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White Chocolate Hazelnut Cheese Ball

August 2, 2011 12 Comments

My White Chocolate Cheese Ball is my answer to to making a sweet cream cheese ball that you can spread over shortbread cookies, or even enjoy with pretzel chips. I must confess when I was a small child my Mom and I used to go to the Swiss Colony store in our local mall, and cheese balls for me, where a big treat.

white chocolate ball pictured with shortbread cookies

White Chocolate Hazelnut Cheese Ball

What is great about these is you could make it to bring to a party, and best of all this is something you can make a couple of days ahead of time. This can be served with shortbread cookies, pretzel crackers, or even slices of apples. If you don’t have hazelnuts on hand, almonds, pecans, or even almonds work well.

White Chocolate Hazelnut Cheese Ball

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  • Recipe Type: 52 Weeks of Cream Cheese, Dessert Recipes
  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Serves: 8
White Chocolate Hazelnut Cheese Ball

Ingredients

  • 1 8 ounce package of cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup white chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoons corn syrup
  • 1/2 cup crushed toasted hazelnuts

Instructions

Soften cream cheese by setting it on the counter to reach room temperature while you melt the white chocolate.  In a small glass dish place the white chocolate chips with the corn syrup in the microwave for 30 second increments, removing and stirring the white chocolate chips together with the corn syrup until the chocolate has melted.  In a small bowl add cream cheese an the melted white chocolate chips and mix together. Add in the 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, and stir to combine.  Refrigerate mixture for about 30 minutes so it will harden.

When the cheese ball has chilled it will become firm, shape into a ball, and then roll in chopped hazelnuts.  You may want to toast the nuts for additional flavor, but be sure to let them cool off completely before the nuts are used.

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  • Strych9

    “If you don’t have hazelnuts on hand, almonds, pecans, or even almonds work well.”
    You said almonds twice. Don’t want to be anal, just trying to help :) But about the recipe, my boyfriend isn’t a big sweet eater but im going to try this and see if he likes it. :)

  • Dianebennett46

    try it with cinnamon graham crackers!

  • http://twitter.com/Curt_D Curt Despres

    I will be trying this one. Chocolate and cheese! Mmmmm!

  • http://twitter.com/Curt_D Curt Despres

    I will be trying this one. Chocolate and cheese! Mmmmm!

  • http://www.walmart.com/ip/Yoshi-Blade-Ceramic-Knife/14248104 YoshiBlade

    Thanks for this recipe for white chocolate hazelnut cheese balls. The sound wonderful.

  • louisville chiropractic

    I love cooking,thanks for sharing this.Looks so yummy & very delicious to eat!

  • http://www.grainsorter.net/ Grain sorter

    Looks wonderful. Thanks for your new recipe!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1325197486 Michelle McClure

    I made this for a purse party and it was a HUGE hit! I used pecans instead of hazelnuts and it tasted great! More guests left with the recipe than with a new purse!

  • http://www.thespiffycookie.com Erin

    Oh on apples I would love this! I feel like on top of cookies would be good, but I might end up in a sugar coma haha.

  • http://twitter.com/SarafinaKitchen Meagan Warncke

    Sounds so good! I’m used to making savory cheeseballs…may have to add this one to my collection!!!

  • http://twitter.com/SarafinaKitchen Meagan Warncke

    Sounds so good! I’m used to making savory cheeseballs…may have to add this one to my collection!!!

  • Nelsont98023

    OMG! I never thought about a cheese ball like this….Gonna have to try it!

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