Bunny Butt Cheese Ball Platter

A delicious Bunny Butt Cheese Ball made with strawberry cake mix, cream cheese, sprinkles, and white chocolate – a hit at any Easter party!

If you’re in the market for a festive dessert treat that’s sure to please whether served casually or as part of an Easter dinner, look no further than this Bunny Butt Cheese Ball Platter.

With just a few simple ingredients and a little bit of imagination, you can transform cream cheese, sprinkles, cake mix and other goodies into a cute bunny butt cheeseball!

This whimsical Easter-themed dish makes entertaining simple yet special with its molded cream cheese ball shaped like a bunny’s rear end set atop a platter of marshmallows, fresh fruit, and cookies.

The cheeseball is so simple to make that even novice home cooks can whip it up without much fuss – plus, there’s minimal clean up after everything is served!

Whether you’re making Easter memories with family or looking for something sweet-yet-tasteful to take to an office party, this irresistible Bunny Butt Cheese Ball Platter is sure to make any Easter gathering a memorable one.

Why You Will LOVE This Easter Dessert Cheeseball

• It’s a dessert cheeseball.
• Festive dessert, perfect for any spring celebration.
• Adorable treat that both kids and adults will enjoy alike.
• It’s creamy, tangy, and sweet.
• Hint of strawberry flavour
• Plenty of sprinkles for even more fun
• Loaded with white chocolate chips
• Great for parties and entertaining

Tips for Making the BEST Easter Bunny Cheeseball

• Do not skip heat treating the cake mix.
• Use your favourite cake mix flavour. Strawberry, vanilla, or funfetti all work well.
• Place the M&M’s with the ‘M’ side down for a cleaner look.
• Assemble your cheeseball directly on the serving platter.
• Use toothpicks to hold the bunny parts together if needed.
• Enjoy this dessert cheese ball any time of year. Just shape into a single large ball.

I’ve included a list of items to serve with this Easter cheeseball in the recipe already, but here are a few more ideas that would work well.

• Apple slices
• Animal crackers
• Pretzels
• Chocolate chip cookies
• Sugar cookies
• Biscoff cookies
• Waffle cone pieces
• Wafer cookies

How to Heat Treat Cake Mix

Since we are using cake mix to flavour the cheeseball, it is important that you heat treat the cake mix before use. This process will kill any bacteria in the cake mix and make it safe to eat.

To heat treat your cake mix you can use either the oven method or the microwave. For the oven method, preheat your oven to 350°F and spread out the cake mix on a baking sheet. Bake for 5 minutes, stirring halfway through. Check that the cake mix has reached a temperature of 165°F or higher. Heat again in 2 minute increments as needed, stirring between each. Allow the cake mix to cool before using it in the cheeseball.

For the microwave method, add 1 cup of cake mix into a microwave-safe bowl and microwave it on high for 30 seconds. Stir, and then microwave again in 30-second increments until the cake mix reaches a temperature of 165°F or higher. Once heated, allow to cool before using it in the cheeseball.

By following these simple steps, you can enjoy your Bunny Butt Cheese Ball Platter safely!

How to Store This Easter Bunny Cheeseball

Once you have made this Bunny Butt Cheese Ball Platter for your Easter feast, you’ll need to store it properly. To store the cheese ball, cover completely with plastic wrap. Make sure to press down around the edges of the cheese ball so that there are no air pockets left uncovered. Your cheese ball should be good in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

When you are ready to serve, simply bring it out, let it come to room temperature, and remove the plastic wrap just before serving.

About the Ingredients for the Bunny Butt Cheeseball

Cream cheese – Use full fat cream cheese for best results. You can use light cream cheese if you like. Make sure that your cream cheese is room temperature and soft enough to work with.

Sprinkles – Use any sprinkles you have on hand. I used a mix of different sprinkles, and it worked really well. Confetti sprinkles are a great choice.

Chocolate chips – You will want to use white chocolate chips, or you can chop white chocolate.

Cake mix – You will want to use strawberry cake mix for a pink bunny butt, but you can use vanilla cake mix, or Funfetti cake mix instead. Another option is to use vanilla cake mix and stir in strawberry jello powder or freeze dried strawberry powder. You absolutely need to heat treat your cake mix for safety.

Vanilla extract – Use pure vanilla extract for the best flavour, but artificial extract is just fine.

Sugar – A little white sugar sweetens up the cream cheese mixture just a touch.

Shredded coconut – The coconut is for coating the bunny butt like fur. You can use sweetened or unsweetened coconut flakes according to your own preference. You can substitute with white chocolate shavings if you like.

M&M’s – I used pink peanut M&Ms for the pad of the bunny feet, and pink milk chocolate M&Ms for the toes.

Looking for More Easter Dinner Ideas?

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How to Make a Bunny Butt Cheese Ball Platter

Yields: 7-9 servings | Prep Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

For the Bunny Butt Cheeseball:

• 2 (8 oz) Packages cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup Spring sprinkles
• ½ cup White chocolate chips
• 1 cup Strawberry cake mix, heat treated
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• ¼ cup Sugar
• ½ cup Shredded coconut
• 8 pink M&Ms

Cookies and crackers:

Graham crackers
Nilla wafers
Oreos
Golden Oreos
Nutter Butters

Fruit and candy:

Pineapple
Strawberries
Blueberries
Peeps
Easter M&M’s
Easter Whopper Eggs
Strawberry Ghirardelli

Directions:

In a medium sized bowl add the cream cheese, sprinkles, sugar, white chocolate chips, cake mix, and vanilla.

Mix until well combined.

Separate mixture into 4 separate parts, one large, two medium , and one small section.

Use your hands to shape the cheeseball mixtures into the balls.

Wrap the balls individually in plastic wrap.

Then carefully shape the 2 medium sized balls into an egg shape, and lightly flatten the cheeseballs for the bunny feet.

Place in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.

Roll the bunny butt sections in the coconut and set aside.

Press four M&Ms into each of the feet as pictured in the recipe image.

Put your bunny butt together and place it on the board.

Place the remaining items on the board.