Description
Looking for the best blue cheese & cranberry cheese ball? This easy, quick, and healthy appetizer idea is a simple holiday showstopper! Perfect for parties, potlucks, and wine nights just mix, chill, roll, and serve with your favorite crackers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 4 oz blue cheese, crumbled
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped almonds or pecans
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley or rosemary (optional)
Instructions
- Mix cream cheese and blue cheese in a bowl until smooth.
- Fold in cranberries, garlic powder, and black pepper.
- Shape into a ball using plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Chop nuts and herbs while chilling.
- Roll chilled cheese ball in nut mixture to coat evenly.
- Place on serving plate and garnish as desired.
Notes
- Use Gorgonzola for a milder flavor.
- Swap blue cheese for goat or feta if preferred.
- Drizzle honey for added sweetness.
- Serve with fruit, crackers, or bread rounds.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 0 mins
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tbsp
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 15mg