Appetizer Recipes - Cheese Balls and Cheese Logs

Turtle Cheesecake Ball

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
1 stick (1/2 cup) real butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons brown sugar
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup miniature semisweet chips

Soften cream cheese and butter. Beat well and cream in brown sugar and confectioners' sugar. Add vanilla extract. Fold in chips. Refrigerate in a bowl for 3 hours. Roll in chopped pecans.

To serve, pour caramel sauce over the top and add more chopped pecans. Serve with sliced apples, graham crackers or vanilla wafers.