Almond Chip Cheese Ball Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHIP CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth. Mix in confectioners' sugar, brown sugar and vanilla. Stir in chocolate chips. Cover, and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
• Shape chilled cream cheese mixture into a ball. Wrap with plastic, and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Roll the cheese ball in finely chopped pecans before serving.

CHEESE BALL I

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, and dressing mix. Form into one large ball or two smaller balls. Roll in chopped pecans to coat surface. Decorate the top with pecan halves. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight.

THE HEAVYSET CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Place and spread all the almonds on a cookie sheet or in a shallow pan, pushing the almonds around until they turn color, about 20 minutes.
• Mix together the cream cheese and the mayonnaise. Add the bacon, salt and pepper, dill, and onion. Chill overnight.
• On a serving platter, make 2 pine cone shapes with the cheese. Begin to press the almonds at a slight angle into the cheese, starting at the narrow end of the pine cone shape.
• Do this in rows, continuing to overlap rows until all the cheese is covered. Garnish with fake sprigs, or real ones, or with rosemary.
• Serve at room temperature and spread on crackers.

ALMOND PARTY CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• I use a rolling pin to slightly crush the bag of vegetable soup mix before I open it.
• Mix it up a bit so when you measure it out you will get part of the seasonings and part of the vegetables.
• Mix cream cheese, cheddar cheese, jack cheese, Swiss cheese, soup mix, onion, red pepper, Worcestershire sauce, lime juice and ground red pepper.
• Form cheese mixture into 2 balls and roll in ground almonds (or pecans) and press into ball to coat it well.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight to allow flavors to blend.
• This cheese ball will freeze well if desired.
• Flavors are best if served at room temperature.
• Serve with your favorite assortment of crackers.
• This cheese ball makes a great filling for Jalapeno poppers.

SMOKED ALMOND CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the first 5 ingredients until smooth. Stir in cheese. Shape into a ball; roll in almonds. Wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve with crackers.

ALMOND CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl until blended. Stir in chocolate.
• Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
• Shape into ball; roll in nuts. Serve with wafers.

ALMOND CHIP CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Mix all together except almonds. Form into a large cheese ball or 2 small ones. Roll in almonds. Refrigerate overnight. Serve with ginger snaps and/or vanilla wafers. Editor's Extra: Toast almonds in skillet briefly while stirring. Or toast 2-3 minutes in toaster oven.

ALMOND CHIP CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Toast almonds in a skillet briefly while stirring constantly to keep from burning.
• Mix all ingredients, except almonds, together.
• Form into a large cheese ball or two small ones.
• Roll in almonds.
• Refrigerate overnight.