Lemon Cheesecake Cheese Ball
Lemon Cheesecake Cheese Ball - a lemony, creamy, luscious cheesecake in the fun shape of a cheese ball! Perfect for parties or holidays, this heavenly dessert recipe is made with only 4 ingredients! Serve this delicious cheesecake ball with graham crackers or your favorite dipper.
Equipment
- Hand mixer
Ingredients
- 8 oz full-fat cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp powdered sugar also called "confectioners sugar"
- 1 lemon the zest of
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/3 cup graham cracker crumbs approximately 3 whole sheets
Instructions
- Add softened cream cheese and powdered sugar to a mixing bowl. Zest the lemon into the bowl with the cream cheese. Cut the zested lemon in half and get 1 tablespoon of juice, then add it to the cream cheese.
- Using a hand mixer, beat the mixture until everything in incorporated. I like to use a rubber spatula and scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl to make sure everything is combined well.
- Use the rubber spatula to push the mixture together into a general ball form. We're not going for perfection here, we just want to mold the beginning of the ball while it's soft and malleable. Refrigerate the cheese ball for at least an hour.
- If you are making your own graham cracker crumbs, you can either break 3 sheets of graham crackers into a food processor and pulse them or put them in a plastic bag or go over them with a rolling pin. You need 1/3 cup.
- After the cheese ball has rested in the fridge for at least an hour, pick it up with your hands and roll it into a ball. Some people like to use plastic wrap to do this, but I don't buy plastic wrap, so I do it with my hands. After you have gotten it into a nice ball shape, roll it in the graham cracker crumbs. The longer the cheesecake ball sits out, the softer it will be for serving. Enjoy!
Notes
- A real lemon is a must here. The plastic, lemon-shaped squeeze bottle is not a substitute for real lemon juice. Plus, we need the zest of the lemon for this recipe.
- You can use store-bought graham cracker crumbs or make your own with graham cracker sheets. If you buy the ready-made crumbs, you need 1/3 cup. If you make your own, you'll need 3 graham cracker sheets to = 1/3 cup.
- I recommend using full-fat cream cheese as a low-fat version may make the cheese ball not set correctly.
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