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Holiday Cheese Ball
Timeless Snacks & Starters
Prep time:
10 minutes, plus chillingCook time:
None“Grandma used this festive cheese ball, speckled with bacon, pecans and pimientos, to start our Christmas or New Year’s celebration.”
Ingredients
Serves 12
- 1 (4-ounce) package cream cheese
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
- 5 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 6 tablespoons chopped pecans
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onions (white part only)
- 1/2 (2-ounce) jar diced pimientos, drained
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 teaspoons poppy seeds
Directions
1
Beat the cream cheese and milk in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on low until well blended. Add the Cheddar, Monterey Jack and blue cheese. Beat at medium speed until well combined. Add half of the bacon, 3 tablespoons of the pecans, the green onions and pimientos to the cheese mixture. Blend on medium speed until well mixed.
2
Transfer the mixture to a large piece of plastic wrap and form into a ball. Wrap tightly. Refrigerate until well chilled, about 2 hours.
3
Combine the remaining bacon and remaining pecans with the parsley and poppy seeds in a pie plate or large dinner plate. Remove the plastic wrap from the ball. Roll in the bacon mixture until well coated. Wrap tightly again in plastic and refrigerate until ready to use, up to 24 hours.
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Grandma's Secret Tip
Grandma's Secret Tip
Grandma liked to serve the cheese ball with crisp crackers, melba toast and slices of French bread. When she was expecting a crowd, she easily doubled the recipe and made two balls.
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