Lemon Cheesecake Ball
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Now onto the yum. I’ve attended several Tastefully Simple parties since moving here. They have sweet “cheese” balls that I had trouble liking until a friend had an Apple Pie flavored one at her house and I devoured about half of it with the yummy graham pretzel twist thingies. I can’t justify the cost of some TS items and the graham twist thingies are one of those things (don’t yell at me…I like Tastefully Simple…I just think it is pricey so I purchase judiciously). I found some ginger pretzel twist thingies at World Market for much cheaper and started thinking they might be good with a lemon cheesecake ball. And the googling began.
I found several recipes but zeroed in on this one. I needed an excuse to make it – I couldn’t make it and have it sitting around here or I would eat the whole stupid thing. I hosted book club last week so that seemed like the perfect excuse. It turned out really yummy – a nice way to satisfy the cheesecake desire without baking a cake. I refrigerated it overnight but it never got solid enough to roll it in the graham crumbs so I sprinkled them on top. I used 1/3 less fat cream cheese so that might be why it wasn’t quite as solid.
12 oz cream cheese – that is 1 1/2 bricks (I used the 1/3 less fat)
3 1/2 Tbs sugar
Zest of a lemon
2 Tbs fresh lemon juice
3 full graham crackers, crushed
With a rubber spatula, combine the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add lemon zest and lemon juice and mix well. Taste – you can add a little more sugar or lemon juice if it needs it. Wrap in plastic wrap to form a ball – I put mine in a small bowl to form the ball shape. Refrigerate for several hours until firm. Roll in graham cracker crumbs or sprinkle them on top. Serve with graham crackers, animal crackers, etc.
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Oh that looks SO good! (LOVE the girls dresses too.)
That’s sounds easy enough! I will be trying when I can find an excuse too. 🙂
How have I never heard of a cheesecake ball?! Where have I been hiding?! This looks delish!
I need to remember this!! Sounds and looks yummy.
I too have been to the tastefully simple and agree it’s all yummy, but expensive. I did get some of their dipping oil. That was good, and goes a long way. I have a dip mix still sitting in my cupboard that I need to make!
How adorable are those dresses!? ADORABLE!
I’ve never been to a Tastefully Simple party, really never heard of them.
That ball does sound delish, though! YUM 🙂
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