Description
Chocolate lovers will adore these red velvet cheesecake balls, a delightful fusion of rich cream cheese and classic Southern dessert charm. Small bites pack big flavor, promising pure indulgence with each velvety, chocolate-dipped morsel you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 box red velvet cake mix (plus ingredients called for on the box)
- 16 ounces (454 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup (170 grams) white chocolate chips (for coating)
Sweeteners and Enhancers:
- 1/2 cup (60 grams) confectioners sugar
- 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) vanilla extract
Decorative Ingredients:
- Red velvet cake crumbs (for decoration)
- Optional: sprinkles
- Optional: edible glitter
- Optional: melted chocolate for drizzling
Instructions
- Prepare the red velvet cake according to package directions, ensuring a rich, moist texture. Cool completely on a wire rack.
- Gently crumble the cooled cake into fine, uniform pieces using your hands or a food processor.
- Whip the cream cheese mixture until velvety smooth, incorporating confectioner’s sugar, vanilla extract, and heavy cream with precise, gentle strokes.
- Craft uniform spheres by carefully rolling the cream cheese and cake crumb mixture between your palms, creating consistent, compact balls.
- Place the formed spheres on a parchment-lined tray and transfer to the freezer, allowing them to firm up for approximately 45-60 minutes.
- Carefully temper the white chocolate using a double boiler or microwave, ensuring a glossy, smooth consistency.
- Delicately dip each chilled cheesecake sphere into the melted white chocolate, using a fork to ensure complete, even coverage.
- Sprinkle reserved red velvet crumbs or decorative elements over the chocolate-coated balls while the coating remains wet.
- Return the decorated cheesecake balls to the refrigerator, allowing the chocolate shell to set and the flavors to meld for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Crumble the cake while it’s slightly warm for easier, more uniform texture without large clumps.
- Mix cream cheese ingredients at room temperature to ensure silky, lump-free consistency.
- Chill cheesecake balls thoroughly before dipping in chocolate to prevent cracking and maintain shape.
- Roll balls gently and uniformly to create professional-looking dessert bites with consistent size.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg