I find dessert balls a creative way to present your favorite sugar rush. Some balls for example are cute and handy. Those little balls of donuts, for example, the miniature ones that taste the same as the big ones—they’re easier to eat. There’s a less chance for your face to be covered with glaze or whatever is the frosting of the donut you’re eating at the moment. There are also those cake pops, which are the miniature version of cakes. They taste the same, but there’s lesser chance for you to mess up your clothes or to over indulge. Then there are those graham balls; the ones made from graham crackers and butter. They’re in bite size pieces that you can just pop into your mouths.
Then there are these big, mysterious ones. The first time I ever encountered a chocolate cheese ball was at a children’s sleepover. My brother’s wife served the kids this huge ball of chocolate-chip covered thing surrounded by graham crackers. I watched as they devoured the huge ball of dessert using the graham crackers as spoons. Poor cheese ball. It was gone in less than ten minutes. My sister-in-law gave me the recipe and I tried making it at home. I only added nuts to the original recipe because I love nuts. It turns out that adding nuts isn’t as uncommon as I thought.
Photo courtesy of Fieldstone Drive. Recipe courtesy of Taste of Home.
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Quick Tip: Serve with coffee.
