This guest post is from Jennifer at Saving & Giving. Jennifer is wife to Jason and mom to five-year-old Emma. She blogs at Saving & Giving where she shares great money-saving deals and ways to give generously.
Everyone loves a good cheeseball, right? Well…. Even if you’re not a fan of the traditional cheesy, rolled-in-nuts kind of cheeseball, you’re going to LOVE this one. It’s a dessert cheeseball. I don’t actually roll it into a ball. I cheat and make it in a pretty glass bowl. (Actually, I use lower-fat ingredients, and they don’t like to set up into a ball-ish consistency.) Either way, it’s pretty yummy! We eat it with graham crackers (regular or chocolate), Nilla Wafers, or shortbread cookies.
Chocolate Chip Cheeseball
1 8 oz. package of cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 tsp. vanilla
2 T. brown sugar
3/4 c. powdered sugar
3/4 c. mini chocolate chips
- Beat softened cream cheese, softened butter, and vanilla until creamy.
- Slowly add brown sugar and powdered sugar until blended.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Place mixture onto a piece of waxed paper and form into a ball.
- Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
- You can roll this into crushed pecans if you wish. I’m not a fan of nuts, so I just go with the bowl.
- Serve with graham crackers or cookies of your choice.
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I have made this cheese ball many times in the past and it is WONDERFUL! It tastes just like chocolate chip cheesecake to me. It’s always a hit whenever I make it. YUMMY!!!
I have been making this for years and it is always a hit!! I, also, am not a fan of nuts so I roll mine in more mini-chocolate chips. Deelish!! I also use vanilla wafers to dip in it & if I am making it for a kids celebration then use little teddy grahams. The kids love it!