5.0 from 12 votes
Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball
This chocolate chip cheese ball only takes a few simple ingredients and is perfect for any party!
Prep Time
10 mins
Chill time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 1 ball
Calories: 3574 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 2 TBS brown sugar
- ¾ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¾ cup pecans (finely chopped)
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until light and fluffy.
- Add powdered sugar and brown sugar and beat until well combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips until mixed throughout, cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- After mixture has chilled, remove it from the bowl and place onto a large piece of plastic wrap, shape it into a ball, then wrap in the plastic wrap and refrigerate for an additional hour or longer.
- Take out of refrigerator, remove plastic wrap, and roll ball in pecans before serving.
- Serve with sweet treats such as vanilla wafers, strawberries, and graham crackers or cookies.
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Notes
- Make sure to let the ball refrigerate for long enough otherwise you’ll end up with something creamy but not scoopable and you want people to be able to scoop some out and put it on their plate.
- Refrigerate the cheese ball when not serving. You can keep it wrapped in the plastic wrap for freshness and leave it in the fridge for up to a week.
- Don’t forget to include some gluten-free dippers to go along with the cheese ball. The recipe itself is gluten-free but often times people will just do cookies, crackers, and other things like that. Include the fruit, gluten-free cookies, and other goodies!
- Double the recipe for a bigger group. You can jus double the ingredients and make a bigger ball – no need to split it up or do two separate balls.
Nutrition Information
Calories
3574kcal
(179%)
Carbohydrates
226g
(75%)
Protein
32g
(64%)
Fat
291g
(448%)
Saturated Fat
146g
(730%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
25g
Monounsaturated Fat
94g
Trans Fat
4g
Cholesterol
504mg
(168%)
Sodium
767mg
(32%)
Potassium
1686mg
(48%)
Fiber
21g
(84%)
Sugar
187g
(374%)
Vitamin A
6013IU
(120%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
432mg
(43%)
Iron
14mg
(78%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1ball
Amount Per Serving
Calories 3574
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 3574kcal | 179% |
| Carbohydrates | 226g | 75% |
| Protein | 32g | 64% |
| Fat | 291g | 448% |
| Saturated Fat | 146g | 730% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 25g | 147% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 94g | 470% |
| Trans Fat | 4g | 200% |
| Cholesterol | 504mg | 168% |
| Sodium | 767mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 1686mg | 36% |
| Fiber | 21g | 84% |
| Sugar | 187g | 374% |
| Vitamin A | 6013IU | 120% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 432mg | 43% |
| Iron | 14mg | 78% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.