I was both very lucky and very unlucky during last year’s Super Bowl.
The night started out well; I made brownies and a peanut butter chocolate chip cheesecake ball, and both fortunately survived the train commute to the party intact. I also won the grand prize of $83 in the Super Bowl square grid game (where everyone picks random squares, then numbers are filled in later to correlate with the score).
Money in one hand, empty dishes from the brownies and cheesecake ball in the other, I headed out the door. It wasn’t until after midnight that I arrived home and realized my purse—keys included—was sitting back at my friend’s apartment.
The peanut butter cheesecake ball and Chocolate Brownie Cheesecake Ball version I made a few months later were so popular with readers that I was excited to try out even more variations. My first experiment—a pumpkin version—unfortunately never set correctly. This strawberry cream cheese version fared much better.
It tastes like eating a slice of crustless strawberry cheesecake and is great for bringing to parties. Serve with graham crackers or fresh fruit, or layer it in between sliced bananas or apples.
Strawberry Cheesecake Ball
Adapted from: Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cheesecake Ball
- 8 oz strawberry cream cheese, such as Daiya
- 1/4 cup melted coconut butter OR raw cashew butter (60g)
- 2 cups powdered sugar or Sugar-Free Powdered Sugar (300g)
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- optional 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
Warm the cream cheese until it is very easy to stir. Make sure your coconut butter is warmed until easily stir-able as well. (In general, if you ever have trouble with coconut butter that just will not become smooth, simply add some melted coconut oil to the butter and stir until smooth.) Mix the cream cheese and coconut butter together then add the vanilla extract and 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar. It will seem very dry, but just keep stirring until all of the powdered sugar is absorbed. Then add another 1/2 cup powdered sugar, stir until absorbed, and repeat with the rest of the powdered sugar. Each time, it will seem dry at first but will eventually become a smooth batter again. Spoon the mixture onto a large sheet of plastic wrap, then bring up the sides of the wrap and twist very tightly. It doesn’t need to look like a perfect ball yet. Freeze in the coldest part of your freezer 2-3 hours or until firm enough to mold into a ball shape and remove the plastic wrap without the ball falling apart. If using chocolate chips, place them in a large bowl and roll the ball around. Freeze until ready to serve, or refrigerate if serving the next day.
View Strawberry Cheese Ball Nutrition Facts
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Darlene @ Dip Recipe Creations says
Who doesn’t love chocolate and strawberry 🙂 Looks great!
Maria G. says
This cheesecake ball looks scrumptious! Just wish you had added real sawberries instead of using strawberry-flavored premade cream cheese 🙁
Lisa @bitesforbabies says
I don’t even know if I would have the patience to eat this with cracker or cookies! I think I’d pop the entire thing right in my mouth, lol!!! It looks and sounds divine! I make these energy balls that are similar (in shape and size) and even though they are quite decadent I end up eating 3-4 at a time! These small treats are more dangerous than we think! 😉
http://www.bitesforbabies.com/recipes/raw-cocoa-coconut-timbits/
http://www.bitesforbabies.com/recipes/raw-chocolate-orange-almond-bites/
Claudia says
These look good shame its another recipe that I wont be trying as theres no print button :o( Getting to the point I just think its easier to unregister from the no print option sites than keep seeing nice recipes that I cant try :o(
Unofficial CCK Helper says
Katie has explained before why she was forced to go back to not having a print option. But you can just highlight the recipe and right-click and it will give you an option to print. Easy!
Claudia says
Thanks but I just tried it and it does not work. There is no print option on right click and when the text is highlighted with ctrl p it still wants to print all 9 pages. I have not seen an explanation as to why there is no print option only one saying that she has changed printing methods and will be going over old recipes to add this as well. I am just saying I cant write the recipes out and it is frustating to see things I would like to try but cant I think it has probably got to the point of cutting these out. I dont know what softwear they are using but some sites are great you can even choose what you want to keep in and what you want to delete others cant print at all !
Jen says
Lock yourself out a lot? Have a kid, get a dog. When locked out, send kid through dog door to walk around and let you in. Works every time! However, now the kid thinks it’s more fun to go in the dog’s door every time.
Thanks for the recipe, I wont try it until after my diet, though, LOL.
Vicki says
I couldn’t even wait until Sunday.
I had to buy cream cheese and do a trial run last night.
And keep it all to myself.
It is so good.
I am not sharing!!!
🙂
Kate says
I made this for the baby shower of my old college roommate and it was perfect! Everyone loved it. BTW, she’s having a girl so the color was perfect too 😉
Kristin says
I was dog sitting for a friend once and locked myself out of THEIR home… Luckily I had taken care of all the dog stuff and went out the back door with them for a moment. Few minutes later I turned to go back in and the door was locked! With their keys, my keys, my purse, and my phone all on the table inside. AND it was dark out. AND they don’t live in a neighborhood… So, 10pm-ish at night I have to walk to the nearest neighborhood (only a quarter mile or so) and then walk through it until I saw a house that looked like someone was awake. Three street in I saw a house with a light & TV on and they were kind enough to let me come in from the cold and call my dad. He came & picked me up, gave me his spare key to /my/ house, and came back to get me the next morning so we could go back over to my friend’s and convince a locksmith to let me into a house that I couldn’t prove I should be in. He did!
I don’t think my friend & her family ever found out…
Emily J. says
I love all of your cheeseball recipes so I can’t wait to try this one!
http://www.oohlalacakery.blogspot.com
Emma says
What a great idea!! It looks amazing. You could make this any size you want really. Love it.
Winnie says
How many balls does this make?
Lee Anna says
Can you tell me why all of the nutrition labels are given in grams? And the label never says if it is for 1 serving or 2 or 3. It only says grams. Very hard to figure out.
Jason Sanford says
The recipes will say serving size on the actual recipe post right above the list of ingredients. Hope that helps!