Chocolate chip cheeseball

[dpt13]

Brought this to the most recent Dr. Dan day and MA requested I post it. You can tell I have a real sweet tooth. This would be good at a fancy party.

1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/2 C butter softened
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 C powdered sugar
2 T brown sugar
3/4 C miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips

3/4 C finely chopped pecans
1/4 C miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips

Graham crackers or graham cracker sticks

Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla together until fluffy. Gradually add sugars, beat just until combined. Stir in 3/4 C chocolate chips. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. Place cream cheese mixture on large piece of plastic wrap and shape into a ball. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Just before serving, mix pecans and 1/4 C chocolate chips together. Roll cheese ball in mixture. Serve with graham crackers.

The only graham cracker sticks I could find at the store were Scooby Doo ones shaped like bones, but they tasted great! LOL

[Mary Ann]

This stuff is GOOD. And slap me silly if it ain't the truth.

The Scooby snacks were great with it! They're sturdy enough to do a little dipping, and the crowd was a bunch of animal nuts. And oh lawsy yes, it was finger lickin' good.

[snaffle]

ditto to everything Mary Ann said.

[Deleted]

hmmm... how 'set' does this get? I'm thinkin' why couldn't one put it in a graham cracker pie crust and have pie! Sounds delish.

[dpt13]

I think you would have a hard time spreading it onto the crust, it is gooey and rich.

[tleigh nli]

Bummer... then I'd have to eat my messed up choco/cheese/graham stuff to get rid of the evidence of my mistake! ;D

[dpt13]

that's right...

[Mary Ann]

Hey....

Dpt, how many prototypes did you make?

[janepain]

I must say - I made this yesterday - and it is absolutely SINFUL! And - if you're going to be a little piggy like me - you don't even have to roll it in a ball - just sprinkle the nuts on top of it in the bowl that it's in! Chocolate Teddy Grahams and Chocolate Chip Teddy Grahams go very well with it!

[Mary Ann]

And you didn't invite me??!

[dpt13]

ooohhhh, teddy grahams, now that's a great combo.

[deebar]

OMG you guys are terrible---- I thought we were supposed to be on diets. I swear I can gain weight just thinking of eating this.

I'm going to make this for our family dinner on Sunday. (Dessert!!)

[dawnh]

Yummy my coworker took the recipe made it and brought some in for me...yummm yummm yummm!!

[Mary Ann]

Devastating, wasn't it?

[steph]

I made some for work on Friday and everyone L.O.V.E.D it. Thanks for sharing the recipe! ;D