Luscious red velvet cake and cream cheese frosting flavors come together for a one of a kind dessert experience. This red velvet cheese ball recipe is perfect for Valentine’s Day, Christmas, or just because!
This fun red velvet cheese ball is perfect for a party. It makes a big visual statement and tastes amazing.
Plus it is a great make ahead treat and can be that little something sweet for after a meal. Shape it like a heart for a fun Valentine’s Day party offering or as a ball for any day.
It would make a perfect Christmas time treat as well! If you really wanted to get festive, you could use green coconut or something as a coating.
Red Velvet Cake Mix Adds Color and Flavor
Red velvet is everywhere… and Valentine’s day is coming up, so that only accelerates the red velvet madness. Add to that the cheese ball resurgence and it’s a perfect storm.
I have to say it’s a storm I can totally get behind too! Cheese balls are easily adaptable for any taste or occasion.
So why not do a make a dessert cheese ball that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day (or Christmas, or just because!)?
This is easy to make, and has that wow factor. It would be great on a buffet at a party.
In fact it has been very well received on multiple spreads at our house!
Everyone can take as much or as little as they like and other than putting it out and assembling some dippers, it doesn’t take any last minute work. It can be made ahead of time and doesn’t involve much mess.
It would be a show stopper at a potluck or fun for a picnic. And just think of all of the fun dippers you can use.
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We love vanilla wafers, animal crackers, graham crackers and even pretzels. I’m sure it would be great on chocolate sandwich cookies as well!
Carlee’s Tips for Making a Red Velvet Cheese Ball
For ease of mixing, you can use a food processor or mixer. However, you can also make this cheese ball by hand.
Just use a bigger bowl than you’d think, so you have plenty of room to work and be sure your cream cheese is really softened. Cold cream cheese will be much harder to incorporate without chunks.
Scoop the cheese ball mixture onto a piece of plastic wrap and gently wrap. Use the plastic wrap to start shaping the ball.
For a heart shape, go ahead and roughly shape the cheese ball now. Then chill.
Once the cheese ball is chilled, remove from the refrigerator and reshape a bit. It will hold its shape much better after it is chilled.
You can use shavings of white chocolate, white chocolate chips, regular chocolate chips and more to coat your cheese ball. You can also serve it bare if you prefer to let the red show.
Have you ever made a sweet cheese ball? What’s your favorite flavor?
Storage
If you have cheese ball leftover, just wrap it in plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator. It will stay good for about a week.
Red Velvet Cheese Ball
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 box red velvet cake mix
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup white chocolate chips or white chocolate shavings
- graham crackers, pretzels or cookies for serving
Instructions
Heat treating the cake mix
- Either put the cake mix in a glass bowl and microwave it to 1 to 1½ minutes, stirring every 20 seconds until it hits 160℉. Or, line a sheet pan with parchment paper and spread the cake mix over it. Bake at 350℉ for 7-10 minutes, stirring once or twice along the way, until it reaches 160℉.
Making the cheese ball
- Mix together 8 oz cream cheese, ½ cup butter, ½ cup powdered sugar, and 1 box red velvet cake mix until uniform.
- Form into a ball (or heart!), wrap tightly in plastic wrap and chill for at least an hour.
- Roll ball in chocolate chips or press with chocolate shavings before serving.
Notes
- This cheese ball is perfect served with animal crackers, Teddy Grahams, graham crackers, pretzels, fruit and more.
- Take the cheese ball out of the refrigerator 20 minutes before serving for the best eating experience.
- You can try this cheese ball with other cake mix flavors as well. Lemon cake mix would be good, so would strawberry or chocolate.
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What a great idea! I'm glad that you put the powdered sugar on the heart – it was looking a little too real for me! I also love the white chocolate chips on it.
Ha! I like the contrast of the white and the red too!
This sounds so good! I know I would love it, but do you have to share??
Nope, hide it and keep it for yourself. I won't tell a soul!