Servings
Font
Back
0 from 0 votes

Cherry Chocolate Chip Cheeseball

A delicious, sweet Cheese ball filled with Maraschino Cherries and mini Chocolate Chips!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 272 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 8 ounce cream cheese softened
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter softened
  • ¼ cup maraschino cherry juice
  • 2 ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup chopped maraschino cherries
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips divided

Instructions

    Cup of Yum
  1. In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until combined. Add cherry juice and powdered sugar until fully blended. Fold in chopped cherries and 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips.
  2. At this point you can either serve immediately...or continue on to make as a cheeseball. For the cheeseball, line a rounded bowl with plastic wrap. Pour mixture into bowl, bringing up sides of plastic wrap to cover the top. Refrigerate overnight.
  3. When ready to serve, invert cheeseball onto serving plate and press remaining 1/2 cup mini chips into the cheeseball. Serve with graham crackers, animal cookies, apple slices, pretzels, etc!!

Notes

  • To make a dip:
  • Having made this several times, it occasionally comes out too soft to set up. I have yet to figure out the rhyme or reason why sometimes it's soft, and sometimes it sets up fine. When it it too soft, rolling it in chocolate chips does help! Or putting it in a bowl and serving as a dip works too!
  • Beat together all of the ingredients as directed in the recipe card.
  • Fold in the maraschino cherries and just half of the chocolate chips.
  • Now you can transfer the dip to a serving bowl and enjoy right away. No extra steps required.

Nutrition Information

Calories 272kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 36g (12%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 15g (23%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5g Cholesterol 29mg (10%) Sodium 74mg (3%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 34g (68%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 272

% Daily Value*

Calories 272kcal 14%
Carbohydrates 36g 12%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 15g 23%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g 29%
Cholesterol 29mg 10%
Sodium 74mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 34g 68%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.