This cheese ball recipe is made with peanut butter and chocolate chips for a sweet twist on cheese balls! Such a fun snack to serve to party guests.
You might have noticed by now that I sort of like peanut butter.
I mean, it’s not an addiction or anything. I can totally stop eating it whenever I want.
I’ve never wanted to stop eating it though. In fact, I had a spoonful of peanut butter for breakfast this morning.
When I stumbled upon this little gem of a recipe from The Girl Who Ate Everything, I knew that this peanut butter and chocolate chip cheese ball would soon be mine. Totally delicious.
My kids are fairly obsessed with this one and ask for it on the regular. I mean, it makes a fine after school snack or movie marathon snack. I’d even choose this over my beloved popcorn while watching a movie. It’s good, you guys.
But, cheese balls really have their moment at parties. And it’s the holiday season which means it’s party central for most of us.
If you wanted to know how to make a cheese ball, this is the one you should make. I also have a buffalo chicken cheese ball, if you’d like to try that one. Maybe serve them both? That party would be a win.
Anyway, I hope you all try this easy cheese ball recipe and let me know what you think. I have a feeling it’ll be a new favorite!
And, if you’re a peanut butter lover like me, try my peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and peanut butter sheet cake!
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Peanut Butter Cheese Ball
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter not all-natural
- 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup milk chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup peanut butter chips
- Graham cracker sticks, teddy grahams, apple slices, Nilla wafers, for dipping
Instructions
- Beat together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, peanut butter and brown sugar in the bowl of your stand mixer.
- Spoon onto a large piece of plastic wrap; bring up all four corners and twist tightly to form a ball.
- Freeze for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until the cheese ball is firm enough to keep its shape. Place peanut butter and chocolate chips on a plate. Remove the plastic wrap from the ball and roll it into the chocolate and peanut butter chips to completely cover, pressing them into the ball if necessary.
- Place the ball on serving dish; cover and freeze for 2 hours or until almost firm. (Can be made ahead. If frozen overnight, thaw at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes before serving.) Serve with graham cracker sticks, teddy grahams, Nilla wafers, or apple slices for dipping or spreading.
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says
I saw this on her site and on pinterest and I love PB and want to make this thing. For a party. I dont need this just…”hanging around” all for me 🙂
Erin says
Peanut butter is totally my addiction. I have had this on my list since I saw it on her blog too. Looks so good!
Katie {Epicurean Mom Blog} says
Wow! This sounds very interesting and good! I love peanut butter and cream cheese, so why not put them together! Brilliant!
Kate H. says
Oh this has my Dad written all over it.
Heidi says
Peanut butter should be its own food group! I fear if I make this I will eat it all myself.
Kelli says
The problem with dessert like this is that it seems so harmless with just a dab here and there on a dipper…until you’ve eaten the whole thing!
Hannah says
Life changer? I think so.
Joanne says
Wait, since it’s ONE ball, it’s a single serving size, right? Please say yes.
Deborah says
Um, YES please!!
donna says
O..M…G…..whomever created this little ball of “sin” needs to go pray for FORGIVENESS! 🙂
and all those who eat it!
good food…good meat…good gosh…lets eat! amen! 🙂
Jody says
I love peanut butter! I generally hate cheese balls, but I think this is the kind of thing I can get behind. Thanks for sharing!
Jeanelle says
Peanut butter & chocolate… My weakness but I will Have to give in. Sounds so good!
Anonymous says
I made this for our Super Bowl Party and it was a HUGE hit. It was a little hard to form the thing into a ball at first, but I did it. But really it would have been delicious even if i had just served it in a bowl with the chips mixed into it.
Thank you for a great recipe!
Meg L. says
I made this last night for the Superbowl with vanilla wafers and it was delicious!!!!
Lynn R says
So why can’t you use all natural peanut butter??
Karly says
@Lynn R,
The all-natural peanut butter tends to separate and get oily. I just don’t think it would hold together well.
