Holiday Cheese Ball Trio
Caramelized onions, sharp white cheddar and minced garlic create the base for this Holiday Cheese Ball Trio decked out in parsley, cranberries and almonds.
- Prep time
- 45 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 36 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 medium sweet onion (diced)
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 tsp. minced garlic
- 16 oz. cream cheese (softened)
- 8 oz. sharp white cheddar (shredded by hand)
- 1 tsp. onion powder
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 cup dried cranberries (ad)
- 1 cup curly leaf parsley (chopped)
- 1 cup toasted sliced almonds
Instructions
- 1
Sauté onion in butter until caramelized. Add soy sauce and garlic. Take off heat.
- 2
In a mixer, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add half of the white cheddar cheese and mix well.
- 3
Mix in the onion powder, pepper, and salt.
- 4
Fold the onions into the cream cheese mixture with a spatula.
- 5
Fold in the other half of the white cheddar cheese.
- 6
Divide mixture into thirds and roll into balls. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate while preparing toppings.
- 7
Take cheese balls out of refrigerator and unwrap. Press cranberries in one ball, parsley in second ball, and toasted almonds in final ball.
- 8
To serve, arrange cheese balls on plate with assorted crackers. Garnish with fresh fruit and parsley.