Festive Cheese Ball Recipe: Best Holiday Appetizer
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Festive Cheese Ball Recipe: Best Holiday Appetizer
Description
This Festive Cheese Ball recipe features a blend of cream cheese and grated mozzarella, seasoned gently with garlic powder, which forms the creamy base. Encasing whole grapes within the cheese adds a moist, juicy center that contrasts with the smooth cheese exterior. Rolling the balls in pomegranate seeds gives them a festive, bright red exterior with a crunchy texture, adding visual appeal and a slight tartness to complement the creamy filling.
The addition of olives cut in half and dill sprigs as 'hangers' provides a whimsical presentation suitable for holiday gatherings. The cheese balls can be arranged decoratively on a serving plate, making them a colorful and tasty finger food option.
The cheeses should be softened and combined well to enable easy shaping. Using room temperature cream cheese facilitates mixing and forming neat balls. This appetizer balances creamy, sweet, and tangy flavors in a small, festive package.
Ingredients
- 2 mozzarella sticks
- 1 cup cream cheese
- 4 olive
- 1/2 cup grapes yellow
- 1/2 pomegranate
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- dill for hangers, sprigs
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
- Allow cream cheese to reach room temperature before mixing for easier blending and shaping.
- You may substitute goat cheese for cream cheese to add a richer, tangier flavor.
Nutrition Information
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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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