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Rocky Road Chocolate Cheese ball recipe
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Rocky Road Cheese Ball Recipe for Chocolate Dip

Adapted from Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball by Paula Deen and Turtle Cheeseball by Shugary Sweets
Author Tonia Larson

Ingredients

  • 8 oz package cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 cup chocolate hazelnut spread I used Hershey's™ Spreads
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup mini marshmallow bits divided
  • 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips divided
  • 1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts

Instructions

  • Beat softened cream cheese until fluffy.
  • Beat in chocolate hazelnut spread, brown sugar, powdered sugar and vanilla.
  • Stir in 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of mini marshmallow bits.
  • Dump everything into the center of a large piece of plastic wrap. Wrap the plastic around the ingredients and form a ball. Cover with more plastic wrap, if necessary. Place the ball in a small bowl and put it into the fridge until it firms up a little, for at least 2 hours or overnight.
  • Remove the cheese ball from the fridge, unwrap it and coat it with 1/2 cups chopped toasted walnuts, 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips and 1/2 cup mini marshmallow bits. Gently press the toppings into the cheese ball.
  • Place the Rocky Road Cheese Ball on a plate or a platter and surround it with shortbread cookies and pretzels.

Timesaver Steps

  • If you are in a hurry, skip step 4 and just put the cheese ball mixture into a wide bowl or on a platter making it into more of a dip.
  • Sprinkle the 1/2 cups chopped toasted walnuts, 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips and 1/2 cup mini marshmallow bits over the cheese ball ingredients in the bowl or on the platter.
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