These are easy no-bake dessert party cheese balls made into a birthday cake cheese ball, Oreo cheese ball, chocolate chip cookie dough cheese ball, and a s’mores cheese ball. Perfect for parties and holiday celebrations!
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Cream cheese cheese balls are no stranger to parties. Typically we see the savory versions of party cheese balls. Which is another recipe I’ve made with 4 party cheese balls.
No-bake dessert cheese balls are making an entrance with all kinds of flavors because they’re really easy to put together.
Oreo balls with cream cheese are one of the most popular, but I’ve also included birthday cake, chocolate chip cookie dough, and s’mores because they’re some of my favorite desserts.
These are not the full-size cheese balls made with 2-8 ounce bricks of cream cheese. These are smaller and half the size, but are still decently proportioned. They’re great for birthday or holiday parties where guests can enjoy trying different sweet flavors!
Birthday Cake Cheese Ball Ingredients
- Cream Cheese
- Funfetti Cake Mix (use ½ cup of dry mix)
- Butter
- Confectioners’ Sugar
- Pure Vanilla Extract
- Rainbow Sprinkles
Oreo Cream Cheese Ball Ingredients
- Cream Cheese
- Butter
- Confectioners’ Sugar
- Pure Vanilla Extract
- Crushed Oreo Cookies (I used Thin Oreos to get mostly cookie crust)
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheese Ball Ingredients
- Cream Cheese
- Butter
- Brown Sugar
- Confectioners’ Sugar
- Pure Vanilla Extract
- Mini Chocolate Chips
S’mores Cheese Ball Ingredients
- Cream Cheese
- Confectioners’ Sugar
- Marshmallow Cream
- Pure Vanilla Extract
- Mini Chocolate Chips
- Mini Marshmallows (The small hot chocolate size are the best.)
- Crushed Graham Crackers
How to Make Birthday Cake Cheese Balls
Note: This cheese ball is made with Funfetti cake mix. Consumption of dry cake mix itself poses a food poisoning risk so it has to be heated through to kill any bacteria. It is recommended that all uncooked dry cake mixes reach a temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit prior to consumption.
- Heat Funfetti dry cake mix in a small bowl for approximately 90 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds until it reaches a temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s okay if it goes a little higher than that.
- In a large bowl or mixer, add all ingredients and mix well. I found it easiest to use a mixer for all of the cheese balls.
- Lay plastic wrap flat on a clean surface and scoop mixture onto the center. Wrap it into the shape of a ball and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Remove the cheese ball from the refrigerator and unwrap.
- Add sprinkles to a bowl and rotate the cheese ball in the sprinkles to coat.
How to Make Oreo Cheese Balls
- Add Oreos to a zip lock baggie and crush with a mallet. Add cookie crumbs and all other ingredients to a mixing bowl and blend well.
- Place plastic wrap on a flat surface and spoon mixture onto the center. Wrap into the shape of a ball and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
- After 2 hours, remove from the refrigerator and discard plastic wrap. Add crushed Oreo crumbs to a bowl and coat cheese ball.
How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheese Balls
- Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl and blend well. Spoon mixture onto plastic wrap.
- Wrap into the shape of a ball and chill for 2 hours. Coat in with mini chocolate chips.
How to Make S’mores Cheese Ball
- Add confectioners’ sugar, marshmallow cream, vanilla extract, and ¼ of the mini chocolate chips to a bowl and mix well.
- Place plastic wrap on a flat surface and spoon mixture into the center. Wrap mixture with plastic wrap and shape into a ball.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours. Remove from the refrigerator and discard plastic wrap.
- In a bowl, mix together the mini chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, and crushed graham crackers. Add the cheese ball to the bowl and carefully rotate it to coat the outside.
Tip: For the marshmallow coating, I was unable to find the tiny pencil eraser-sized marshmallows that come with hot cocoa packets. Typically they can be found by the hot cocoa at the grocery, but I was unable to find them. Instead, I used mini marshmallows and cut each piece into 4 equal pieces.
What to serve with dessert party cheese balls?
- Vanilla Wafers
- Graham Crackers
- Shortbread Cookies
- Cake-Flavored Goldfish Crackers
- Pretzels
- Pieces of Waffle Cone
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Enjoy!
Easy Dessert Party Cheese Balls
Ingredients
Birthday Cake Cheese Ball
- 4 oz Cream Cheese
- 1 Box of Funfetti Cake Mix or Party Rainbow Chip Cake Mix, use ½ cup of dry cake mix
- ¼ cup Butter
- ¾ cup Confectioners' Sugar
- ½ tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 2 tbsp Rainbow Sprinkles
Oreo Cheese Ball
- 4 oz Cream Cheese
- ¼ cup Butter
- ¾ cup Confectioners' Sugar
- ½ tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- ½ cup Crushed Oreos + 3-4 tbsp Crushed Oreos for Coating, I used Thin Oreos to get mostly cookie crust
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheese Ball
- 4 oz Cream Cheese
- ¼ cup Butter
- ¼ cup Light Brown Sugar
- ½ cup Confectioners' Sugar
- ½ tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- ¼ cup Mini Chocolate Chips + 3-4 tbsp Mini Chocolate Chips
S'mores Cheese Ball
- 4 oz Cream Cheese
- ¼ cup Confectioners' Sugar
- ½ cup Marshmallow Cream
- ½ tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- ¼ cup Mini Chocolate Chips + 2 tbsp Mini Chocolate Chips
- Mini Marshmallows, The small tiny ones like a pencil eraser size that are found by the hot cocoa in the grocery. If those cannot be found, cut mini marshmallows into 4 small pieces.
- 2 tbsp Crushed Graham Crackers
Instructions
- Birthday Cake Cheese Ball
- Heat Funfetti dry cake mix in a small bowl for approximately 90 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds until it reaches a temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit. See notes below for more details. In a large bowl or mixer, add all ingredients except sprinkles and mix well. Lay plastic wrap flat on a clean surface and scoop mixture onto the center of it. Wrap it into the shape of a ball and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Remove from the refrigerator and coat with 2 tablespoons of sprinkles.
- Oreo Cheese Ball
- Add Oreos to a zip lock baggie and crush with a mallet. Add cookie crumbs and all other ingredients to a mixing bowl and blend well. Place plastic wrap on a flat surface and scoop mixture onto the center. Wrap into the shape of a ball and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Coat with 3-4 tablespoons of crushed Oreo crumbs.
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheese Ball
- Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl and blend well. Spoon mixture onto plastic wrap. Wrap into the shape of a ball and chill for 2 hours. Coat in 3-4 tablespoons mini chocolate chips.
- S'mores
- Add confectioners' sugar, marshmallow cream, vanilla extract, and ¼ of the mini chocolate chips to a bowl and mix well. Place plastic wrap on a flat surface and spoon mixture into the center. Wrap mixture with plastic wrap and shape into a ball. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Remove and coat with mini chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, and crushed graham crackers.
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Notes
- Consumption of dry cake mix itself poses a food poisoning risk. It is recommended that all uncooked dry cake mixes reach a temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit prior to consumption.
- Nutrition is based on Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheese Ball only with 8 servings per ball.
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