Melissa says
I wish I could eat peanut butter, this looks so good.
kl says
http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2013/10/pumpkin-pie-cheese-ball.html
Erin says
Oh yum! I think peanut butter, and peanut butter chips, makes everything better! 🙂
Janelle Lott says
Where do you find the graham sticks? I haven’t been able to find them in PA for a couple years now. Only thing I can find that’s similar is Scooby Bones and I HATE serving them especially with something so esquisite!
Karly says
@Janelle Lott,
I used a store brand. I’m pretty sure it was Kroger. 🙂
Janelle Lott says
Bummer. No Kroger here. If I’m ever near one, I’ll stock up! Thanks!
Karly says
@Janelle Lott
Well, if you aren’t scared of stocking up, Amazon has some organic ones! http://www.amazon.com/Earths-Best-Organic-Crunchin-5-3-Ounce/dp/B000ER1ER2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1329234608&sr=8-2,
Mamaw Rita says
I tried this tonight for the 1st time for company we are having tomorrow. While it tasted OK, not super fantastic, it was so soft that I could not make a traditional ball shape out of it to roll it in the chocolate & peanut butter chips so it did not look very pretty when done. I followed the instructions to the letter. Did anyone else have this problem?
Jodi says
I made this today. I served it with Scooby Snacks. It was fantastic! My new favorite dish to bring to a party! Thank you!
Karly says
@Jodi,
Yay! Glad you like it!
lyn says
I’m making this for a party today, and I couldn’t find the grahm cracker sticks, so I got Scooby snacks also!
Jenni says
I found this via Pinterest and made it last night- fantastic!! Thanks for sharing!
Mary Campo says
could you make this with crunchy peanut butter?
Karly says
@Mary Campo,
Sure! I think that’d be yummy!
Melisa says
I love this recipe and have made it a couple times for my daughters Girl Scout Troop. However I make this as a soft dip to go with apple slices. I omit the chips and do not freeze it. I prefer this as a spreadable dip rather than the usual caramel dip for apples. Making another one for my daughters Christmas party at school. Thank you so much for sharing!
Meghan says
I made this for a party this weekend and it was a huge hit. I served it with those Snyders butter pretzels that are square with the little grid inside. The salty with the sweet was fantastic. I think if I made it again I would replace half the powdered sugar with oat flour so it’s not so sweet. Great recipe! (Saw on Pinterest.) Thanks!
Karly says
Oh, I bet it was delicious on the pretzels! Please let me know how it goes if you try it with the oat flour! I imagine some rice krispies or graham crumbs might work well, too. 🙂
Julie says
I have been waiting to try this recipe and I made it for my Memorial Day cookout. I just want to say this was amazing!!! I used the graham cracker sticks and Nilla wafers and everyone preferred the wafers because it didn’t take away from the peanut butter and the vanilla really complimented the dip. I will always make this for every party and get together!! Thanks for the recipe it made everyone smile 🙂
Cookie says
Looks amazing! I love peanut butter, so this would be great! Why didn’t I think of this?
Olivia says
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Amazing, I can’t wait to try every single recipe so thanks for posting! X
vadeem says
This looks very interesting!
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Wowguy says
Interesting combination. Very Creative, sounds delics
Kat says
MMMM OMG MMMM again. This is so easy and oh so yummy. I made this for the poker gang 7 adult peanut butter/chocolate lovers, served with vanilla wafer minis, Teddy grahams & butter button cookies. Gone in 20 minutes. I thought they just inhaled. Although you might want to change total prep time to about 2 hours to include freezer time. The anticipation was so worth the wait. Thanks for sharing. Giving each of my poker friends their own for Christmas.
Cheryl Plummer says
How far in advance can you freeze? How long should you thaw?
Karly says
I haven’t frozen this longer than the two hours to just firm it up enough to roll in the chips. I think it’d be fine frozen longer, but I’m not sure for how long. I would let it sit out long enough that it’s a softer consistency, but I can’t say how long that will take.
Cheryl says
Thank you so much for answering! We are actually having Christmas tomorrow… can I make today then thaw in am?
Kerri says
We love this, We did change it up a little. We mixed in mini Reese’s pieces candies Then froze it.
Karly says
Bet it was great with the Reese’s mixed in!