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Dec 16 2009

Holiday Appetizers 101: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheeseball.

Published by Jessica under Sweet Eats

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I came up with this concoction, hoping it would taste okay.

 

I added cream cheese, peanut butter, and powdered sugar together.

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I was hesitant to use a natural peanut butter because I didn’t want this to come out ‘oily.’ I used Skippy Natural (which is my mind, isn’t really natural) and it worked perfectly. I would suggest a creamier peanut butter – it would probably be incredible with Dark Chocolate Dreams!

 

 

I threw in a few handfuls of chocolate chips. After multiple binges tastings, I decided it needed a bit more sugar, too.

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Doesn’t it looks like cookie dough? It even kind of resembles the cookie dough truffle mix. Either way, I still inhaled some.

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I rolled it into a ball and threw it in the fridge to set.

 

 

After crushing some graham crackers, I rolled the cheeseball through them for a topping.

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I didn’t expect my husband, most men, or even my mom to enjoy this – at least not more than one taste. It wasn’t very sweet, but I was not sure how the idea of a chocolate-peanut butter appetizer would go down.

 

I was wrong, and it got devoured. Even my husband ate it up!

 

 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheeseball

1-8oz block of cream cheese, softened

1/3 cup peanut butter

1/3 cup powdered sugar

1/4 cup chocolate chips

1 package graham crackers, crushed

Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, and peanut butter in a bowl and mix together. Fold in chocolate chips. Form into a ball and let set in the refrigerator.

Crush graham crackers. Remove ball from fridge and roll through graham crackers. Store in fridge until ready to use.

Serve with graham cracker stix and vanilla wafers.

 

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Sorry for the lack of ‘inside’ pictures, but this got eaten way too quickly. And this time, it wasn’t just me eating it. Ahh…full, bloated bellies love company.

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36 responses so far

36 Responses to “Holiday Appetizers 101: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheeseball.”

  1. # Christie @ Honoring Healthon 16 Dec 2009 at 7:23 am

    Oh dear, that sounds delicious!

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  2. # Alexandraon 16 Dec 2009 at 7:34 am

    Um. Hello. Cream cheese + peanut butter + sugar + graham crackers? It would get DEVOURED in my house.. especially if I rolled it in pretzel crumbs instead of crackers lol.

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  3. # meganon 16 Dec 2009 at 7:53 am

    you’re so creative! I would never think to do something like this. It looks great!

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  4. # Meg @ Be Fit Be Fullon 16 Dec 2009 at 8:38 am

    Seriously? A chocolate peanut butter cheeseball? That is be best idea EVER! Droooool.

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  5. # Yum Yuckyon 16 Dec 2009 at 9:11 am

    Mmmm! And these can serve a dual purpose. I’ll eat most. Then hurl the rest at Husband if he refuses to rub my feet again.

    I once threw a table at him, but it was an accident. (he’s a really great guy. honest)

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  6. # Jessie (Vegan-minded)on 16 Dec 2009 at 9:14 am

    What a concoction! You can’t go wrong with peanut butter, chocolate, and graham crackers. :)

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  7. # katieon 16 Dec 2009 at 9:14 am

    YUMM!! what a great idea. this could be dangerously addicting..

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  8. # Abby (Nibble, Nourish, Run)on 16 Dec 2009 at 9:21 am

    Um no words. Amazing. My favorite things – cream cheese, peanut butter, chocolate…must make asap.

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  9. # heatheron 16 Dec 2009 at 9:27 am

    This is PERFECTION!!!

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  10. # Estela @ Weekly Biteon 16 Dec 2009 at 9:28 am

    So creative! Love it!!

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  11. # Ericaon 16 Dec 2009 at 9:47 am

    Very unique for sure. Cheese…love it, PB…love it, chocolate…very tasty….sounds like a winning combo to me! And something different too! Happy Wednesday

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  12. # Crystalon 16 Dec 2009 at 9:48 am

    MMMmmmmm!! I’m so making this next week!

