Description
A delicious cheese ball made with cream cheese, cheddar, cranberries, and pecans, perfect for gatherings!
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)
- 1 3/4 cups cheddar cheese (shredded)
- 2 Tbsp fresh chives
- 2 tsp fresh parsley (chopped and divided)
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 cup chopped dried cranberries (divided)
- 1 cup chopped pecans (divided)
Instructions
- Chop the herbs, cranberries, and pecans. In a medium bowl, add half of each of the chives, pecans, and cranberries, and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, add cream cheese and mix until softened. A handheld electric mixer doesn’t work well since the mix is thick! Add cheddar cheese, the remaining half of the chives, parsley, brown sugar, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and the remaining half of the cranberries and pecans. Mix until well combined.
- With a little grease, butter, or oil on your hands, shape the mixture into a tight ball.
- With clean hands, roll the ball around in the extra cranberries, pecans, and chive mixture. Be careful not to get the cheese mixture on the finished coat, if possible.
- Wrap the coated ball in plastic wrap and rest in the fridge for at least 4 hours before serving. Make up to four days in advance.
- Make a batch of homemade butter crackers, or enjoy with your favorite store-bought crackers.
Notes
- This cheese ball can be made a few days in advance for convenience.
- Serve with a variety of crackers for the best experience.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 270
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 40mg