Shape this Butterscotch Cheese Ball into a basketball and you've got the perfect March Madness dessert! Creamy and sweet and loaded with butterscotch flavor.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Additional Time4 hourshrs
Total Time4 hourshrs5 minutesmins
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: butterscotch dessert, march madness dessert, sweet cheeseball recipe
½cupsemi-sweet chocolate morselsoptional for basketball
Instructions
In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese with butter until fully blended. Add butterscotch sauce and sugars, and beat until combined. Add in 1/2 cup butterscotch morsels.
Line a small bowl (about a 4 cup size) with plastic wrap. Drop the cheese ball mixture into the bowl and wrap it up. Refrigerate for about 4 hours or overnight.
Remove plastic wrap and place cheese ball on a small plate. Press down and shape into a 6-7 inch circle.
Press remaining 1 cup butterscotch morsels into the top and sides of cheese ball. Melt chocolate morsels in a small bowl, in the microwave for 1 minute, stirring after 30 seconds. Place chocolate in a small ziploc bag. Snip off the corner and pipe thick lines on the cheese ball to make it look like a basketball (optional).
ENJOY with pretzels, animal cookies, nilla wafers or graham crackers.
Notes
Short on time? Skip the shaping and chilling and just serve this cheeseball as a sweet butterscotch dip! It’ll still be delicious.
Serving suggestions. Butterscotch Cheeseball tastes great with dippers like animal crackers, Nilla wafers, pretzels and graham crackers. Fresh apple slices would be good too!
Storage: Return any leftovers to the refrigerator. Keep covered and enjoy within 3-4 days.
Substitutions: Instead of semi-sweet morsels, try using melted milk chocolate or dark chocolate to change up the flavor. Chocolate bars or melting wafers can also be used in place of chocolate chips.