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Cranberry-Pecan Cheese Ball

Ingredients

  • 8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 6 oz. cheddar cheese, grated (about 1 3/4 cup)
  • 3 oz. Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled (about 1/2 cup)
  • 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
  • 1 small garlic clove, finely grated
  • 2 scallions, thinly sliced (dark green parts separated)
  • 3/4 c. dried cranberries
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp. black pepper
  • 3/4 c. chopped toasted pecans
  • Cooking spray

Directions

  1. Combine the cream cheese, cheddar, gorgonzola, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne, garlic, light scallion parts, ¼ cup dried cranberries, the salt and pepper in a food processor.
  2. Pulse until the mixture is almost smooth (you still want a few bits of cheese and cranberries in there).
  3. Finely chop the remaining ½ cup dried cranberries, the dark green scallion parts and the pecans and toss in a shallow dish.
  4. Scoop the cheese mixture from the food processor with a rubber spatula and add to the dish with the pecan mixture.
  5. Coat your hands with cooking spray and shape the cheese mixture into a ball.
  6. Roll and press the ball in the pecan mixture to coat.
  7. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 8 hours.
  8. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before serving.
  9. Serve with crackers
cranberry-pecan_cheese_ball.txt · Last modified: 2021/12/30 16:23 by jforbes