Description
Indulge in these delicious Salted Caramel Pretzel Cheesecake Balls that combine the creamy richness of cheesecake with the crunchy goodness of pretzels, all drizzled with decadent caramel.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup caramel sauce
- plus extra for drizzling
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1 cup crushed pretzels
- divided
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- melted
- 1 cup white chocolate or milk chocolate
- melted
- 1/2 teaspoon flaky sea salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Add the caramel sauce and mix until combined.
- Stir in graham cracker crumbs and 1/2 cup of crushed pretzels into the mixture.
- Once combined, form the mixture into small balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Freeze the balls for about 30 minutes or until they are firm.
- While the balls are freezing, combine the melted butter with the remaining crushed pretzels.
- Once the cheesecake balls are firm, dip each one into the melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off.
- Roll the chocolate-dipped balls in the pretzel mixture.
- Place them back on the baking sheet and drizzle with additional caramel sauce.
- Sprinkle with flaky sea salt and refrigerate until serving.
Notes
For a richer flavor, use high-quality chocolate for dipping. Adjust the amount of caramel and salt to your personal taste.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cheesecake ball
- Calories: 165 kcal
- Sugar: 13 g
- Sodium: 115 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
Keywords: Salted Caramel Pretzel Cheesecake Balls, dessert, cheesecake balls, caramel dessert, chocolate dipped snacks