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    Home » Featured » Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Balls

    Published: Aug 18, 2021 · Modified: Feb 23, 2022 by Cara Lanz · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Balls

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    Flamin' Hot Cheetos Balls

    Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Balls are a deliciously bizarre combination of crushed Flamin Hot Cheetos and peanut butter chips dipped in milk chocolate that somehow works. Perfect for sweet and spicy lovers — or anyone who isn’t big into sweets. This Hot Cheeto dessert will be the talk of the party, so bring the recipe.

    Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Balls

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    You’re going to love these

    Super weird. So if you want to get peoples’ attention at the next party, just go ahead and bring these chocolate Cheetos balls. I promise you everyone will want to at least try one ... until they taste how crazy good they are, then they won't be able to stop eating them. And any die-hard Flamin’ Hot Cheetos fans will be your friends forever. 

    Not too sweet. We all know those people who don’t love sweets. And they’re going to look at these like they’re just another chocolate ball. As soon as you explain the filling is made from crushed Cheetos, they’re going to thank you for thinking of them. 

    Fun Cheetos recipe. We should be having fun in the kitchen — and that’s exactly where this recipe came from. So if you’re up for cooking with Cheetos and ready to try something different, here you go!

    Chocolate balls. If you’re wondering how a dessert made from Flamin’ Hot Cheetos could ever be good, all I can say is … it works. BUT do not use dark chocolate. I thought dark chocolate would be the no-brainer chocolate to use in this Cheetos recipe, but no. No, no, no. 

    We did extensive taste testing to determine which types of chocolate work best in this recipe. For the filling, both peanut butter chips and white chocolate chips were both good — with peanut butter getting a slight edge. For the outer chocolate coating, white chocolate tasted fine, but here’s the deal. You know what happens to your fingers when you eat Cheetos? Well, that happened to the white chocolate when I tried dipping the Cheetos balls in it. Let’s just say it was a Flamin’ Hot mess. 

    So if you’re ready to make Flamin Hot Cheetos Balls dipped in chocolate, here’s how to make them. 

    How to Make Flamin' Hot Cheetos Balls

    In a food processor, pulse Flamin’ Hot Cheetos into fine crumbs. Place the crushed up Cheetos in a large bowl with the powdered sugar. 

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    Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Balls

    Melt the peanut butter chips in the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir. Continue to microwave at 10-second intervals until they are melted and smooth. 

    Add the melted peanut butter chips to the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and powdered sugar mixture. Stir until it comes together in a soft dough. Refrigerate the mixture for 5-10 minutes or until it is firm enough to shape into balls. 

    Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Balls
    Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Balls

    Prepare a plate with waxed paper. Portion the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos mixture with a ½ tablespoon measuring spoon and roll it into balls. Place in the refrigerator to cool and harden, about an hour. 

    flamin hot cheetos balls

    Make the chocolate coating for the Cheetos balls. Melt the milk chocolate and coconut oil for 30 seconds. Stir. Continue to microwave at 10-second intervals until it is melted and smooth. 

    Drop the balls into the chocolate one at a time, set them on wire rack, and sprinkle with the reserved crushed up Cheetos. Let them rest until the chocolate has hardened, about an hour.

    Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Balls
    Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Balls

    Store your Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Balls loosely covered between waxed paper in the refrigerator. Then try not to eat one every time you open the fridge. 

    Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Balls

    Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Balls

    Cara Lanz
    Flamin' Hot Cheetos Balls are a deliciously odd combination of crushed Flamin' Hot Cheetos, peanut butter chips, and milk chocolate that somehow works. Bring this Hot Cheeto dessert to your next gathering and you'll be the talk of the party. Tip: be sure to bring the recipe.
    4.60 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cooling Time 1 hr
    Total Time 1 hr 15 mins
    Course Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 24
    Calories 92 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    Cheetos Balls

    • 1 cup crushed Flamin' Hot Cheetos Measure 3 cups of Flamin' Hot Cheetos to get one cup of crumbs
    • ¼ cup powdered sugar
    • ⅔ cup peanut butter chips

    Milk Chocolate Coating

    • 1 cup milk chocolate chips
    • 1 teaspoon coconut oil
    • ¼ cup crushed Flamin' Hot Cheetos

    Instructions
     

    • In a food processor, pulse Flamin’ Hot Cheetos into fine crumbs. Place the crushed up Cheetos in a large bowl with the powdered sugar.
    • Melt the peanut butter chips in the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir. Continue to microwave at 10-second intervals until they are melted and smooth.
    • Add the melted peanut butter chips to the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and powdered sugar mixture. Stir until it comes together in a soft dough. Refrigerate the mixture for 5-10 minutes or until it is firm enough to shape into balls.
    • Prepare a plate with waxed paper. Portion the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos mixture with a ½ tablespoon measuring spoon and roll it into balls. Place in the refrigerator to cool and harden, about an hour.
    • Make the chocolate coating for the Cheetos balls. Melt the milk chocolate and coconut oil for 30 seconds. Stir. Continue to microwave at 10-second intervals until it is melted and smooth.
    • Drop the balls into the chocolate one at a time, sprinkle with the reserved crushed up Cheetos, and set on a wire rack to cool.
    • Store your Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Balls loosely covered between waxed paper in the refrigerator. Then try not to eat one every time you open the fridge.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 92kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 11mgPotassium: 1mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gCalcium: 1mgIron: 1mg
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    Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Balls

    MY KITCHEN ESSENTIALS

    Cuisinart Mini Chopper

    This is what I use to pulverize Flamin' Hot Cheetos down into a fine crumb. I love this mini food processor because it chops and grinds small portions in a jiffy and doesn't take up much space in my cupboard. It's great for chopping all kinds of things, making salsa, etc.

    Pyrex 2-Cup Measuring Cup

    I have a set of 3 of these in 1 cup, 2 cups, and 4 cups, which is handy to have because sometimes all of them are full of melted chocolate -- which is a wonderful thing in my book. This 2-cup measuring cup makes melting, running back and forth to the microwave, and dropping and retrieving the bonbons super easy.

    Magnetic Measuring Spoons

    The ½ tablespoon measuring spoon on this set creates the perfect ball - which, I realize any rounded measuring spoon will do. But I love these because they nest and stick together so they aren't scattered all over hell in my kitchen drawer. Which is nice.

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