- Category: Appetizer
Who doesn’t love a good cheese ball? With this simple and delicious base recipe, you can make endless, elevated varieties to serve on their own or to add to beautiful cheese boards for any occasion. Try forming them into trees or shapes of your choosing in honour of winter or your favourite holiday or season!
Ingredients
BACON, ONION & CHEDDAR
BLUE CHEESE, CARAMELIZED ONION & DRIED CRANBERRIES
BALSAMIC, FIG, SHALLOT & AGED GOUDA
Instructions
- StepBase: In the bowl of a stand mixer using a paddle attachment, beat together cream cheese, butter, lemon juice, Worcestershire, hot sauce, salt and pepper until smooth. Divide equally into 3 bowls.
- StepIn the first bowl, stir in cheddar, onions, bacon and Worcestershire. Using plastic wrap, shape into a ball and roll into almonds. Wrap well and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- StepIn the second bowl, stir in blue cheese, onions, cranberries, mustard and honey. Using plastic wrap, shape into a ball. Combine parsley, rosemary and thyme and roll ball into herb
- StepIn the third bowl, stir in Gouda, figs, shallot, Dijon and balsamic. Using plastic wrap shape into a ball and roll into pistachios. Wrap well and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- StepTo serve, unwrap cheese balls and place on serving platter with a variety of crackers and vegetables. Tree Variation: Shape cheese balls into cone or tree shapes with a generous base to support the cheese. Refrigerate 10-15 minutes, then roll in coating ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
Featured in the 2021 Milk Calendar.
