Best Holiday Cheese Balls Recipes

Bacon Horseradish Cheese Balls (+ 3 Optional Holiday Designs!) image

Provided by Rita1652

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Time 30m

Yield 20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 21

2 tablespoons sour cream
1/3 cup red onion, minced
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons horseradish
1 teaspoon garlic, finely minced
1 teaspoon liquid smoke (optional)
10 -15 drops hot pepper sauce
2 -8 ounces cream cheese, softened
8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
2 slices bacon, cooked till crisp and crumbled (2 strips Veggie Bacon Strips, cooked till crisp and crumbled ) or 2 tablespoons bacon bits (1 ounce 1/3 cup cooked)
1 -2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
almonds, slices
rosemary
bay leaf
dried parsley
red bell pepper, cut into little pieces for berries
fresh parsley
dill sprigs, for arms
carrot, cut for nose
capers, buttons and eyes
whipped cream cheese, softened

Steps:

Mix the first 7 ingredients.
Combine with cream cheese and fold in cheddar cheese and bacon forming into balls. Roll in nuts. Refrigerate a couple hours or over night.
Serve with crackers or vegetables.
Optional Decorations:.
Pine-cone - Shape into a pine cone and layer almonds slices up.
Wreath - Mound into a circle forming a wreath, by placing a drinking glass in center of serving platter. Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of cheese mixture around glass, just touching outer edge of glass, to form ring; smooth with spatula. Remove glass. Garnish with additional parsley by pressing dried parsley into the cheese. Arrange pieces of red bell peppers in sets of three for the berries and add fresh parsley for the bow.
Snowman - Make 2 balls one slightly smaller then the other. Wrap in plastic and chill till firm. Spread with softened whipped cream cheese using your hand to smooth out and fluff like snow. Decorate as you would a snow man. Dill or rosemary for arms, capers for button and eyes, carrot cut to make a nose and red pepper cut for mouth, scallions for the scarf or use your imagination. Most of all HAVE FUN! And enjoy your guests responses.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 91, Fat 7.6, SaturatedFat 3.4, Cholesterol 16.2, Sodium 108, Carbohydrate 2, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 0.8, Protein 4.2

Holiday Cheese Balls image

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Appetizers

Time 20m

Yield 2 cheese balls (1-3/4 cups each).

Number Of Ingredients 8

12 ounces cream cheese, softened
1-1/2 cups crumbled blue cheese
1 cup process cheese sauce
1 cup finely chopped pecans, divided
1/2 cup minced fresh parsley, divided
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Assorted crackers

Steps:

In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, blue cheese and cheese sauce. Add 1/2 cup pecans, 1/4 cup parsley, onion and Worcestershire sauce; mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours., Shape into two balls. Combine the remaining pecans and parsley; roll cheese balls in pecan mixture. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve with crackers.

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