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This Red Velvet Cheese Ball makes a delicious party snack or dessert. Serve it at Christmas, for Valentine's Day, or whenever. It's delicious with vanilla cookies or graham crackers.

Red Velvet Cheese Ball

 
Author Amber Brady
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Yields 16 servings

Ingredients

  • 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese, room temperature
  • ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 15.25 oz (432 g) box red velvet cake mix, dry
  • ½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar
  • ½ cup (85 g) mini chocolate chips
  • vanilla cookies/graham crackers, for serving

Instructions

  • Heat treat the cake mix by spreading it out on a baking sheet and baking it in the oven at 350°F for about 5 minutes. After baking, let the cake mix cool completely. (This process kills any potential bacteria in the raw flour, but the cake mix will still be just as flavorful and versatile.)
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese and butter together until smooth. 
  • Add the cake mix, powdered sugar, and brown sugar. Mix until incorporated well.
  • Scrape mixture onto a large piece of plastic wrap. Use wrap to shape mixture into a ball. Refrigerate in plastic wrap until firm enough to handle, about 30 minutes. 
  • Place chocolate chips on a plate. Unwrap cheese ball and roll in chocolate chips. (*TIP: To keep from getting too messy, use the plastic wrap to help you roll the cheese ball.) Serve with vanilla cookies, graham crackers, etc.

Notes

*Best served at room temperature for ease of scooping and eating.
**Recipe lightly altered from Taste and Tell