Festive Cheese Ball

9  Ratings
  • 15 min prep
  • 3 hr 45 min total
  • Makes 24 servings, 2 Tbsp. (30 mL) each (spread only).


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Festive Cheese Ball Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg. (250 g) brick cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup Cheez Whiz Cheese Spread
  • 1 cup shredded Tex Mex cheese blend
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 cup slivered almonds, toasted, divided
  •  Triscuit Original Crackers

Instructions

  • Mix  first 5 ingredients and 1/2 cup nuts until well blended; shape into ball. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 30 min.
  • Unwrap  cheeseball; coat with remaining nuts. Rewrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.
  • Let  stand at room temperature 10 min. before serving. Serve with crackers.

Recipe Tips

Special ExtraFor extra kick, add 1 tsp. hot pepper sauce and 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper to the cheese mixture before shaping into ball and refrigerating.

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Nutrition Information

Makes 24 servings, 2 Tbsp. (30 mL) each (spread only).

Nutrition per serving:

  • Calories 100 
  • Total fat 8 g
  • Saturated fat 4 g
  • Cholesterol 20 mg
  • Sodium 220 mg
  • Carbohydrate 3 g
  • Dietary fibre 1 g
  • Sugars 2 g
  • Protein 4 g
  • Vitamin A 4 %DV
  • Vitamin C 0 %DV
  • Calcium 8 %DV
  • Iron 2 %DV