Decadent Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball for Dessert Platters
A sweet and creamy dessert appetizer made with cream cheese, butter, and mini chocolate chips, finished with a crunchy pecan coating.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 0 mins
- Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins
- Yield: 32 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
Instructions
1. Beat the softened cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl until smooth and fluffy.
2. Mix in the confectioners’ sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract until well combined.
3. Fold in the miniature chocolate chips by hand.
4. Cover the bowl and chill in the refrigerator for at least two hours.
5. Shape the chilled mixture into a ball, wrap in plastic, and chill for another hour.
6. Roll the ball in chopped pecans just before serving on a platter.
Notes
Sift the confectioners’ sugar to avoid lumps.
Toast the pecans for a deeper flavor profile.
Serve with graham crackers, apple slices, or chocolate wafers.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 102
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 42mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Carbohydrates: 7g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
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