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This decadent chocolate chip cheese ball is a cool, creamy treat filled with mini chocolate chips and perfect for dipping!
A Dessert Cheese Ball!!
We LOVE a cheese ball – especially a sweet one!
This chocolate chip cheeseball is reminiscent of our favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie (it’s like eating the batter!) and perfect for dipping some sweet treats. We especially love dipping strawberries and graham crackers.
It makes a perfect party dessert and one we love to serve! It’s great for grazing and is a tasty addition to a Dessert Charcuterie Board or holiday party.
Try Cheesecake Dip, Chocolate Chip Dip, or Yogurt Fruit Dip for more of our favorite sweet dips!
Why we think you’ll love it:
- Perfect for parties. This easy dessert can be made ahead of time and feeds a lot of people.
- Add your favorites! Feel free to include your best-loved sweet dippables.
- Quick prep. This sweet treat is prepped in under 10 minutes, then simply chill!
Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball Ingredients
PREP TIME: 8 minutes
CHILL TIME: 2 hours
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened – We used full-fat cream cheese.
- ½ cup butter softened – How to Soften Butter Quickly
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup powdered sugar – sifted
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar – light or dark brown sugar
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips – We used semi-sweet but other flavors work.
- ¾ cup pecans finely chopped – or almonds, peanuts, or walnuts
- graham crackers or fruit – or apple slices, vanilla wafers, Oreos, pretzels, chocolate chip cookies, animal crackers, or strawberries
How to Make a Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball
- MIX. Combine cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in a mixing bowl. Beat until fluffy.
- Add powdered sugar and brown sugar and mix well.
- Fold mini chocolate chips into the cream cheese mixture.
- CHILL. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- SERVE. Shape into a ball and roll in ¾ cup chopped pecans.
- Serve with fruit or crackers.
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Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
- ¾ cup pecans, finely chopped
- graham crackers or fruit
Instructions
- Combine cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in a bowl. Beat until fluffy.
- Add sugars and mix well.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Shape into a ball and roll in chopped pecans.
- Serve with fruit or crackers.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe FAQ
Wrap the cheeseball with plastic wrap and store in the fridge for 5-7 days, or wrap again with aluminum foil and freeze for 1 month.
Easy fun recipe that both kids and adults like!
I love this twist on a cheese ball! It was definitely more fun than typical dessert dip.
Absolutely delicious!!
This cheese ball was amazing, I served it as a snack for our family movie night and it went so fast, we literally dipped everything you could think of into it!
This is a great appetizer for the holidays! So good and easy to do!
Well this didn’t last very long! I am making it again for our gathering on Saturday!
This was so easy to make and a huge hit! I made it for a book club.
Served this last year & it was a big hit!! I will be serving it again! The kids devoured it & we served it with all kinds of goodies!
We all like cheese balls but this one is sweet! So yummy.
Best CC cheese ball recipe ever!
Easy. Quick. Ingredients you probably have on hand already.
If you try this go ahead and buy larger pants cause you’ll make it often. lol
LOL..so true!! Thank you for sharing that!
Over 3000 calories per serving?? How is that possible? And it doesn’t say how much constitutes one serving.
Cheese ball was a big hit of the party and will become a regular at every get together.
Yay!!! It doesn’t disappoint! Thank you so much!
Perfect dessert entry for my game day party.
I’m drooling right now!! I can’t wait to make this! And Toffee chip cheese ball sounds delicious, too! 😀
This looks so so good! Love the idea of using toffee too!
This chocolate chip cheeseball is the perfect sweet dessert! I have always been a big fan of dessert dips but even more so when chocolate in involved.
All of these make my mouth water! Yum!
Sooooo fun! I love cheese balls but have never had a sweet one – what a great idea!
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