Bringing this quick and easy cheese ball to parties is usually a hit. Both attractive and delicious, it is. no cooking, too! Serve alongside graham crackers, gingersnaps, or apple wedges.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Additional Time: | 2 hrs |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs 15 mins |
| Servings: | 10 |
| Yield: | 10 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup chopped pecans
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Beat cream cheese and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; add 1/4 cup brown sugar, confectioners’ sugar, apple pie spice, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and vanilla extract and beat until smooth. Transfer cheese mixture to a piece of plastic wrap. Wrap plastic wrap around cheese, forming a ball; refrigerate until set, at least 2 hours.
- Mix pecans, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon together on a shallow plate. Unwrap cheese ball and roll in the pecan mixture until evenly coated, pressing to help topping stick to cheese ball.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 232 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 13 g |
| Cholesterol | 49 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 11 g |
| Sodium | 134 mg |
| Sugars | 11 g |
| Fat | 20 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |