RECIPES

Festive Party Cheese Balls

Active Time

40 Minutes

Servings

Makes

3 Cheese Balls

Ingredients

2 packages (8 ounces each) Crystal Farms Original Cream Cheese, softened
1 container (8 ounces) Pine River Garlic & Herb Cold Pack cheese

Peppercorn Feta Cheese Ball:

1/4 cup chopped roasted sweet red peppers, drained
1 cup crumbled Odyssey® Peppercorn Feta cheese (6 ounces)
1/2 cup pitted green and Kalamata olives, chopped
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
Minced fresh parsley

Dill Pickle Cheese Ball:

1/4 cup chopped dill pickles, drained
4 ounces Roth Dill Havarti cheese, shredded (1 cup)
1/4 cup diced ham
Coarsely crushed wavy potato chips

Sweet and Spicy Cheese Ball:

1/4 cup canned crushed pineapple, drained
4 ounces Wood River Creamery™ Mango Habanero Cheddar Gruyere cheese, shredded (1 cup)
1 medium jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
Pepitas
Thin breadsticks, celery, crackers and pita chips

Cheese

Look for the Proudly Wisconsin Badge when shopping for cheese. Any brand of Wisconsin Cold Pack, Cream Cheese, Feta, Gruyère or Havarti can be used in this recipe.

Instructions

Beat cream cheese and garlic & herb cheese in a large bowl until blended. Divide cheese mixture evenly into three bowls.

Peppercorn Feta Cheese Ball:

Pat red peppers dry with a paper towel. Stir the feta, olives, parsley and red peppers into a bowl.

Dill Pickle Cheese Ball:

Pat pickles dry with a paper towel. Stir the havarti, ham and pickles into the second bowl.

Sweet and Spicy Cheese Ball:

Pat pineapple dry with a paper towel. Stir the cheddar gruyere, jalapeno pepper and pineapple into the third bowl.
Cover and refrigerate cheese mixtures for at least 1 hour or until firm.
Transfer each cheese mixture to plastic wrap; shape with wrap into a ball. Roll the feta ball in parsley. Roll the havarti ball in potato chips. Roll the cheddar gruyere ball in pepitas. Place on a serving platter. Serve with breadsticks, celery, crackers and pita chips.

Recipe Tip

Avoid touching face when handling jalapeno peppers. Consider wearing gloves, as oils may burn skin.

Festive Party Cheese Balls

Ingredients

Peppercorn Feta Cheese Ball:

Dill Pickle Cheese Ball:

Sweet and Spicy Cheese Ball:

Cheese

Instructions

Peppercorn Feta Cheese Ball:

Dill Pickle Cheese Ball:

Sweet and Spicy Cheese Ball:

Recipe Tip

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