Description
Chocolate s’mores cheeseball blends campfire nostalgia with creamy indulgence from classic graham cracker desserts. Chocolate graham crumbs and marshmallow bits create a sweet party appetizer perfect for gatherings and dessert tables.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (120 g) crushed graham crackers
- ¾ cup (90 g) powdered sugar
- ½ cup (85 g) mini chocolate chips
- ¼ cup (45 g) mini chocolate chips
- ¼ cup (60 ml) marshmallow fluff
- ¼ cup (30 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup (60 g) mini marshmallows
- ¼ cup (40 g) mini marshmallows, chopped
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- graham crackers
- vanilla wafers
- pretzels
- strawberries
Instructions
- Blend Base: In a spacious mixing bowl, whip softened cream cheese and butter until achieving a luxurious, silky texture using an electric mixer.
- Incorporate Dry Ingredients: Systematically fold in powdered sugar, cocoa powder, marshmallow cream, and vanilla extract, stirring until the mixture transforms into a harmonious, velvety consistency.
- Enhance Texture: Gently integrate miniature chocolate chips, crushed graham crackers, and miniature marshmallows, ensuring even distribution throughout the creamy foundation.
- Shape and Chill: Carefully transfer the mixture onto plastic wrap, skillfully forming a compact spherical shape. Wrap securely and refrigerate for 1-2 hours to solidify and intensify flavors.
- Create Coating: Prepare a shallow dish with a mixture of additional crushed graham crackers, miniature chocolate chips, and chopped marshmallows for the exterior layer.
- Final Preparation: Extract the chilled cheeseball, methodically rolling it through the coating mixture to achieve complete, uniform coverage. Transfer to a serving platter, artfully surrounding with graham crackers, cookies, or pretzels.
- Serve: Present immediately for optimal taste and texture, or briefly return to refrigeration until ready to enjoy.
Notes
- Chill for Firm Texture: Refrigerate the cheeseball for 1-2 hours to ensure it holds its shape and develops a rich, cohesive flavor profile.
- Gentle Mixing Technique: Fold ingredients softly to maintain air pockets and prevent dense, heavy consistency, keeping the texture light and creamy.
- Room Temperature Prep: Allow cream cheese and butter to soften at room temperature for smoother blending and easier mixing without lumps.
- Coating Coverage Trick: Roll the cheeseball gently and repeatedly in the graham cracker-chocolate chip mixture to create an even, perfectly textured exterior that clings uniformly.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg