BROWNIE BATTER CHEESECAKE BALL

And it’s time to take a break from the crockpot meals to bring you brownie recipe #2. I promised another one was coming soon, and here it is in all it’s chocolate-y glory. And you probably aren’t surprised that it’s a brownie battered dessert, because “brownie batter” has made its appearance here on the blog time, time, and time again.

In fact, the inspiration from this recipe came when I was looking through some of my old football-related content to share on Facebook to prepare you all for the big game day. I saw my brownie-batter football and instantly started craving it.

So I thought it was time to make another brownie-batter recipe. However, since this recipe ended up quite different from that football dip, I think it’s more appropriate for one of my favorite upcoming holidays — Valentine’s Day! I mean,
look how pretty it is ??????

Pretty much any cheeseball I find as an attractive appetizer, but when it’s a dessert cheeseball and covered in chocolate-chips, well I’m sold.

Not only will this make a gorgeous dessert, it also happens to be extremely easy to make. There aren’t too many ingredients and it whips together very quickly. All you do is beat all the ingredients together and then wrap it up in plastic wrap to chill in the fridge.

Which brings me to the next great thing about this dessert; you can make it ahead of time! So, if you are planning to make a Valentine’s dinner for a special someone, you can have this done in advance and not even have to worry about dessert. ??



So, let’s talk actual ingredients! First off, the “cheese” part comes from cream cheese. I’d recommend full-fat cream cheese. When using lower fat cream cheese, it doesn’t hold together as well and can actually get a bit water-y. Next is butter which I prefer to use unsalted since the brownie mix has salt in it.

And that brings us to the actual brownie flavor — I use a brownie mix for this cheeseball. It’s absolutely delicious AND there is enough in one box to make 2 cheese-balls! ? The “chocolate-fudge” Pillsbury brownie mix is my favorite ❤️– it’s got a very rich and fudge-like chocolate flavor. And that fudgy chocolate flavor really is the star of this cheesecake ball.

Ingredients

• 1 package (8 ounces) full-fat cream cheese
• 8 tablespoons (equivalent of 1/2 cup or 1 stick) unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 and 1/2 cups chocolate fudge brownie mix dry
• 1 and 1/2 cups miniature chocolate chips separated
• 1/2 cups toffee bits
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Instructions

1. In a large bowl, beat the room temperature cream cheese and room temperature (neither melted at all) until completely smooth.
2. Beat in the vanilla extract.
3. Add the powdered sugar and dry brownie mix and beat until smooth.
4. .....................................

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