Granted, Thanksgiving is all about the main course with the desserts following as a close second. This Cheese Ball, however, really puts the appetizers back in the running. It is super easy to make. It can be made on the day before. This is really is a perfect addition to your Thanksgiving repertoire!
We celebrate Thanksgiving in Germany so it has grown to a massive event over the years. We are usually right around 100 people each year and there are usually some that we have to leave out because we don’t have room. For this reason, we needed an appetizer that people could eat while waiting for everyone to show up. Cheese Ball to the rescue!
On the day before, or even a couple of days before hand, you can quickly mix this together and leave it in the fridge. One year I even made it 3 days in advance. The only problem was that I had to keep my husband and kids away from it! Those are the types of problems that tell you a recipe is a good one.
Naturally, if you are celebrating with less people you can cut the recipe down fairly easily. Salt and pepper are just added to taste and the walnuts are the topping. As long as you reduce the cream cheese and cheddar proportionately you will be good to go.
As always, let me know what you think of the recipe. To do that you can either rate it, leave a comment, or do both! I really appreciate the feedback and can’t wait to hear from you!
Enjoy!
Cheese ball
Equipment
- Handmixer
Ingredients
- 800 g Cream Cheese
- 450 g Shredded Cheddar
- some Salt to taste
- some Pepper to taste
- a bit chopped Walnut
Instructions
- Soften the Cream Cheese with the hand mixer.
- Add the cheddar, salt, and pepper and mix very well.
- Form the cheese into a ball, wrap it in saran wrap and put it in the fridge over night.
- Roll the ball in the chopped walnuts and it is ready to serve.