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Dessert Ball

Gastro-PubNo-CookVegetarian
Time :2 hours 15 minutes
Yield :10 servings
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Creamy chocolate chip and chopped nut truffle coated in chocolate, served on a white platter surrounded by assorted holiday cookies and gingerbread men for festive dessert.

The Scoop

This is not a dessert; it’s a social event disguised as one!
Dessert Ball shows up to the party rich, creamy, a little chaotic in the best way, and absolutely loaded with chocolate chips and toffee bits. It’s the kind of treat people “just try a bite” of… and then suddenly it’s gone.
No baking, no stress, just full-on crowd-pleasing energy rolled into one dangerously shareable ball. (read: not actually shareable). Every family has that one dessert that somehow ends up becoming “the official problem.” Dessert Ball can and will become yours.
Hack it:
Chill it well so it holds its shape like a dream.
Add a tiny pinch of sea salt to the cheese mixture to bring all the flavors out.
Use cacao nibs instead of toffee bits for an ultra-modern version of the dessert.
Mix some finely chopped pistachios with the pecans to make everyone think this is going viral.
Leftovers:
Crumble and add any leftovers to your classic cookie dough before baking.
Crush any leftovers completely with a handful of graham crackers, add melted butter, and press into a pan to make the most unexpected cheesecake base.
Or simply fold any leftover chunks into your next brownie batter and voila, a new dessert!

Ingredients

For the ball:

  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup toffee bits

For the topping:

  • 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
  • 1/3 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup toffee bits

Directions

  • Add the cream cheese, the butter, and the vanilla to a mixing bowl and cream them together with an electric mixer.
  • Add the powdered sugar and the brown sugar to the cream cheese mixture and mix until all of the ingredients are fully combined.
  • Add 3/4 cup of the chocolate chips and 1/3 cup of the toffee bits to the cream cheese mixture and stir well.
  • Cover the bowl and chill the cream cheese mixture for at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
  • Place the cream cheese mixture on plastic wrap and cover, then gently press on the plastic wrap to shape the mixture into a ball.
  • Pour the pecans, the remaining chocolate chips, and the remaining toffee bits into a bowl and stir well.
  • Unwrap the dessert ball and place it in the topping bowl, rolling it around until it is completely coated.
  • Serve.
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