Gifts from the Kitchen, Coconut Rum Snowball

the Painted Apron

8 years ago

I have been busy filling jars for gifts lately, and I couldn’t wait to share this one with you while there is still plenty of time to put these together

Dessert cheeseballs are always a fun addition to any gathering, and paired with this season’s cute Pepperidge Farm Christmas cookies, it is a festive presentation

Layer ingredients in a pint Ball jar

Add a tag with instructions, and you’ve got a great Gift from the Kitchen

Powdered sugar, sliced almonds, white chocolate chips, shredded coconut AND the secret ingredients, rum and coconut powder

Did you know you can get just about any flavor extract in a powder form?

I bought these from amazon.com here and here*

You can easily make tags in PicMonkey, I designed mine with 4 on a page. Or you can download the free printable of the front of the tag here. It will take you to another page that will have coconut rum snowball highlighted in green. Click on that and you will go to the printable page

Below is the back, you can design your own back or just write your message

I printed these tags on card stock, cut them to size, and used a hole punch to thread wired ribbon through

Festive, fun and delicious!

Make it in minutes by just mixing with softened cream cheese

Serve it with a cookie selection, graham crackers or apple or pear slices, or even strawberries

Make 1 or 12!

Coconut Rum Snowball

A delightful gift in a jar!

Course Appetizer, Dessert, Gift

Cuisine American

Keyword appetizer spread, Christmas appetizer, coconut rum spread, dessert ball, dessert spread, gift from the kitchen, gift jar, hostess gift

Prep Time 5

Equipment

jars

Ingredients

8 oz cream cheese softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/2 cup sweetened coconut shreds plus more for garnish if desired
1 tsp coconut powder* or tsp coconut extract
1 tsp rum powder* or 1 tsp rum extract

Instructions

Combine all ingredients and mix well. Form into a ball. Wrap in saran and refrigerate until serving. Garnish with additional coconut after plating if desired. Serve with small cookies, graham crackers or fruit

Notes

*If you want to skip the powder, you can list the extracts as additional ingredients on the recipe instructions, or include small jars of the extracts with the dry ingredients.