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Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. + chilling

Makes

2 cups

Updated: Jun. 30, 2023
Your guests are in for a sweet surprise when they try this chocolate chip cheese ball—it tastes just like cookie dough! Rolled in chopped pecans, this chip-studded spread is wonderful on regular or chocolate graham crackers. I especially like it because it can be assembled in a wink. —Kelly Glascock, Syracuse, Missouri
Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball
Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball Recipe photo by Taste of Home
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Ingredients

  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
  • Graham crackers

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth; beat in sugars just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Refrigerate, covered, until firm enough to shape, about 2 hours.
  2. Shape mixture into a ball. Wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
  3. To serve, roll cheese ball in pecans. Serve with graham crackers.
Health Tip: This indulgent spread can be made with reduced-fat cream cheese, but it will be too soft to shape into a ball. Instead, serve in a shallow dish and sprinkle with the chips and pecans—still completely delicious (but with fewer calories and less fat).

Nutrition Facts

2 tablespoons: 203 calories, 17g fat (8g saturated fat), 30mg cholesterol, 92mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.