PRACTICAL PARSIMONY: Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball~Be Still My Heart

Sunday, March 11, 2018

Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball~Be Still My Heart

Great Balls of Cheese

I am so in love with this recipe, Chocolate Chip Cheese Balls. Or, am I in love with the idea of this recipe? I think I want this book!

Ingredients

8 ounces semisweet chocolate
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup sugar
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon espresso powder, optional
1 cup mixed chocolate and white chocolate chips, for coating
Chocolate cookies or vanilla wafer cookies, for serving

Directions

In a double boiler or a glass bowl set over simmering water, melt the semisweet chocolate and unsweetened chocolate, stirring occasionally. When it's smooth, remove it from the water, and add the sugar. Stir until combined, and let cool, about 15 minutes.
Using a stand mixer or a bowl and a spatula, blend the chocolate mixture, cream cheese, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and espresso powder, if using. Form the mixture into a ball, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least two hours or overnight.
Before serving, roll the cheese ball in the chocolate chips to coat. Serve with chocolate cookies or vanilla wafers. Yield 15-29 servings.
No, I have not made this. I will have to wait for an occasion
when I will not have this all to myself.
Has anyone ever enjoyed anything like this,
a dessert cheese ball? Wouldn't this look cute in an egg shape for Easter?

7 comments:

Ur-spoMarch 11, 2018 at 3:21 PM
chocolate, fat, salt, and sugar - what more does one want in life?
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kylieMarch 11, 2018 at 4:02 PM
I haven't ever made any kind of cheese ball, it's an American kind of thig. Here we put everything in a slab tin and call it a slice.
Only yesterday I was commenting that butter and sugar are the perfect combination! In almost any quantities and this is pretty much the same :)
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Anne in the kitchenMarch 12, 2018 at 12:23 AM
OK I am petty sure this would be right up my alley! When you make it call and I will drive up for a taste!
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Ms GooseMarch 12, 2018 at 2:11 PM
That looks absolutely delicious! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe
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Sunday, March 11, 2018

Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball~Be Still My Heart

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