Cranberry Cheese Ball

This cranberry cheese ball is an easy yet impressive addition to your holiday appetizer table. Cream cheese, shredded cheeses, pecans, and dried cranberries come together with tasty seasonings for a perfectly festive treat. We love our gouda cheese ball, but for the holidays cranberries are a must.

Cranberry Cheese Ball

This cheese ball is covered in festive colors and everyone will be asking for the recipe. Serve with crackers or celery sticks.

Ingredients you will need:

I use white cheddar and Mozzarella, but you can substitute your favorite cheeses!

• Cheese: cream cheese, sharp white cheddar cheese, Mozzarella
• Seasonings: garlic powder, onion powder
• Toppings: dried cranberries, chopped pecans, fresh chives

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Helpful kitchen tools:

• Food processor
• Rubber spatula
• Mixing bowls
• Measuring spoons
• Serving platter

Kitchen Tips:

• Other than toasting the pecans, there’s no cooking involved. You can make this cheese ball and serve it right away or refrigerate it for later!
• This cheeseball will keep in the refrigerator (wrapped in plastic) for up to a week.

How to Make a Cranberry Cheese Ball

1. Place chopped pecans in a dry skillet and toss over medium heat until toasted, about 3-4 minutes. Set aside.
2. Combine cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and Mozzarella cheese in a food processor and process until creamy. Add 1/2 of the toasted pecans and 1/2 of the dried cranberries and pulse a few times to lightly break up and combine with the cheese.

3. Remove mixture to a bowl and stir in half the chives, garlic powder, and onion powder until well combined.
4. Place mixture in the center of a piece of plastic wrap and use the wrap to help you form it into a ball.

5. Combine remaining pecans, remaining dried cranberries, and the other half of the chives on a plate or cutting board. Roll the ball in cranberry-pecan mixture.

This Cranberry Cheese Ball is awesome served with a hearty cracker like Triscuits or Ritz. It’s very portable making it great for gathering with friends or for your holiday office parties.

More Cheesy Appetizers

• Ham and Cheese Sliders
• Chili Cheese Dip
• Crockpot Crack Dip
• Baked Brie
• Buffalo Chicken Dip
• Mozzarella Parmesan Stuffed Mushrooms
• Christmas Tree Pull Apart Bread
• Snowman Cheeseball
• Antipasto Wreath

Cranberry Cheese Ball

This cranberry cheese ball is covered in festive colors and everyone will be asking for the recipe. Serve with crackers or celery sticks.

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Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Servings: 16 servings

20 minutes mins

Calories: 144

Author: Amanda Davis

Ingredients

• ▢ 8 ounces cream cheese softened
• ▢ ½ cup shredded sharp white cheddar cheese
• ▢ ½ cup shredded Mozzarella
• ▢ 1 cup dried cranberries divided
• ▢ 1 cup chopped pecans toasted
• ▢ ¼ cup chopped fresh chives divided
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• ▢ ¼ tsp onion powder

Things You'll Need

• ▢
  Food processor
• ▢
  Rubber spatula
• ▢
  Mixing bowls
• ▢
  Measuring spoons
• ▢
  Serving platter

Before You Begin

• Other than toasting the pecans, there's no cooking involved. You can make this cheese ball and serve it right away or refrigerate it for later!
• Tis cheeseball will keep in the refrigerator (wrapped in plastic) for up to a week.

Instructions

• Place chopped pecans in a dry skillet and toss over medium heat until toasted, about 3-4 minutes. Set aside.
• Combine cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and Mozzarella cheese in a food processor and process until creamy. Add 1/2 of the toasted pecans and 1/2 of the dried cranberries and pulse a few times to lightly break up and combine with the cheese.
• Remove mixture to a bowl and stir in half of the chives, garlic powder, and onion powder until well combined.
• Place mixture in the center of a piece of plastic wrap and use the wrap to help you form it into a ball.
• Combine remaining pecans, remaining dried cranberries, and the other half of the chives on a plate or cutting board. Roll the ball in cranberry-pecan-chive mixture.

Nutrition

Serving: 1portion (about an ounce) | Calories: 144cal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 90mg | Potassium: 57mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 280IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 1mg

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