Description
Reese’s cheese ball delivers irresistible peanut butter magic with creamy cream cheese and crushed chocolate candies. Sweet and salty flavors blend perfectly, making this appetizer an instant party favorite you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Filling Ingredients:
- 1 (8 ounces / 226 grams) package cream cheese (softened)
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate and Nut Ingredients:
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
- ½ cup crushed Reeses peanut butter cups
- ½ cup crushed Reeses peanut butter cups
- ¼ cup chopped peanuts (optional)
Serving Accompaniments:
- Graham crackers
- Pretzels
- Vanilla wafers
- Apple slices
Instructions
- Whip cream cheese and peanut butter in a spacious mixing bowl until silky and uniform, blending powdered sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract for a luxurious, creamy consistency.
- Gently incorporate mini chocolate chips and crumbled Reeses peanut butter cups into the mixture, distributing them evenly throughout the cheese base.
- Spread a large plastic wrap sheet and transfer the decadent mixture to its center, carefully folding and molding the wrap to create a perfectly rounded sphere.
- Refrigerate the wrapped cheese ball for approximately two hours, allowing it to firm and develop a rich, compact texture.
- Prepare a coating mixture by finely crushing additional Reeses peanut butter cups, mini chocolate chips, and chopped peanuts in a wide, shallow dish.
- Unwrap the chilled cheese ball and delicately roll it through the prepared coating, ensuring complete and even coverage of the exterior.
- Transfer the adorned cheese ball to a decorative serving platter, presenting it alongside an assortment of dipping companions like graham crackers, pretzels, vanilla wafers, and crisp apple slices for a delightful interactive dessert experience.
Notes
- Adjust sweetness by gradually adding powdered sugar and tasting, ensuring the perfect balance between cream cheese and peanut butter.
- Crush Reeses peanut butter cups finely for a more uniform coating that sticks evenly to the cheese ball’s surface.
- Consider using low-fat cream cheese and natural peanut butter for a lighter version without compromising rich flavor.
- Prepare the cheese ball a day ahead to allow flavors to meld and develop deeper complexity, making it perfect for make-ahead entertaining.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg