Festive Cheese Ball Recipe: Best Holiday Appetizer
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Festive Cheese Ball Recipe: Best Holiday Appetizer
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Take your cheesy holiday tradition up a notch with this festive cheese ball recipe. A fun and easy-to-make appetizer that kids approve.
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Ingredients
- 2 Mozzarella Sticks
- 1 cup cream cheese
- 4 olives
- 1/2 cup grapes yellow
- 1/2 pomegranate
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- dill sprigs for hangers
Instructions
- Grate the mozzarella cheese sticks.
- Let cream cheese come to room temperature.
- While the cheese softens, wash and dry the grapes. Seed half of pomegranate.
- In a large bowl, mix the softened cream cheese with the grated mozzarella.
- Add garlic powder and stir.
- Take a small portion of the cheese mixture and flatten it in your palm.
- Place a grape in the center of the cream cheese mixture, and spoon the cheese over it to form a ball.
- Roll the cheese balls in the pomegranate seeds, pressing them into the mixture.
- Cut the olives in half and insert dill sprigs as "hangers" on the cheese balls
- Arrange your delicious appetizer on a festive serving plate.
Notes
- Cheese Choice Matters: You could use goat cheese instead of cream cheese for this recipe as it adds more rich and tangy flavor to your festive cheese balls.
- Room Temperature Magic: Allow the cream cheese to come to room temperature to make it easier to mix.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1g
Calories
165kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
37mg
(12%)
Sodium
201mg
(8%)
Potassium
114mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
453IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
42mg
(4%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 7Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 165 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 165kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 37mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 201mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 114mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 453IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 42mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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