Cheese Ball

📜 Collection: Dwayne Collection | ✍️ Attribution: Unattributed | 📂 Category: Appetizers A classic mid-century party appetizer featuring a savory blend of cream cheese, blue cheese, and sharp cheddar. Perfectly seasoned and rolled in pecans or dusted with paprika for a festive presentation.

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Prep Time	Cook Time	Inactive / Chill Time	Yield / Servings
15 mins	0 mins	2 hours	16 servings

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🔪 Key Equipment

• Mixing bowl
• Hand mixer
• Plastic wrap

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Ingredients

Cheese Blend

Measurements	Ingredients	Prep / Notes
12 oz.	Cream Cheese	softened
4 oz.	Blue Cheese	crumbled
4 oz.	Sharp Cheddar Cheese	Bordens Sharp Cheese from a glass jar preferred

Seasonings & Coatings

Measurements	Ingredients	Prep / Notes
1 clove	Garlic	minced
1 tbsp	Onion	freshly grated
1 tbsp	Worcestershire Sauce
1 dash	Salt
1 dash	Black Pepper
1 dash	Lawry’s Seasoning Salt
As needed	Pecans	chopped, for rolling (optional)
As needed	Paprika	for sprinkling (optional)

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Instructions

Step 1: Mix and Chill

1. In a medium mixing bowl, combine 12 oz. Cream Cheese, 4 oz. Blue Cheese, 4 oz. Sharp Cheddar Cheese, 1 clove Garlic, 1 tbsp Onion, 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce, and a dash each of Salt, Black Pepper, and Lawry’s Seasoning Salt.
2. Mix thoroughly using a hand mixer or sturdy spoon until the mixture is completely uniform and smooth.
3. Cover the bowl and allow to chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours until firm enough to shape.

Step 2: Shape and Coat

4. Divide the chilled mixture in half and form into two cohesive balls.
5. Either roll the balls in chopped Pecans until fully coated, or sprinkle generously with Paprika for color.
6. Serve chilled alongside crackers.

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💡 Make-Ahead & Storage: The cheese balls can be shaped and wrapped tightly in plastic wrap up to 3 days in advance. If using pecans, roll them in the nuts just before serving to ensure they stay crunchy.

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