Easy Cheese Ball

This Easy Cheese Ball is a great appetizer for any holiday, party or game day snack. It’s creamy, cheesy and loaded with flavor and texture!

This Easy Cheese Ball is my mother-in-law’s go to appetizer! It’s always front and center at the holidays, and it goes fast! If you love cheese balls, then you are going to love this one. With only a few simple ingredients, a hand mixer and a bowl, this easy appetizer can be made within a few minutes. What I love about it is that you can make it ahead of time. For best results whip it up a day or two before serving and chill overnight. However, if you are short on time chill for at least 2 hours. Once it has sufficiently chilled, roll the formed ball in chopped pecans and parsley.

In addition, if you have several parties on your calendar coming up, whip up a couple of them as they freeze well. Just wrap the cheese ball up tight with plastic wrap and place it in an air tight container for up to three months. Take it out a day before serving, roll it in the pecans and parsley and serve.

What ingredients do I use?

• Cream cheese: The base of the cheese ball. Adds a nice creamy, tart flavor.
• Cheddar cheese spread: You can use WisPride, Merkts, President’s Pub Cheese, any sharp cheddar cheese spread. If you like smoky flavor use a smoked cheddar cheese spread, I’m sure it will work well in this recipe.
• Roquefort (Blue Cheese) or Gorgonzola: Adds a nice sharp, distinctive, salty taste.
• Worcestershire Sauce: It’s pretty hard to describe what Worcestershire sauce tastes like because it is made of the following ingredients: vinegar, molasses, sugar, anchovies, garlic, onions, cloves, Tamarind extract and chili pepper extract. The addition of just one tablespoon provides a lot of delicious flavor and seasoning.
• Onion: Chopped onions add nice texture and sweetness.
• Chopped Pecans: They hold everything neatly together and add texture and crunch too.
• Parsley: Adds flavor and color.

Easy Cheese Ball-Ingredients

• 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
• 2 oz Roquefort 
• 2 oz spreadable sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp chopped onions
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley

Instructions

• Using a hand mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth. 
• Add Roquefort, spreadable sharp cheddar cheese, Worcestershire sauce and chopped onions and beat until combined and smooth.
• Gather ingredients into a roughly formed ball and drop onto a piece of plastic wrap. Wrap and place in the refrigerator to chill.
• In a small bowl add chopped pecans and parsley. 
• Once cheese ball is chilled, remove it from the plastic. Roll in the pecans and parsley until entirely covered. 
• Serve with crackers, pretzels, bread sticks, or anything that makes a great dipper.
• Serve and enjoy!
• Cover leftovers and store in an airtight container for up to one week.
• To freeze; cover in plastic wrap and place in an airtight container for up to three months.

For additional appetizers try:

Cranberry Brie Bites

Simple Crockpot Kielbasa Bites

Easy Artichoke Dip

Easy Cheese Olive Broilers

Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms

The Best Taco Dip

Veri Veri Teriyaki Crockpot Meatballs