Chocolate Balls

Name: Chocolate Balls
Ingredients: 4 oz cream cheese, chopped; 1 cup Nutella; 12 oz pound cake, crumbled; 1/2 cup ground almonds, toasted; 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped; 1 tbsp vegetable shortening; 1/4 cup flaked coconut; 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

8 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

4 oz cream cheese, chopped
1 cup Nutella
12 oz pound cake, crumbled
1/2 cup ground almonds, toasted
6 oz semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 tbsp vegetable shortening
1/4 cup flaked coconut
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions

1

Line a baking pan with foil. Beat cream cheese and Nutella in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in cake crumbs and almonds. Refrigerate until firm enough to handle.
2

Roll tablespoonfuls of mixture into balls. Arrange on prepared pan.
3

Melt chocolate and vegetable shortening in a small saucepan on low heat, stirring. Remove from heat.
4

Using 2 forks, coat balls in the chocolate mixture. Toss chocolate balls in coconut or cocoa powder. Refrigerate until firm. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Pack into boxes as a gift.