chocolate chips in flat dish. Remove plastic wrap from ball and roll ball into morsels to completely cover, pressing morsels into the ball if necessary.
Place ball on serving dish; cover and freeze for 2 hours or until almost firm. (Can be made ahead. If frozen overnight, thaw at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes before serving.) Serve with graham cracker sticks, teddy grahams, or apple slices for dipping or spreading.
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Spoon onto a large piece of plastic wrap; bring up all four corners and twist tightly forming into a ball shape.
Freeze for 1 hour 30 minutes or until firm enough to keep its shape. Place peanut butter and chocolate chips in flat dish. Remove plastic wrap from ball and roll ball into morsels to completely cover, pressing morsels into the ball if necessary.
Place ball on serving dish; cover and freeze for 2 hours or until almost firm. (Can be made ahead. If frozen overnight, thaw at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes before serving.) Serve with graham cracker sticks, teddy grahams, or apple slices for dipping or spreading.
Source: sthe-girl-who-ate-everything.com
Recipe formatted with the Cook'n Recipe Software from DVO Enterprises.
Cinnamon Apple Walnut Goat Cheese Ball
The perfect party starter, Cinnamon Apple Walnut Goat Cheese Ball is ready in just 10 minutes!
Prep time:
Serving size: 12
Calories per serving: 169
Ingredients:
Serving size: 12
Calories per serving: 169
8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
4 ounces goat cheese, at room temperature
1 cup freeze dried apples
1 cup walnuts
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
Directions:
In a medium bowl, mix together the cheeses with a hand mixer until light and fluffy. Set aside.
In the bowl of a mini food processor, pulse the apples and walnuts until finely chopped. Transfer to the mixture to a medium bowl and mix in the cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar.
Form the cheese mixture into a ball and roll around in the nuts pressing firmly so they adhere to the ball. Continue rolling around until the entire ball is coated and no cheese is showing through. Transfer to a plate and chill until firm.
Reform the cheese into a ball if it has lost it's shape before serving. Serve at room temperature.
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In the bowl of a mini food processor, pulse the apples and walnuts until finely chopped. Transfer to the mixture to a medium bowl and mix in the cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar.
Form the cheese mixture into a ball and roll around in the nuts pressing firmly so they adhere to the ball. Continue rolling around until the entire ball is coated and no cheese is showing through. Transfer to a plate and chill until firm.
Reform the cheese into a ball if it has lost it's shape before serving. Serve at room temperature.
Source: sthesuburbansoapbox.com
Recipe formatted with the Cook'n Recipe Software from DVO Enterprises.
Red Velvet Cheese Ball
Serving size: 16
Calories per serving: 121
Ingredients:
Calories per serving: 121
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1525 boxes 1 (15.25oz) red velvet cake mixes, dry
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
vanilla cookies, graham cracker, for serving
Directions:
In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese and butter together until smooth.
Add the cake mix, powdered sugar, and brown sugar. Mix until incorporated well.
Scrape mixture onto a large piece of plastic wrap. Use wrap to shape mixture into a ball. Refrigerate in plastic wrap until firm enough to handle, about 30 minutes.
Place chocolate chips on a plate. Unwrap cheese ball and roll in chocolate chips. (*TIP: To keep from getting too messy, use the plastic wrap to help you roll the cheese ball.) Serve with vanilla cookies, graham crackers, etc.
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Add the cake mix, powdered sugar, and brown sugar. Mix until incorporated well.
Scrape mixture onto a large piece of plastic wrap. Use wrap to shape mixture into a ball. Refrigerate in plastic wrap until firm enough to handle, about 30 minutes.
Place chocolate chips on a plate. Unwrap cheese ball and roll in chocolate chips. (*TIP: To keep from getting too messy, use the plastic wrap to help you roll the cheese ball.) Serve with vanilla cookies, graham crackers, etc.
Source: sdessertnowdinnerlater.com
Recipe formatted with the Cook'n Recipe Software from DVO Enterprises.
Turtle Cheeseball
Prep time:
Serving size: 12
Calories per serving: 128
Ingredients:
Serving size: 12
Calories per serving: 128
1 package (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping (like ice cream topping)
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons light brown sugar, packed
3/4 cup mini chocolate chips, divided
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup caramel bits
Directions:
In a large bowl, mix cream cheese with butter until fully blended. Add caramel sauce and sugar and beat until combined. Add 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips.
Lay a large piece of plastic wrap on counter. Drop cheeseball onto plastic wrap and cover cheeseball completely. Once covered, shape into a ball. Refrigerate for one hour.
In a bowl, combine remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips, pecans and caramel bits. Unwrap cheeseball and roll into bowl of chocolate chip mixture. Press toppings gently into the cheeseball.
Rewrap in plastic wrap (a new piece) and refrigerate until ready to serve! ENJOY.
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Lay a large piece of plastic wrap on counter. Drop cheeseball onto plastic wrap and cover cheeseball completely. Once covered, shape into a ball. Refrigerate for one hour.
In a bowl, combine remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips, pecans and caramel bits. Unwrap cheeseball and roll into bowl of chocolate chip mixture. Press toppings gently into the cheeseball.
Rewrap in plastic wrap (a new piece) and refrigerate until ready to serve! ENJOY.
Source: sshugarysweets.com
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Camille Hoffmann
Weekly Newsletter Contributor since 2014
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