Cheesecake Cheese Ball recipe made with only 5 ingredients for an easy appetizer! This chocolate chip cheesecake cheese ball pairs perfectly with fresh strawberries and graham crackers and only takes a few minutes to make!
What is a Cheesecake Cheese Ball?
Regular cheese balls are often served as appetizers and tend to be more on the savory side for cracker dipping. This cheese ball is sweet and more like a dessert. A cheesecake cheese ball is made with butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and chocolate chips. It tastes just like cheesecake, but functions like a dip – no baking required!
When to serve a cream cheese ball?
This sweetened cream cheese ball is a delicious dessert that looks great at football and tailgate parties. Pretty much any gathering. Or just an after school snack. Everybody loves this little treat no matter when you make it!
Making This Cheesecake Cheese Ball
I found this recipe a while back and honestly, couldn’t wait to try it because I LOVE cheesecake. In just a few minutes you can create your own cheesecake cheese ball and it only takes a few ingredients! Not to mention, anything you dip in it tastes fabulous!
What To Serve With This Cheesecake Dip?
While I haven’t ventured too far past graham crackers and strawberries as dippers, I know just about anything would taste incredible. Imagine Oreo cookies, flavored graham crackers, or even pretzels for a salty sweet combination. Other fruits like apple slices would also work great!
Do I Need to Refrigerate Cheesecake Balls?
Yes, when not being eaten this cream cheese ball must be kept well wrapped/covered and in the fridge for food safety reasons. Also, the original recipe recommended letting it chill overnight before being eaten, but I’m impatient and eat it straight away- it’s still incredibly delicious!
Cheesecake Cheese Ball Ingredients
-1/2 cup butter
-8 oz. cream cheese
-3/4 cup powdered sugar
-1 tsp. vanilla
-1+ cups mini chocolate chips (divided in half)
How to Make Cheesecake Cheese Ball
In a large mixing bowl, or in the bowl of a stand mixer, mix together everything except for half of the chocolate chips. I usually put ½ of chocolate chips inside of the cheese ball, but you could always do more!
Refrigerate this mixture for about 4 hours or overnight.
Roll the mixture into a ball by shaping it with your hands.
Roll the ball into the other half of the chocolate chips. This is easily done by placing the chocolate chips on a plate and rolling the cheeseball around until coated.
Cheesecake Cheese ball
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup+ mini chocolate chips (divided in half)
Instructions
- Mix everything together, but save half of your chocolate chips for later.
- Refrigerate this mixture for about 4 hours.
- Roll the mixture into a ball.
- Roll the ball into the other half of the chocolate chips.
- Serve right away or store in the fridge for a few hours before serving.
Do I Have to Use Mini Chocolate Chips?
Nope! While mini chocolate chips do work better at holding on to the outer cheese ball, you can use regular sized chocolate chips if you wanted. In fact, you could use can use any chocolate chip variety too. So white chocolate, dark chocolate, semi-sweet or milk chocolate are all great options.
Is This Cheesecake Ball Gluten Free?
Yes. There is nothing in the recipe that asks for gluten of any kind. Definitely pay attention to cross contamination and look for gluten free foods to dip into the cream cheese ball.
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- Frozen Raspberry Cheesecake Bars
- Easy No Bake Cheesecake
- Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies
- Rocky Road Cheesecake
- Cheesecake Berries and Chocolate Ganache
- Cherry Cheesecake Cookies
- Banana Cream Cheesecakes
- Cherry Cheesecake Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Blueberry Cheesecake Muffins
- Orange Creamsicle Cheesecake
Cheesecake Cheese Ball recipe made with only 5 ingredients for an easy appetizer! This chocolate chip cheesecake cheese ball pairs perfectly with fresh strawberries and graham crackers and only takes a few minutes to make!
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