How to Make A Christmas Tree Cheese Ball
This Christmas Tree Cheese Ball is a festive and fun appetizer that’s as eye-catching as it is delicious. Packed with creamy, savory flavor and topped with colorful toppings, it’s the perfect centerpiece for any holiday spread.
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Ingredients Needed:
- Cream cheese, softened
- Sour cream
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Fresh parsley
- Yellow bell pepper
- Roma tomatoes
- Sliced almonds
- Star cookie cutter
Christmas Tree Cheese Ball
PREP TIME: 20 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 4 hours 20 minutes
How to make Christmas Tree Cheese Ball
Ingredients
- 3 8 oz. packages of cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 bunch fresh parsley
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 1/2 cup roma tomatoes
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- star cookie cutter
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, fold together the cream cheese, sour cream, cheddar cheese, garlic powder, and onion powder.
- Once the ingredients are all well incorporated, form the cheese ball into a cone shape.
- Wrap the cheese cone in plastic wrap, and chill for 4 hours or over night.
- Before serving, chop the parsley fine, and add a layer of parsley over the entire cheese ball.
- Use your star cookie cutter to cut a star out of the bell pepper, and chop a few small pieces of bell pepper, as well.
- Press the sliced almonds into the cheese ball to make a garland shape.
- Then, decorate the cheese ball. Add the bell pepper star, some halved Roma tomatoes, and the bell pepper pieces.
- Serve with crackers.
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