Friday, November 8, 2013

Pecan Cream Cheese Ball

Do you always buy your cheese balls from the store?
STOP IT!
There are too many great homemade recipes out there for you to be buying a prepackaged, mystery ball.  This appetizer is SO good and perfect on top of your favorite cracker.

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My mom makes this every Christmas Eve.  In our family, there isn't an actual meal served on Christmas Eve.  We simply fill up on Summer sausage, cheese, crackers, this cheese ball, and shrimp cocktail.  Hoosiers... ...  


Pecan Cream Cheese Ball {courtesy of my mom} Printable Recipe
makes: 1 ball

Ingredients:

2 (8oz.) packages cream cheese
1 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons chives
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 3/4 cup pecans, finely chopped
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 cup parsley, chopped

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Directions:

1) Mix together cream cheese, cheddar cheese, chives, lemon juice, garlic, Worcestershire, milk, and 1 cup of pecans.

2) Stir remaining pecans and parsley together in a medium bowl (these always come in handy).  Form cheese mixture into a ball, and coat with pecan/parsley mixture until well covered.  Serve with your favorite crackers.


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21 comments:

  1. This is beautiful- I could practically live on cream cheese and pecans, so I am a convert! This is the perfect recipe for Christmas Eve, game day, New Year's Eve- I can think of several times this would be great!

    Visiting from SITS Sharefest! :)

    Love, Joy @ Yesterfood.blogspot.com

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    1. I just made it again yesterday, but was too lazy to roll it together and made it as a dip instead. Still fabulous! Thank you for visiting. I'd love to know how you like it, when you make it :)

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    2. I've never tried it with those. Roll the dice!

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  2. Stopping from SITS! This looks really delicious! It would be great to add to our family's Thanksgiving buffet.

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    1. I'd love to know how you like it, if you bring it to Thanksgiving :)

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  3. Looks Yum! We usually have ham and fruit salad during Christmas. And a lot of dessert, I don't know why but we serve a lot of sweets during the holidays.

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    1. I'm always down with fruit salad :) BTW, I made chocolate crinkles, after seeing your Instagram post. They were amazing!

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    2. That's good to hear, but mine were store bought. :D

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  4. Cheese Balls are always awesome for holiday parties! =0)
    This one looks amazing.

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    1. I'd love to know how you like it, if you try it :)

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  5. Oh my goodness, this looks amazing!!! I love stuff like this! Pinning for sure! Stopping by from SITS!

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    1. Hope you like it, Michelle :) I can't stop eating it, when I make it.

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  6. Wow, this looks awesome. I love cheese, and I love cheese balls but I have never braved making my own. This would be so fun to try and great for Christmas!

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    1. I'd love to know how you like it, if you end up making it!

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  7. Hi, mouth watering ! I am going to try this.. One Q though - Can I make these with grated Parmesan cheese instead of cheddar . Hope you reply soon, thanks ! :)
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    1. Hey Dwayne! I've never tried it with Parmesan. This recipe makes a pretty large cheese ball, so I'd split the recipe in half, using Parm in one and Cheddar in the other - to try it out.

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  8. Pinning now! Visiting from SITS and glad I did. I know you have this as a holiday recipe, but it is the tye of thing we eat all the time plus I LOVE pecans.

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  9. Oh, this looks good! Pecans make everything more tasty. (pinning)

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