Chocolate Almond Cheese Ball blends smooth chocolate cream cheese and butter for an outstanding party dip. Serve with Stella D’oro cookies or Milanos for dipping. Fun to spread on any cookie, fruit or crackers.
It’s April 17th National Cheese Ball Day for Fantastical Food Fighters.
Our theme for the month is: CHEESEBALL. Your recipe must be a cheeseball recipe. April 17th is National Cheeseball Day. You go do a sweet or savory cheeseball – completely up to you!
I love a good cheeseball or cheese ball for party dipping. I struggled a bit picking out a route to go. Sweet or savory?
Sweet won. Extra dark cocoa adds depth in chocolate flavor. I used almond extract to get that slightly nutty taste. Chunks of chopped almonds and mini chocolate chips surround the soft, creamy center.
I like using Stella D’oro cookies for dips. They hold their shape and dig right in!
Chocolate Almond Cheese Ball
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup chopped almonds
- 10 to 12 finger cookies I used Stella D’oro
Instructions
- Cream together cheese, butter, brown sugar, vanilla, almond extract.
- Lay out a large piece of plastic wrap. Pour on chocolate chips. Place mixture on top. Form into ball and roll in chocolate chips. Pull plastic wrap tightly around ball. Refrigerate to firm.
- Place unwrapped ball in serving container. Place cookies around outer edge of bowl. Sprinkle top with chopped almonds.
Notes
Includes chill time.
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