Four Cheeses Cheese Balls Great For The Holidays Food

Christmas at our house just wouldn't be complete without these rich cheese balls. Friends and family ask for them every year-and I can make three gifts from just one recipe. -Margie Cadwell, Eastman, Georgia

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Appetizers

Time 25m

Yield 3 cheese balls (6 cups).

Number Of Ingredients 9

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 125 calories, Fat 12g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 29mg cholesterol, Sodium 165mg sodium, Carbohydrate 2g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 4g protein.

A family holiday favorite. We love this recipe, and could eat it more often, but save it for the holiday season and for neighborhood gifts to keep it a special holiday tradition. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Provided by SReiff

Categories     Spreads

Time 15m

Yield 3 6oz. cheese balls or logs

Number Of Ingredients 7

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 880.5, Fat 66.3, SaturatedFat 40.9, Cholesterol 192.1, Sodium 1421, Carbohydrate 42.4, Fiber 6.3, Sugar 19.6, Protein 34.5

The cheese ball is a stalwart of the Midwest cocktail party, where it can be fashioned from processed Cheddar cheese and port wine, or pineapple and cream cheese. This recipe relies on the leftover ends of good cheese or even just one kind of good-quality, sharp cheese like Gruyère. The idea of adding butter comes from Vivian Howard, the North Carolina chef who features a cheese ball with blue cheese, chopped dates and bacon in her cookbook "Deep Run Roots." She calls hers a party magnet, and indeed, for all of the shade thrown at cheese balls, they are often the first thing to be eaten. They can be served with chutney, jam or simply alongside the best-quality crackers you can find.

Provided by KIm Severson

Categories     easy, quick, snack, dips and spreads, appetizer

Time 15m

Yield 1 12-ounce cheese ball, about 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 174, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 1 gram, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 202 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams

Andrea Bolden from Unionville, Tennessee writes, "With its colorful flecks of green onion and pimiento, this cheese ball is great as a Christmas or New Year's appetizer. It can be made with fat-free cheeses without sacrificing the zesty Italian taste."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Appetizers

Time 15m

Yield 1 cheese ball.

Number Of Ingredients 9

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 156 calories, Fat 14g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 26mg cholesterol, Sodium 101mg sodium, Carbohydrate 3g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 6g protein.