Have you heard? My Father's Dragon is ready to stream on Netflix NOW! Get excited over this adorable flick by making this epic My Father's Dragon inspired Cheesecake Ball. This roar-tastic recipe will pair up perfectly with your watch parties. This post is sponsored by Netflix.
Fans of the book will be delighted to see it brought to life in this whimsical rendition. New fans like myself will be instantly lured into the story and adventure.
Truth is, this has to be one of the very best movies that I've seen in a while and I'm excited for you to see it, too! That's why I wanted to share a super fun recipe that would do the movie justice. I hope you love them both!
This sweet treat is themed after Boris the dragon, voiced by Gaten Matarazzo in the movie. There are many more fun and familiar voices you'll hear throughout the movie including Golshifteh FarahaniIranian, Jacob Tremblay and Whoopi Goldberg.
Now, let's make this!
MY FATHER'S DRAGON CHEESECAKE BALL
This fun cheesecake ball is inspired by Boris the Dragon from My Father's Dragon streaming only on Netflix NOW. We'll shape and tint a basic cheesecake ball recipe and decorate it to look like Boris using watermelon, candy and icings. Swoon!
Not only is this cheesecake ball adorable, but it's super delicious.
MY FATHER'S DRAGON CHEESECAKE BALL INGREDIENTS
There are a small amount of simple ingredients we will use to make this. Here is the basic list. Scroll down to the recipe card for the exact measurements.
- Full-fat Cream Cheese
- Unsalted Butter
- Powdered Sugar
- Graham Cracker Crumbs
- Vanilla Extract
- Blue Food Coloring Gel
- Watermelon Slices
- AirHeads White Mystery Candy
- AirHeads Blue Raspberry Candy
- Black Icing Writer
- Blue Icing Writer
- Few Round White Sprinkles
For serving, you will want to add a variety of cookies and pretzels for dipping.
HOW TO MAKE A DRAGON CHEESECAKE BALL
This recipe is super easy to make! Let me walk you through the simple steps. Be sure to save or print the complete instructions below in the recipe card.
Use a high power mixer to combine softened cream cheese, vanilla extract, and butter.
Add in the powdered sugar and graham cracker crumbs and beat until blended. Add in blue food coloring until desired color is achieved. It doesn't take much to get good color. Cover the mixture with plastic wrap and then refrigerate it for about two hours.
Scoop the mixture onto the serving board you will be using and then shape the dip into an oval. Make it smooth by using non-stick cooking spray on your fingers or a knife so that it doesn’t stick to the dip while handling it.
Next up, slice a few small triangles out of the watermelon for the dinosaur horns and place them on top of the head.
Use kitchen shears to cut ovals out of the AirHeads White Mystery Candy for eyes and then cut out a few teeth and place them onto the face.
Use a black icing writer to draw on eyebrows, mouth and to finish the eyes with pupils. Then use the blue icing writer to draw on a nose or basically nostrils in this case.
Add a few white sprinkles for the freckles and place right above the nose.
Use AirHeads Blue Raspberry Candy to make ears and then press them into the sides of the head.
Serve the dip with a variety of your favorite cookies and pretzels.
My Father's Dragon Cheesecake Dip Ball
Cheesecake Dip Ball inspired by Boris the Dragon from My Father's Dragon movie on Netflix, Simple no bake Cheesecake ingredients and decorated with watermelon, candy and icings.
Ingredients
- 8 oz softened full-fat cream cheese
- ½ cup softened unsalted butter
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ⅓ cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- Blue Food Coloring Gel
- 2 Watermelon Slices
- 1 AirHeads White Mystery Candy
- 1 AirHeads Blue Raspberry Candy
- Variety of Cookies/Pretzels For Dipping
- Black Icing Writer
- Blue Icing Writer
- Few Round White Sprinkles
- Non-stick Cooking Spray
- TOOLS:
- Kitchen Shears
Instructions
Combine softened cream cheese, vanilla extract, and butter using a high powered mixer.
Add in powdered sugar and graham cracker crumbs. Beat until blended.
Add blue food coloring until desired color is achieved.
Cover mixture with plastic wrap and refrigerate for two hours.
Place mixture onto a serving board and shape into an oval and make smooth using non-stick cooking spray on your fingers or a knife so that it doesn’t stick to the dip.
Cut a few small triangles out of the watermelon for the horns and place them on top of the head.
Use kitchen shears to cut ovals out of the AirHeads White Mystery Candy for eyes and a few teeth and place them onto the face.
Use black icing writer to draw on eyebrows, mouth and to finish the eyes.
Use blue icing writer to draw on a nose.
Add white sprinkles for the freckles and place above the nose.
Use AirHeads Blue Raspberry Candy to make ears and press into the sides of the head.
Serve with a variety of your favorite cookies and pretzels.
Nutrition Information
Yield 8 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 366Total Fat 25gSaturated Fat 14gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 9gCholesterol 59mgSodium 183mgCarbohydrates 34gFiber 1gSugar 24gProtein 3g
This nutritional information is for reference only. We are not responsible for these calculations.
Now that you have your yummy treat ready, it's time to watch My Father's Dragon only available on Netflix now!
Prepare to fall in love with the characters and the story.
Come back and let me know what you think!
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