Hop to this Bunny Butt Cheese Ball for Easter
Ready to dip into Easter deliciousness? Today, we’re talking about this funfetti bunny butt cheese ball for Easter, and it’s just the cutest thing you’ve ever seen. This sweet cheese ball has all the deliciousness of a funfetti cake but in a cheese ball style!
We have fun serving this Easter dessert for kid-friendly family parties. Another fun potluck item is the carrot cake cheese ball over on our other site! And we also have our Easter egg frosting board that is so fun to make!
Ingredients for Bunny Butt Cheese Ball for Easter
- Whipped cream cheese
- Funfetti cake mix
- White chocolate chips
- Vanilla extract
- Colorful sprinkles
- Shredded sweetened coconut
- 8 pink M&M’s candies
Supplies
- Serving Tray
- Microwaveable Mixing Bowl
- Mixer with Mixer Bowl
Finding Pink M&Ms
Easter is the time to find bags of pink M&Ms! Most stores will carry small carrot-shaped bags of pastel colored M&Ms in the Easter sections. We find ours at Walmart every year! I have also seen Dollar General with these in the candy aisle this time of year. If you can’t find the name brand pastel M&Ms, you can opt for the off-brand “carrot” bags.
How To Heat Treat the Cake Mix
Before mixing the funfetti cake mix into the cheese ball mixture, we like to heat treat the flour first.
In a microwave-safe bowl, we put the cup of funfetti cake mix in the microwave for 30 second intervals, stirring after each, for 2 minutes (4-6 intervals) or until the internal temperature is 160 degrees, prior to using. This makes it safe to consume the cake mix by heat treatment.
We let the cake mix cool down a bit before proceeding.
Making a Funfetti Cheese Ball Mixture
In a large bowl, we mix the cream cheese, heat-treated cake mix, vanilla, sprinkles, and white chocolate chips until fully combined. Then we shape the mixture into a ball. If the dough is too soft, place it in the freezer for 20 minutes to firm up.
Making the Easter Funfetti Bunny Butt Cheese Ball Form
To begin, we start by shaping the dessert ball dough into a bunny butt by forming 1 large ball for the body, 2 medium-sized balls for the feet, and 1 small ball for the tail.
Next, we roll each ball in a foil-rimmed tray of shredded coconut.
To assemble the bunny butt, we place the largest ball on a pretty serving platter. The two medium-sized balls are placed under the large ball as the feet. We shape the balls into feet by not making them perfectly round. They need to look a little “knotty” around the edges to really look like bunny feet. Afterward, we press in the small ball as the tail – like a little cotton tail!
The pink M&Ms are inserted into the feet as the little paw pads! We prefer to turn the logos inside so you can’t see them.
What a cute little funfetti bunny butt cheese ball for an Easter party!
Tips for Our Funfetti Bunny Butt Cheese Ball for Easter
- You can make this Easter cheese ball ahead of time. It is good for 1-2 days in the fridge.
- Add vanilla wafers or ginger snaps as an extra type of dipper, if desired.
- Leftovers need to be refrigerated.
- Brown M&Ms may work instead of pink, if you absolutely can’t find the pink. But the pink are so cute!
- You can make this delicious dip any time of year and for any occasion. Just make one large cheese ball and skip the bunny butt!
Funfetti Bunny Butt Cheese Ball
Ingredients
- 16 oz Whipped cream cheese
- 1 cup Funfetti cake mix *heat treated
- ½ cup White chocolate chips
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- ½ cup Sprinkles colorful
- 1 cup Shredded coconut
- 8 M&M candies pink
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix the cream cheese, cake mix, vanilla, sprinkles, and white chocolate chips until fully combined, then shape into a ball. If the dough is too soft, place it in the freezer for 20 minutes to firm up.
- Shape the dessert ball dough into a bunny butt by forming 1 large ball for the body, 2medium-sized balls for the feet, and 1 small ball for the tail.
- In a rimmed tray or cookie sheet, roll each ball in shredded coconut until fully coated.
- To assemble the bunny butt, place the large ball on a serving plate or cutting board. Position the two medium-sized balls as feet, shaping them as needed. Attach the small ball as the tail, pressing gently to secure.
- Add pink M&M’s to create the bunny’s paws, placing them “m” side down.
- Chill until ready to serve. Enjoy with your favorite dippers!