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  13. # Evan Thomason 16 Dec 2009 at 9:50 am

    This sounds so so good. I like to mix a tablespoon of white chocolate wonderful peanut butter with cream cheese and that’s amazing, so I can only imagine how much better it would be with chocolate chips and in a whole ball form :-D

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  14. # Morganon 16 Dec 2009 at 9:54 am

    mmmm. reminds me of a sandwich at Peanut Butter & Co. in NY. I want to make this and spread it on a bagel and eat, eat, eat!

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  15. # Christinaon 16 Dec 2009 at 9:57 am

    All those ingredients sound delicious so of course I’d think the end result would be. Mmm add some marshmallows and it’d be a smores ball!

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  16. # VeggieGirlon 16 Dec 2009 at 10:06 am

    You’re forgiven – no doubt those delicious gems would be eaten up quickly! :)

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  17. # janetha bon 16 Dec 2009 at 10:08 am

    mmmm i love dessert cheese balls! i usually serve mine with chocolate teddy grahams :)

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  18. # Missy Maintainson 16 Dec 2009 at 10:10 am

    Delicious!! Anything with peanut butter and chocolate sounds great to me!

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  19. # Aprilon 16 Dec 2009 at 10:28 am

    Will you marry me? I don’t typically like cheese balls but with chocolate and peanut butter I think this would be right up my alley!!

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  20. # Julia (Taste of Living)on 16 Dec 2009 at 10:56 am

    Chocolate…:) Peanut butter…:) Cheese balls:) This must be a match made in foodie heaven;)

    xxx Julia (Taste of Living)

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  21. # Melindaon 16 Dec 2009 at 10:56 am

    Now that sounds 100% delish!

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  22. # monicaonthego.comon 16 Dec 2009 at 11:00 am

    Oh my I might have to make one of these, yum. Did you eat it on crackers???

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  23. # kay (eating machine)on 16 Dec 2009 at 11:03 am

    i love how powdered sugar and pb go togehter so nicely… i have a cookie recipe that is INSANE that used them… mmmm….

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  24. # Shelleyon 16 Dec 2009 at 11:22 am

    brillianncee.. sounds great

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  25. # Naomi (onefitfoodie)on 16 Dec 2009 at 11:54 am

    its impossible to put all those ingredients together and NOT come out with something of utter delicousness!! so creative jess! love the step by step pics!

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  26. # homecookedemon 16 Dec 2009 at 12:53 pm

    You are the holiday appetizer QUEEN! This is absolutely incredible!! I will have to make this!! :) Thanks!! :)

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  27. # Jolene (www.everydayfoodie.ca)on 16 Dec 2009 at 12:55 pm

    Mmmmm, I make one of those with cream cheese, choc. chips, powdered sugar and brown sugar and then serve it with strawberries and graham crackers – yummm!

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  28. # Kateon 16 Dec 2009 at 2:48 pm

    oh girl! you are genious!

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  29. # Averie (LoveVeggiesandYoga)on 16 Dec 2009 at 3:01 pm

    so that’s pretty much an allergenic wet dream for me :) kinda like your oreo balls…OMG I WANT THESE NOW!!!! :)

    Girl, you rock with all these holidays balls. TWSS!
    xoxoxo

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  30. # Mariaon 16 Dec 2009 at 4:18 pm

    Another great recipe!

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  31. # The Candid RDon 16 Dec 2009 at 5:10 pm

    Looks fantastic!! I had to read this post when I saw the title. Three of my favorite things, combined in one. Who can beat that?!

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  32. # Simply Lifeon 16 Dec 2009 at 5:58 pm

    oh this sounds wonderful!!!

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  33. # Kristen @ Change of Paceon 16 Dec 2009 at 6:32 pm

    Oh my… My problem would be that I would eat the whole dang thing… :(

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  34. # Light Delight with TouTouon 16 Dec 2009 at 7:02 pm

    Yeah!! appetizer series is back!! I love them all :-D
    YOu should post it earlier, I just ate all my PB today!! this PB balls looks really yummmmm!

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  35. # The Healthy Apronon 25 Apr 2010 at 10:02 am

    Wow. I will definitely be trying this! My mouth is watering!!

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