This easy dessert cheese ball is packed with Granny Smith apples, caramel bits, and coated in festive, fall colored M&Ms. It takes only a few minutes to put together and after spending some time in the refrigerator, it’s ready to coat and devour.
I am so happy that it’s finally fall! It’s my favorite time of the year.
Being in FL, I don’t see the true fall though. One of my favorite things about fall is the colors and everything here is green…all the time! There is an occasional yellow tree but most of them are green. The cooler weather and the colors don’t really show up until the end of October either. Can’t tell you how many times we chose our Halloween costumes based on how light they are, otherwise we would burn up.
Ok, enough whining! Since fall months are actually here, I am psyched to start sharing fall recipes! I’ve got pumpkin recipes lined up, and apple caramel recipes, and cranberry recipes. Come cooler weather, I will whip out my soups and stews. I love soups, so you see many soup recipes here.
I did find one way to bring some fall colors into my life. CANDY!
M&Ms finally came out with their fall candy and I am thrilled! Just look at those fall colors!
This weekend, I whipped up a couple of apple recipes to celebrate changing of the seasons. This Apple Caramel Cheese Ball turned out so tasty! It’s lightly sweetened and packed with apple bits and caramel bits. Best part is that it can be served as a snack with some apples or at your football gatherings. For many of you, football season started and this is definitely a great snack to serve during the game.
M&;M Apple Caramel Cheese Ball
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 tbsp vanilla Greek yogurt
- 3/4 cup finely diced Granny Smith apples pat dry with paper towel after cutting
- 1/2 cup caramel bits
- 1 tbsp light brown sugar (more if you wish)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- About a cup of fall M&Ms for rolling the cheese ball
Instructions
- Make sure to peel and core the apple before dicing. Dice apples and pat them with paper towel to absorb some excess juice.
- In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, yogurt, apples, caramels, sugar and vanilla. Mix until all evenly combined.
- Form a cheese ball with your hands (remember to always wash your hands.)
- Wrap the cheese ball in saran wrap and refrigerate it for at least an hour.
(An easy way to wrap a cheese ball is to lace saran wrap into a round bowl, place cheese ball on the saran wrap in the bowl, and bring sides of saran wrap together. This will help form a ball as well.) - Spread M&M candy in a wide, shallow bowl.
- Roll the cheese ball in the M&M candy before serving. (The longer you will let the cheese ball sit with candy on it, the more colors will bleed. That's why I recommend that you roll it in candy right before serving.)
- Serve with apples, pretzels or any cracker crisps that are lightly or non-salted.
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Mackenzie @ Cheerios and Lattes says
I love this; how fun for a Fall party!
lyuba says
Thanks so much, Mackenzie!
carrian says
HECK YEAH! I love this! Pinning it to my new fall board on pinterest!
lyuba says
So sweet! Thank you, Carrian!
Tonia@thegunnysack says
Awesome! Sounds like the perfect thing for fall!
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Tonia!
Krista @ joyfulhealthyeats says
Wow this looks dangerously good, because I could eat the whole thing myself. Using the apples as a dipper makes it healthy, right?
lyuba says
Oh course! That’s how I ate it 🙂
Thank you, Krista!
lyuba says
Of course! That’s how I ate it 🙂
Thank you, Krista!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
This is such a fun looking cheeseball…I love that there are apple and caramel chunks in it!!!
lyuba says
Oh yes, the chunks are they best part 🙂
Thank you, Jocelyn!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Yeah. This just went on the menu for our first football party. Amazing Lyuba!
lyuba says
Great! Thank you, Trish!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
I love this Lyuba!! Such a great recipe!
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Dorothy!
Winnie says
I LOVE the apple caramel cheese ball !!
Fantastic and cute recipe
Saving it (and pinning!)
lyuba says
Thank you, Winnie 🙂
Melanie @ Just Some Salt and Pepper says
So excited for all the apple recipes, and this one sounds delish!
lyuba says
Thank you, Melanie!
Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says
Apple cider is hands down one of the things I look forward to most about Fall. It’s my favorite season, and the food and drinks and holidays don’t get any better!
lyuba says
I completely agree! I love fall 🙂
Thank you, Pamela!
Paula says
LOVE this cheese ball!!! Totally making it this weekend!
lyuba says
Thanks, Paula! Your boys will love it!
Tenns @ New Mama Diaries says
I love the color scheme of the Autumn M&M’s on the cream cheese ball. Very festive! I always get the holiday, red and green M&M’S during Christmastime, I didn’t even realize they made Fall themed ones.
lyuba says
Thank you so much 🙂
They sure do!