For this recipe, soft cream cheese, maraschino cherries, and coconut are rolled in graham cracker crumbs to make these easy, decadent cherry cheesecake balls. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
Ingredients
- 1 package cream cheese , 8 ounce
- 0.5 cups white sugar
- 2 teaspoons butter , at room temperature
- 0.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 0.5 cups flaked coconut
- 8 maraschinos cherries , chopped, or more to taste
- 0.5 cups graham cracker crumbs
Instructions
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1
Beat cream cheese, sugar, butter, and vanilla together in a bowl using an electric mixer; beat in coconut and cherries.
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2
Place graham cracker crumbs in a shallow bowl. Drop batter by teaspoonfuls into crumbs; form into balls. Roll again; place on wax paper-lined baking sheets.
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Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts
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