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White Chocolate Snowman Cheeseball

White Chocolate Snowman Cheeseball

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White Chocolate Snowman Cheeseball

White Chocolate Snowman Cheeseball

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  • Author: Cherie | Taste & Review
  • Prep Time: 25 min
  • Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

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3 (8 ounce packages) cream cheese, room temperature

¾ cup powdered sugar

6 tablespoons light brown sugar

2 ½ cup white chocolate chips, melted

Sweetened coconut flakes (14 ounce package)

1 tablespoon coconut oil

1 small carrot

Christmas M&M’s

Semi sweet chocolate chips

Mini semi sweet chocolate chips

Pretzel sticks

Ribbon for scarf


Instructions

Make The Snowman Cheeseballs:

In a mixing bowl combine cream cheese, brown sugar, powdered sugar. Beat until the mixture is creamy and smooth about 2 minutes.

In a medium microwave bowl melt the white chocolate chips and coconut oil in 20 second intervals, stirring after each. Keep going until the white chocolate is melted and smooth.

Using a rubber spatula combine the melted white chocolate to the cream cheese mixture. Continue to beat until the cream cheese mixture is well combined.

Wrap plastic wrap on the bowl and place in the freezer for 2 hours. The cream cheese mixture will be firm and chilled.

Take out the cream cheese mixture and using your hands roll the cream cheese into 3 balls.

After all 3 balls are made dip the cream cheese balls into a medium size bowl of sweetened coconut. Each ball should then be covered in coconut.

Arrange the 3 coconut dipped balls on top of each other on a nice serving plate.

Decorate The Snowman:

To make the eyes use semi sweet chocolate chips.

The nose is a carrot. Take a small carrot and cut it into a small size carrot shaped nose and press into the snowman’s face.

The snowman’s smile is mini semi sweet chocolate chips.

Use a ribbon around the neck the make the scarf and tie it at the side.

Take 2 pretzel sticks and stick one on the left side and the other on the right side to make the arms.

Use Christmas M&M’s for buttons on his body.


Notes

Serve with graham crackers, vanilla wafers, or ginger snaps.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 30
  • Calories: 186
  • Sugar: 14.4g
  • Sodium: 88mg
  • Fat: 13.4g
  • Saturated Fat: 8.3g
  • Carbohydrates: 14.6g
  • Fiber: .2g
  • Protein: 2.4g
  • Cholesterol: 27mn
Reindeer Chow

Reindeer Chow

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Reindeer Chow

Reindeer Chow

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  • Author: Cherie | Taste & Review
  • Prep Time: 10 min
  • Cook Time: 2 min
  • Total Time: 12 min

Ingredients

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  • 6 cups Rice, Corn, or Wheat Chex cereal
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup dry brownie mix
  • 12 ounces (1 bag) Christmas M&M’s
  • 8 ounces (1 bag) Reese’s peanut butter bells, cut into pieces
  • 2 cups pretzel sticks

Instructions

Pour the cereal in a large bowl and set aside.

In a medium size microwavable bowl, combine the semisweet chocolate chips and peanut butter. Microwave for a minute then stir with a spatula. Keep microwaving every 30 seconds until the chocolate peanut better is melted and smooth.

Pour the chocolate peanut butter mixture over the cereal and gently stir using a spatula. Keep going till all the cereal is coated.

Next slowly add in the dry brownie mix. Keep tossing and gently turning the cereal until the cereal is coated with the brownie mix.

Take out a large piece of parchment paper and spread the cereal mixture in a singe layer.

Wait till the mixture is completely dry, about an hour or more.  Then poor the cereal mixture into a big bowl.

Then cut the Reese’s peanut butter bells into pieces and add it to the big bowl with the cereal mixture. Add the Christmas M&M’s and pretzel sticks. Stir till the mixture is combined and serve! 



Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 20
  • Calories: 604
  • Sugar: 19.5g
  • Sodium: 385mg
  • Fat: 38.2g
  • Saturated Fat: 9.1g
  • Carbohydrates: 57.3g
  • Fiber: 4.2g
  • Protein: 17.8g
  • Cholesterol: 6.8mg