Cream Cheese Ball Recipe
A good cream cheese ball recipe is a must around the holidays or if you are throwing a wine and cheese party. As an appetizer, these tasty balls of mixed cheeses, combined with cream cheese and formed into a ball can't be beat. They look nice and taste great too!
No matter what recipe you use to make them, cream cheese balls can be served with any type of cracker or even apples or veggie slices and can even be a nutritious snack. If you pick whole wheat crackers with no trans fats, all the better! Of course, the cheeses that you use in your cheese ball recipe will have an effect on the nutritional value, but most cheese is
loaded with calcium and has plenty of vitamins and minerals too.
Why not try this cream cheese recipe for cheese balls for your next party?:
Title: Appetizer Cheese Ball Recipe
Author: Debbie
Yield: 12 Servings
8 oz Cream Cheese; Room Temp.
4 oz Blue Cheese Crumbled
4 oz Cheddar Cheese; Shredded
2 ts Mustard; Dijon-style
1 ts Worcestershire Sauce
1/8 ts Garlic Powder
1/4 ts Salt
1/2 c Pecans; Finely Chopped
2/3 c Currants
3/4 c Parsley; Chopped
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1 x Assorted Crackers
1 x Apple Wedges
Place the cream
cheese, blue cheese, cheddar cheese, mustard, Worcestershire, garlic
powder, and salt in a mixer bowl and beat at low speed just until
well mixed. Stir in the pecans and currants. Taste and adjust
seasoning. Refrigerate the cheese mixture for 30 minutes or
until slightly firm then shape into a ball. Roll in the chopped
parsley to coat well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate
until ready to serve. Let stand at room temperature for about 30
minutes before serving. Place on a platter surrounded with
crackers and apple wedges.
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