**Tinkerbell**
Fri Dec 07, 2012 10:53 am
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Since I only have half a family that can/will eat cheese, and half of the "good" half has moved out, I don't use a lot of cheese. I really miss the cheese balls and cheesy fondue I enjoyed in my childhood.
However, DH will eat cream cheese, so about 10 years ago I found a recipe for a chocolate cheese ball and started making it for camping trips. OMGoodness! That recipe became an immediate camping staple. I've made it in several different variations over the years, with almond extract, maraschino cherry juice, rolled in pecans, and most recently I skipped the pecans due to a nut allergy, and rolled it in more mini chocolate chips. I do have to say it was too much chocolate for me, and I really missed the pecans, but I wasn't making a 6 year old miss out on any fun.
It's very addicting, either way and I suggest not using regular graham crackers, but the Graham Stix that are on the market these days. They hold up well while scooping the cheese ball.
Chocolate Chip Cheeseball
