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Dill Pickle Cheese Ball

🥒🧀🎉 Calling all dill pickle fans, this super EASY appetizer recipe is creamy, cheesy, and chock full of dill pickles, dill pickle relish, and plenty of fresh dill! When you’re looking for a fan FAVORITE recipe to serve at your next holiday party or event, backyard barbecue, picnic, or potluck, put this quick and simple recipe on the list!

Prep Time
10 mins
Chill Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 242 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • two 8-ounce packages cream cheese softened to room temp (use full fat cream cheese and not anything labeled as lite, fat free, or spreadable)
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese or a similar cheese or shredded cheese blend
  • 1 cup dill pickles diced or chopped small
  • ¼ cup dill pickle relish
  • 3 tablespoons fresh dill finely minced; divided
  • 1 tablespoon dill flavored ranch seasoning mix or original ranch seasoning mix*
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 
  • ½ cup shredded Colby jack cheese

Instructions

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  1. To a large bowl, add the cream cheese, sour cream, and mix with a handheld electric mixer, large wooden spoon, or rubber spatula until smooth and combined. Tip - Make sure the cream cheese is very well softened to room temp or this will be an unnecessarily difficult task.
  2. Add the shredded cheddar, chopped dill pickles, dill pickle relish, 2 tablespoons fresh dill, dill flavored ranch seasoning (or original ranch seasoning mix*) Worcestershire, and mix well to combine.
  3. Place a large sheet of plastic wrap on your clean countertop, and turn the cream cheese mixture out into the center of it.
  4. Seal the edges of it and using your hands on the outside of the plastic wrap, create a ball. This takes a little patience but use whatever technique you'd like to get the mixture into a ball shape.
  5. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or up to 24 hours. Do not skip the chilling.
  6. Before serving, add the shredded Colby Jack and remaining 1 tablespoon fresh dill in a large, shallow bowl, and roll the chilled cheese ball through it to coat the cheese ball evenly.
  7. Serve cheese ball with crackers, pita chips, toasted bread, or the dippers of your choice. Cheese ball will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days. I have never tried freezing it and while some people say that you can freeze cream cheese and cheese, it isn't something I personally do.

Notes

  • *If you can’t find the dill flavored option of classic ranch seasoning, don’t worry. Regular ranch seasoning mix is just fine. This will tone down the overall dill flavor of the cheese ball a bit, but there are still three other ingredients with dill in them so don’t worry.
  • Make sure you are selecting dry, powdered seasoning mix and not actual ranch dressing.
  • If you live in an area where you can’t find any type of dry powdered ranch seasoning, you can make a mixture of it with garlic and onion powders, and salt. I suggest do an online search for how to make it yourself. You are only using a tablespoon anyway.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1serving Calories 242kcal (12%) Carbohydrates 5g (2%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 22g (34%) Saturated Fat 13g (65%) Polyunsaturated Fat 7g Cholesterol 64mg (21%) Sodium 649mg (27%) Sugar 3g (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 242

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving
Calories 242kcal 12%
Carbohydrates 5g 2%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 22g 34%
Saturated Fat 13g 65%
Polyunsaturated Fat 7g 41%
Cholesterol 64mg 21%
Sodium 649mg 27%
Sugar 3g 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.